24967 reflexive pronouns

REFLEXIVE

grammar book

EXAMPLES:
I

________________

When I look in my mirror, I see

______________.

you
he

________________
________________

He decorated his room

_______________.

she
it

________________
________________

The machine switches ______________

off.

we
________________
you ________________
they ________________

They had the whole pool for

________________.
Reflexive pronouns refer back to the subject of a sentence. You use
reflexive pronouns when you want to say that you have done s.th. on
your own (-self/-selves = German “_______________”).
Homer and Marge love themselves.  Homer loves himself and Marge loves herself.
Homer and Marge love each other.  Homer loves Marge and Marge loves Homer.
Lisa and Bart are shouting at __________________.  Lisa shouts at Bart and Bart
shouts at Lisa.
each other = German “___________________________________”

EXERCISE
1. When he fell off the tree, Bart hurt _______________________.
2. Last Monday Lisa bought ___________________ new shoes.
3. The Simpsons enjoyed ___________________ very much at the zoo.
4. Marge and her sister talk to ___________________ on the phone every day.
5. Lisa and Bart: We did our homework ___________________.
6. Homer: I cut ___________________ with the knife.
7. Homer and Marge looked at ___________________ and fell in love
8. Marge: Maggie, your face isThemselves
dirty…Look at ___________________!
Each other

9. Homer: Lisa and Bart, enjoy ___________________ at the party!
10.Lisa and Bart took photos of ________________________.


REFLEXIVE

grammar book

EXAMPLES:
I

When I look in my mirror, I see

__myself_______

___myself___.

you
he
she
it
we
you
they

__yourself______
__himself_______
He decorated his room ___himself____.
__herself________
__itself__________ The machine switches ___itself____ off.

__ourselves______
__yourselves_____
__themselves_____ They had the whole pool for

___themselves_____.
Reflexive pronouns refer back to the subject of a sentence. You use
reflexive pronouns when you want to say that you have done s.th. on
your own (-self/-selves = German “_____sich / selbst______”).
Homer and Marge love themselves.  Homer loves himself and Marge loves herself.
Homer and Marge love each other.  Homer loves Marge and Marge loves Homer.
Lisa and Bart are shouting at __each other___.  Lisa shouts at Bart and Bart shouts
at Lisa.
each other = German “_____einander / gegenseitig________”

EXERCISE
1. When he fell off the tree, Bart hurt ____himself_________.
2. Last Monday Lisa bought _____herself______ new shoes.
3. The Simpsons enjoyed ____themselves______ very much at the zoo.
4. Marge and her sister talk to ___each other_______ on the phone every day.
5. Lisa and Bart: We did our homework ___ourselves______.
6. Homer: I cut __myself______ with the knife.
7. Homer and Marge looked at ___each other_____ and fell in love
8. Marge: Maggie, your face isThemselves
dirty…Look at ___yourself______!
Each other
9. Homer: Lisa and Bart, enjoy ____yourselves____ at the party!
10.Lisa and Bart took photos of ____each other______.