Chapter 12 Reflexive Pronouns Self-Words

Colegio Bilingüe Especializado en Computación
YULIMAY´PC
Teacher: Brenda Lissette Vissoni Palencia

English Course
REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS (SELF-WORDS)

The reflexive pronouns are used to give is also the rece the following
meaning.
1. To indicate that the performer of the action (subject) is also the

receiver of that action.
2. To emphasize that the action was performer by the subject.
3. To indicate that the action was performed by the subject without help.
CONJUGATED VERB + ONESELF
SINGULAR PLURAL
I GO MYSELF WE GO OURSELVES
YOU GO YOURSELF YOU GO YOURSELVES
HE GOES HIMSELF THEY GO THEMSELVES
SHE GOES HERSELF THEY GO THEMSELVES
IT GOES ITSELF THEY GO THEMSELVES
USES OF THE REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

I To indicate that the performer of the action (subject) i also the receiver of
that action.
The self-word is used in combination with a reflexive verb.
To comb oneself peinarse. To bath oneself bañarse. To dress oneself
vestirse. Etc.
BASIC WORD ORDER
SUBJECT VERB SELF-WORD OBJECT
I PREPARE MYSELF FOR THE
INTERVIEW
Listen and repeat after your teacher.

1. I hurt myself with the door. (lastimarse, golpearse, herirse)
2. She combed herself very well.
3. He shaves himself in the morning. (afeitarse)
4. They burned themselves with the match. (quemarse)
5. You should behave yourselves. (comportarse)
II To emphasize that the action was performed by the subject.
BASIC WORD ORDER
SUBJECT SELF-WORD VERB OBJECT
I MYSELF PAINTED THE HOUSE
Listen and repeat after your teacher

1. She herself distributed the copies. (ella misma)
2. The students themselves presented the project.
3. The boss himself made the discount.
4. We ourselves cashed the check.
5. You yourself should fill out the application form.
III To indicate that the action was performed by the subject without help.
BASIC WORD ORDER
SUBJECT VERB OBJECT BY+SELF-WORD
WE SOLVED THAT PROBLEM BY OURSELVES
Listen and repeat after your teacher.

1. Some people like to eat by themselves (solos)
2. Children don´t like to be by themselves.
3. She found the address by herself.
4. The CD stops by itself.
5. You can find the file by yourself.
PRACTICE
I. Fill in the blank with the correct self-word.
1. We enjoyed__________at the convention.
2. I ask_________ if it is true.
3. Look at __________ in the mirror.
4. He introduced__________to the staff.
5. She has made__________ very popular at school.
6. You (plural)__________have to do that work.
7. The earning __________ are not enough
8. We __________ prepared the speech.
9. I __________ can help you.
10. The secretary __________filed all the letters.
11. She learned how to type by __________.
12. He works by ___________.
13. Do you like to go to the movies by__________.
14. My aunt lives by _________________________.
15. Let me do it by ____________________________.
16. Serve_______________________(sírvase)
II. Change from singular to plural and vice-versa.
1. Help yourself._________________________________.
2. The book itself is good.__________________________.
3. They fixed the motor by themselves._______________.
4. The computer stops by itself._____________________.
5. Did you enjoy yourself? __________________________.
6. I myself wrote the document.______________________.
7. Don´t go by yourself. _____________________________.
8. We ourselves were looking for it.___________________.
9. She herself printed the code. ______________________.
10. They themselves wrote the article.__________________.
III. Translate the previous sentences to Spanish.

IV. Working on the pictures below use the reflexive pronouns to do the
following.
A) Identify the action being performed.

B) Write a complete sentences using the appropriate verb with a self-word.
C) Indicate which kind or use of the three possibilities applies to your
sentences.
D) Translate to Spanish the sentences you wrote in B.
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Colegio Bilingüe Especializado en Computación

Teacher: Brenda Lissette Vissoni Palencia

REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS (SELF-WORDS)

1. To indicate that the performer of the action (subject) is also the

2. To emphasize that the action was performer by the subject.

CONJUGATED VERB + ONESELF

USES OF THE REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

Listen and repeat after your teacher.

Listen and repeat after your teacher

Listen and repeat after your teacher.

1. We enjoyed__________at the convention.

3. Look at __________ in the mirror.

4. He introduced__________to the staff.

5. She has made__________ very popular at school.

6. You (plural)__________have to do that work.

7. The earning __________ are not enough

8. We __________ prepared the speech.

9. I __________ can help you.

10. The secretary __________filed all the letters.

11. She learned how to type by __________.

12. He works by ___________.

13. Do you like to go to the movies by__________.

14. My aunt lives by _________________________.

15. Let me do it by ____________________________.

2. The book itself is good.__________________________.

3. They fixed the motor by themselves._______________.

4. The computer stops by itself._____________________.

5. Did you enjoy yourself? __________________________.

6. I myself wrote the document.______________________.

7. Don´t go by yourself. _____________________________.

8. We ourselves were looking for it.___________________.

9. She herself printed the code. ______________________.

10. They themselves wrote the article.__________________.

III. Translate the previous sentences to Spanish.

A) Identify the action being performed.

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