Verb + Reflexive Verb Infinitive

Question

I'm looking at the answers for a problem in my textbook:

The instructions are: Completa las siguientes oraciones, usando las formas correctas de los verbos entre paréntesis y tu información personal. (ducharse) Juan Carlos y Tomás se bañan en la bañera, pero Sara prefiere _____. Yo también prefiero _______.

I believe the answer should be for the two blanks respectively: ducharse; ducharme

The answers say: se ducha; ducharme

I thought if you perform a verb onto a verb the form is: conjugated verb+infinitive. Is this a typo in the textbook or am I wrong? If I'm wrong, why?

(Sorry, I know the rules say I need to pose the question in both languages, but I'm not there yet.)

Answer 1

In a sentence such as this, the reflexive pronoun can either be attached to the infinitive or placed in front of the conjugated verb, after the subject.

Sara prefiere ducharse. // (Yo) Prefiero ducharme.

-or-

Sara se prefiere duchar. // (Yo) Me prefiero duchar.

Thanks... I thought so. Someone needs to fire my textbook's editor! - derrill, Aug 13, 2012

Answer 2

Sara prefiere ducharse, yo prefiero ducharme.// A Sara, se prefiere duchar, y a mi también, me prefiero ducharme.

Okay, so the book is wrong? - derrill, Aug 13, 2012

I'm only a learner. Wait for more answers. - annierats, Aug 13, 2012

It wouldn't be "A Sara" or "a mí": Sara se prefiere duchar; (yo) Me prefiero duchar. - Azabache, Aug 13, 2012

Very nice, annierats. I believe that you need to delete the "me" attached to the last Duchar.:) excelent work :) - viejito, Aug 13, 2012