revision grammar pronouns

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

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Grammar:

Present perfect continuous (revision)

Reflexive & reciprocal pronouns

Today's goals

After this lesson, you can ...

• ... distinguish reflexive and reciprocal pronouns and use them in a sentence.

Revision:

Present perfect continuous

Examples of the present perfect continuous

Grammar:

Reflexive & reciprocal pronouns

Reflexive pronouns

• You use these in situations in which the subject (onderwerp) and the direct object (lijdend voorwerp) are the same person:
• "You should go and love yourself"

Reflexive pronouns

• You don't use reflexive pronouns after verbs like wash, dress and shave.
•         These verbs describe actions which people usually do for themselves.
• Exception: you want to put emphasis on the person performing this action: She's old enough to dress herself.

Reflexive pronouns

Singular (-self)

• I ... myself
• You ... yourself
• He ... himself
• She ... herself

Plural (-selves)

• We ... ourselves
• You ... yourselves
• They ... themselves

I
you (singular)
he
she
we
you (plural)
they

yourselves

himself

ourselves

themselves

myself

yourself

herself

1. She looked at ... in the mirror.

2. We bought ... a present.

3. You (singular) should introduce ... to your neighbours.

4. They tried to do everything ...

5. Sometimes it seems like I don't even really know ...

6. He should learn to behave ...

7. Are you (plural) going to paint the house ... ?

Reciprocal pronouns

• You use these to talk about each other or one another = 'elkaar'
• "Can we ... keep each other company?"

Reciprocal pronouns

• You don't use reciprocal pronouns after verbs like meet, marry, hug, cuddle, embrace and kiss
• These verbs already imply that multiple people are involved.

Questions?

• Can you distinguish reflexive and reciprocal pronouns and use them in a sentence?