PRONOUNS REFLEXIVES

PRONOUNS POSSESSIVES + SELF  SINGULAR ( I, YOU, HE, SHE, IT)

I  my + self = myself (sing)

You  your+self (sing)
He her+self = herself (sing)
She him+self = himself (sing)
It its+self = itself (sing)
We our + selves = ourselves (plural
You your+selves=yourselves (plural)
They them+selves=themselves (plural

Once there was a young man who called ......... Icarus.

(a) myself
(b) himself
(c) herself

His father always wanted his children to look after ......... and do what they wanted.
(a) themselves
(b) ourselves
(c) herself

The trouble was that Icarus always wanted to put ......... into danger.
(a) herself
(b) itself
(c) himself

The trouble was that Icarus always wanted to put …………………………………… into danger.
His father said again and again if we don't take care, we'd hurt …………………………………………….
Icarus shocked his father with an idea that he was going to try out on ……………………….
He had watched birds fly by throwing ……………………………… into the air.
His sister said she would like to push ………………………………………. into the air and fly but she was too frightened.
Icarus said he would try and he promised his father: I will not injure …………………………………..
The last words his father said before Icarus left were: Look after ………………………………...!!!!
He killed ………………………….. with poison.
I can do it …………………………..
We can do it ……………………………...
Tom cut ………………………… while he was shaving this morning.
We really enjoyed …………………………….. very much.
I repaired my bike ………………………………..
Why don’t you clean the windows ……………………………………………. ?
Jack and I met ………………………………………. at the party five years ago.
At Christmas friends often give …………………………………. presents.
They looked at ………………………………………...
The film ……………………………wasn’t very good but I liked the music.
The old woman sat at the park bench talking to ………………………………...
Did you write it ………………………………..?
She locked the door …………………………………...
The children cleaned their room ……………………………….
Ann backed the cake ………………………………….
The cat caught the mouse ……………………………….

Fill each blank with a suitable Reflexive Pronoun.

He rewarded ___________________ with an ice-cream.
They agreed amongst _____________________ that they would not tell anyone.
I taught _____________________ to draw.
You must explain _____ more clearly.
He has a bad temper so he must learn to control _______________________.
We thoroughly enjoyed _______________________ at the party on Sunday.
That monkey is scratching ___________________________.
One must defend ________________________ against bullies.
My brother and I bought ________________________ some apples.
She cooks for ______________________ every day.

In the Present tense the phrase………. “I went to the cinema yesterday.” :

( ) I goes to the cinema today. ( ) I go to the cinema today.
( ) I go to the cinema yesterday. ( ) I don’t go to the cinema yesterday.
In “My mother made a cake and we all ate it.” The verb in the form infinite is? ………………………………………

“He always came home late.” In the negative form is: ……………………………………………………………………………………….

Use the Past Simple tense of the words in brackets.

She _____ (cut) her finger last night.

We _____ (go) for a ride and _____ (come) home late.
Her former husband always _____ (drink) heavily.
He _____ (lend) me some money last week.
There _____ (be) lots of people at the party.
My father _____ (lose) his car keys this morning.
She often_____ (quarrel) with her neighbour.
The vagrant _____ (lay) a mat on the pavement and _____ (sleep) on it.
I _____ (meet) my uncle on Sunday afternoon.
_____ (can) you please help me carry this?

1.Reflexive pronouns are used when the subject and object are the same.

I hurt …………………………………...
The band call ……………………………….. “Dire Straits”.
He shot ………………………………
I bought a present for …………………………….
She did it by ……………………………...
That man is talking to …………………………………..
I'll do it ………………………………….
They ate all the food ……………………………………..
Look! There's a little bird washing ________ in the river.
Welcome to the party, everyone! Just help ________ to sandwiches and snacks.
Jody and her husband own their own company, so they can give ________ a holiday any time they like.
At 12.30, Junko and I went to the cafeteria to buy ________ some lunch.
Did you go to classes to learn German, or did you teach ________?
John hurt ________ while he was fixing his car.
I'll have to help Carina Hee fill in her form, but Ja Young can do it ________, because her English is excellent.
8.When I saw ________ in the mirror, I was horrified -- there was red paint on my nose!

Complete:

***** met ourselves at the party five years ago.

………………………………………… met ourselves at the party five years ago.
The cat caught the mouse ******* .