Basic Italian: A Grammar and Workbook

However, when the reflexive pronoun is not attached to the infinitive, the
auxiliary verb must be essere, and the past participle does agree:

Stressed forms

10 The reflexive pronouns also have stressed forms which are used, like the
stressed forms of other pronouns, for emphasis and after a preposition. These
forms are often reinforced by the adjective stesso:

• Note that se does not have an accent when it is used with stesso.

Exercise 1

Insert the correct reflexive/reciprocal pronouns in the blank spaces.

Example: A che ora ——— alzi?: ti

Paolo e Francesca si sono voluti

sposare.

Non ci siamo potuti lavare.

Vi siete dovuti fermare per la notte?

Paolo and Francesca wanted to get

married.

We couldn’t wash.

Did you have to stop for the night?

me or me stesso/stessa

te or te stesso/stessa

sé or se* stesso/stessa

noi or noi stessi/stesse

voi or voi stessi/stesse

sé or se* stessi/stesse

myself

yourself

himself/herself/itself

ourselves

yourselves

themselves

Franca ama solo sé/se* stessa.

Pensi solo a te/te stesso!

Quei due sono davvero noiosi:

parlano solo di sè/se* stessi.

Franca only loves herself.

You only think of yourself!

Those two are really boring: they only

talk about themselves.

1 Quando ——— sposano?

2Dove ——— siedo?

3 Nina non ——— veste mai di

rosso.

4 Come ——— sentite?

5 Nina e Bart ——— amano.

6Dove ——— incontriamo?

(^7) ——— lavo le mani.
8 Marina ——— guarda allo
specchio.
9 Silvano non ——— annoia mai.
10 Carlo e Luca non ———
conoscono.
11 Come ——— vestite?