5.7.4 Uses of se
As a final point in our discussion of se, we would like to leave you with a list of the many uses of se. If you have thought while working through these activities that there are lots of different ways to use se, you’re completely right. This table is only a reference. You don’t need to memorize all the uses of se today and you will only have activities to help you practice the passive and impersonal se in this chapter.
| Use of se | How to use this se and the verb | Example |
| Impersonal se | Se + 3rd person singular verb | Se estudia mucho en la universidad |
| Passive se | Se + 3rd personal singular or plural verb | Se toman vacaciones |
| Reciprocal se | Se + 3rd person plural verb | Los hombres se miran (el uno al otro) |
| Se as an indirect object pronoun | Se + lo/la/los/las +any verb conjugation | Se lo dije |
| Reflexive se | Se + 3rd person singular or plural | Elle se peina |
| Intensifying se | Se + 3rd person verb | ¡Se comió todo! |
| Pronominal verbs with se | Se + 3rd person verb. These exist for all people and have a pronoun (me/te/nos/os) but in the 3rd | Se cayó |
| Middle voice se | Se + indirect object pronoun + conjugated verb (usually in the 3rd person but not always) | Se me perdió el libro |
