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myself/yourself/themselves etc.
He's looking at himself.
I -»	me	-»	myself
he ->	him	-»	himself
she -»	her	-»	herself
	you		yourself
you   —»			yourselves
we —►	us	-»	ourselves
they -»	them		themselves
			
Compare:			
They're enjoying themselves.
□ I looked at myself in the mirror.
□ He cut himself with a knife.
□ She fell off her bike, but she didn't hurt herself.
□ Please help yourself, (one person)
□ Please help yourselves, (two or more people)
□ We had a good holiday. We enjoyed ourselves.
□ They had a nice time. They enjoyed themselves.
me/him/them etc.
She is looking at him. different people
myself/himself/themselves etc.
He is looking at himself. i_i
the same person
□ Sometimes I talk to myself.
□ They paid for themselves.
□ Be careful. Don't hurt yourself.
□ You never talk to me.
□ I didn't pay for them.
□ I'm sorry. Did I hurt you?
by myself / by yourself etc. = alone:
□ I went on holiday by myself. (= I went alone)
□ 'Was she with friends?'     'No, she was by herself'
each other
□ Kate and Helen are good friends. They know each other well. (= Kate knows Helen / Helen knows Kate)
□ Paul and I live near each other. (= he lives near me / I live near him)
Compare each other and -selves:
□ Tim and Sue looked at each other. (= he looked at her, she looked at him)
□ Tim and Sue looked at themselves.
(= he looked at himself, she looked at herself) _
Exercises
Unit 63
63.1
63.2
63.3
Complete the sentences with myself/yourself etc.
1 He looked at.......M»?ekE........in the mirror.
2 I'm not angry with you. I'm angry with........................................................
3 Karen had a good time in Australia. She enjoyed........................................................
4 My friends had a good time in Australia. They enjoyed........................................................
5 I picked up a very hot plate and burnt........................................................
6 He never thinks about other people. He only thinks about........................................................
7 I want to know more about you. Tell me about........................................................ (one person)
8 Goodbye! Have a good trip and look after...................................................... ! (two people)
Write sentences with by myself / by yourself etc.
1 I went on holiday alone. ........I WMjfc on jloU^.bu musetf;................................................
2 When I saw him, he was alone. When I saw him, he...................................................................................
3 Don't go out alone. Don't............................................................................................................................
4 I went to the cinema alone.      I.............................................-........................................................................................
5 My sister lives alone. My sister...........................................................................................................
6 Many people live alone. Many people.......................................................................................................
Write sentences with each other.
63.4 Complete the sentences. Use:
each other   or   ourselves/yourselves/themselves   or us/you/them
1 Paul and I live near.......£&S±L.fife........
2 Who are those people? Do you know.......IbfiR.......?
3 You can help Tom, and Tom can help you. So you and Tom can help..............................................
4 There's food in the kitchen. If you and Chris are hungry, you can help.........................................
5 We didn't go to Emily's party. She didn't invite........................................................
6 When we go on holiday, we always enjoy........................................................
7 Mary and Jane were at school together, but they never see.......................................................now.
8 Diane and I are very good friends. We've known.......................................................for a long time.
9 'Did you see Sam and Laura at the party?'     'Yes, but I didn't speak to.........................................
10 Many people talk to.......................................................when they're alone.
me/him/them etc. -» Unit 59