How do you conjugate "afeitarse" in the present progressive tense?
Afeitarse es un verbo reflexivo, donde el que ejecuta la acción del verbo es el mismo que la recibe.
Translation : Shaving is a reflexive verb, where the one who performs the action of the verb is the same one who receives it.
In Spanish, when conjugating the reflexive verbs in the continuous present, it is optional to put the reflexive pronoun before the auxiliary verb, or added to the gerund. If you add the pronoun to the gerund you must make sure to put the accent written.
1st option : subject + reflexive pronoun + conjugated, auxiliary verb "estar" + gerund of the main verb.
Yo me estoy afeitando. Translates as "I'm shaving myself"
Tú te estás afeitando. Translates as "You are shaving yourself"
Él se está afeitando. Translates as "He is shaving himself"
Ella se está afeitando. Translates as "She is shaving herself"
Usted se está afeitando. Translates as "You are shaving yourself"
Nosotros nos estamos afeitando. Translates as "We are shaving ourselves"
Vosotros os estáis afeitando. Translates as "You are shaving yourselves"
Ellos se están afeitando. Translates as "They are shaving themselves"
Ellas se están afeitando. Translates as "They are shaving themselves"
Ustedes se están afeitando. Translates as "You are shaving yourselves"
2nd option : subject + conjugated, auxiliary verb "estar" + gerund of the main verb+reflexive pronoun.
Yo estoy afeitándome. Translates as "I'm shaving myself"
Tú estás afeitándote. Translates as "You are shaving yourself"
Él está afeitándose. Translates as "He is shaving himself"
Ella está afeitándose. Translates as "She is shaving herself"
Usted está afeitándose. Translates as "You are shaving yourself"
Nosotros estamos afeitándonos. Translates as "We are shaving ourselves"
Vosotros estáis afeitándoos. Translates as "You are shaving yourselves"
Ellos están afeitándose. Translates as "They are shaving themselves"
Ellas están afeitándose. Translates as "They are shaving themselves"
Ustedes están afeitándose. Translates as "You are shaving yourselves"
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