REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

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Personal Pronouns (subject)	Possessive determiners	Reflexive Pronouns
I	My	myself
you	your	yourself
he	his	himself
she	her	herself
it	its	itself
we	our	ourselves
you	your	yourselves
they	their	themselves

Reflexive pronouns are used in three main situations:

1.
When the subject and object are the same.

E.g.

I hurt myself.

2. As the object of a preposition referring to the subject.

E.g.

I bought a present for myself. / The man is talking to himself.

3. When you want to emphasize the subject.

E.g. I’ll do it myself. / They ate all the food themselves.

EXERCISES

1. 
   Choose the correct form to complete the sentences.

1. 
   The young man cut ……………………………………. while
   he was learning fencing.
2. “Have a nice stay and enjoy 
   
   …………………………………….
   .”
3. Sometimes famous people try to kill …………………………………….
   .
4. I have been living by …………………………………….
   since I went to England.
5. 
   After the diving competition, Ann dried 
   …………………………………….
   on the towel.
6. “You are so weak that you have to force 
   
   …………………………………….to
   eat” said the coach.
7. 
   I hope the team supporters behave 
   
   …………………………………….after
   the game.
8. 
   We blamed ……………………………………for
   what happened during the race.
9. 
   Teenagers think they can look after 
   
   …………………………………….
   .
10. “We always enjoy 
    ……………………………………. when we are together”.
11. “Please, Jeff behave 
    …………………………………….!
    You are not a little child anymore.”
12. 
    He was so in love that he decided to introduce …………………………………….
    to her at the party.
13. “My mother is worried about my sister because she has been living by 
    …………………………………….since
    last month.”
14. 
    Mia’s dog looked at 
    
    …………………………………….in
    the mirror and started to bark.
15. “I
    often talk to 
    …………………………………….when
    I am alone”, says Mia.

1. Fill in
   these sentences withMYSELF, YOURSELF, HERSELF, HIMSELF, ITSELF, OURSELVES,
   YOURSELVES or THEMSELVES.

1. Every morning I wash ……………………………………. and clean my teeth.
2. Jane is a baby, she is too small to eat by …………………………………….
3. Peter is very lazy. He always copies his friend´s homework and never does it by
   ………………………..
4. The children can decorate the Christmas tree by
   …………………………………….
5. Julie is always looking at…………………………………….  in the mirror.
6. If you can´t do this exercise by  ……………………………………. , ask
   the teacher for help.
7. The cat cleans …………………………………….with its tongue.
8. Don´t help us, Dad! I and Jim can paint the car all by
   …………………………………….
9. You are five years old, Danny. You have to comb your hair by
   …………………………………….now.
10. *Hi, Martin!
    *Hi, Rebeca! Please, come in and make …………………………………….at
    home.
11. I always do my homework by …………………………………….
12. Nancy is looking at 
    …………………………………….in
    the mirror.
13. Jimmy and Amy enjoyed …………………………………….at the
    beach.
14. We made …………………………………….some cookies.
15. Nick hurt …………………………………….when
    he was playing football.
16. Do you always do your homework by …………………………………….?

1. Choose the
   correct verb for the following sentences. “Will” or “going to”

1. 
   Next summer, I ……………………………………(travel) to New York. My sister lives there and she bought me a plane ticket
   for my birthday.

1. 
   It’s getting cold. I……………………………………(take) my coat!

1. 
   Are you going to the cinema? Wait for me. I …………………………………… (go)
   with you!

1. 
   Jane and Tom ………………………………….(not/study) medicine next year. Jane………………………………….
   (study) French and Tom…………………………………..(take) a gap year.

1. 
   Mrs Simons, those bags seem quite heavy.
   I …………………………………..(help) you carry them.

1. 
   Experts say the Earth ………………………………….(suffer) seriously if we continue polluting.

1. 
   Look at those black clouds. I think it……………………………………(rain).

1. 
   Bye Bye Joe. I ……………………………………(phone) you as soon as I arrive home!

1. 
   What ……………………………………(do) tomorrow? I …………………………………..(visit) my grandparents.

1. Anne: “I don’t have enough money to pay
   for my lunch.”

Peter: ” I ………………………………….(lend) you some.”

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