Reflexive Pronouns
Use of the reflexive pronouns
Reflexive pronouns are used to express that someone is doing something on his/her own. These pronouns always refer back to the subject of the sentence. They end in -self in the singular, and in -selves in the plural.
How to form the reflexive pronouns
| Personal pronoun | Reflexive pronoun |
| I | myself |
| you | yourself |
| he | himself |
| she | herself |
| it | itself |
| we | ourselves |
| you | yourselves |
| they | themselves |
Examples:
He killed himself with poison.
I can do it myself.
The parents blamed themselves.
Sandra talked to herself.
Please help yourself to some cake.
We can do it ourselves.
EXERCISES
Reflexive pronouns - Exercise 1
Reflexive pronouns - Exercise 2
Reflexive pronouns - Exercise 3
Reflexive pronouns - Exercise 4
Reflexive pronouns - Exercise 5
Reflexive pronouns - Exercise 6
Reflexive pronouns - multiple choice exercise