Verbs III

Today I will learn how to

use reflexive verbs
When we speak, sometimes we want to talk
about something that we do on our own. We
need the reflexive verbs to express this
correctly.

I can learn by myself, for example.

Let´s learn about reflexive verbs and how to

use them correctly!
 Personal Reflexive
Reflexive verbs are verbs that use reflexive pronoun Pronoun
pronouns. When using a reflexive verb, the
action falls on the same subject. I Myself
You Yourself
Imagine you do something alone, with no
He Himself
help. You do it by yourself. The word
yourself is a reflexive pronoun that She Herself
identifies you as the object of an action. It Itself
Reflexive verbs use reflexive pronouns. Let´s We Ourselves
have a look at these reflexive pronouns: They Themselves
 Let’s have a look at these examples:

I´m learning by myself. Are you talking to yourself? He can cut himself with that knife.

We did it ourselves. Our

She did her homework herself. Do you guys want more cake? Help
parents didn´t help
yourselves.
These are verbs that we normally use
with the reflexive pronouns:

✔ To enjoy
✔ To hurt
✔ To introduce
✔ To drive
✔ To convince
✔ To behave
You can use the reflexive pronouns to when
you want to emphasize something:

I want to do it by myself!

Look for it yourself!

She needs to learn by herself!

Now that we learned about the reflexive
verbs, we can put our knowledge in practice!

What are some of the things you can do by

yourself?

Here are a couple of examples:

I can tie my shoelaces by myself.

I can cook an egg by myself.