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The forms of reflexive pronouns

The forms of reflexive pronouns
Personal Pronoun
Reflexive Pronoun

I
myself

you (singular)
yourself

you (plural)
yourselves

he
himself

she
herself

it
itself

we
ourselves

they
themselves


When to use a reflexive pronoun
Reflexive pronouns are used in three main situations:

Examples:

When the subject and object are the same
I hurt myself.
The band call themselves "Dire Straits".
He shot himself.
As the object of a preposition, referring to the subject
I bought a present for myself.
She did it by herself (=alone).
That man is talking to himself.
When you want to emphasize the subject
I'll do it myself. (No-one else will help me.)
They ate all the food themselves. (No-one else had any.)

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