Unit

63 myself/yourself/themselves etc.

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^Help yourself! w m jg

He's looking at himself They're enjoying themselves.

I —> me —> myself o I looked at myself in the mirror.

he -* him —> himself o He cut himself with a knife.
she -> her -> herself o She fell off her bike, but she didn't hurt herself.

you _7^ you _^

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> yourself o Please help yourself, (one person)
[ yourselves o Please help yourselves, (two or more people)
we -> us ourselves o We had a good holiday. We enjoyed ourselves.
they —> them themselves o They had a nice time. They enjoyed themselves.

Compare:

me/him/them etc myself/himself/themselves etc.

She is looking at him He is looking at himself r --« s s jg g

n vs I_____________________ I I_______________________ I
different people the same person

O You never talk to me. ) Sometimes I talk to myself

I didn't pay for them. i They paid for themselves.
I'm sorry. Did I hurt you? Be careful. Don't hurt yourself.

by myself / by yourself e tc = 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 / 1live near him)

Compare each other and -selves:

JAMES SUE

JAMES

O James and Sue looked at each other. James and Sue looked at themselves.
(= he looked at her, she looked at him) (= he looked at himself, she looked at
herself)

136 ( me/him/them etc. 4 Unit 59

Exercises
t f s w i Complete the sentences with myself/yourself etc.
1 He looked a t M y s e lf jn the mirror.
2 I'm not angry with you. I'm angry w ith .................................................
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 b u rn t.................................................
6 He never thinks about other people. He only thinks ab o u t.................................................
7 I want to know more about you. Tell me ab o u t................................................. (one person)
8 Goodbye! Have a good trip and take care o f ................................................ ! (two people)

^ 2 5 1 Write sentences with by myself / by yourself etc.

1 I went on holiday alone. I wenton hoJU^
2 When I saw him, he was alone. W hen I saw him, h e ........................
3 Don't go out alone. D o n't.......................................................
4 I went to the cinema alone. I ........................................................
5 My sister lives alone. M y sister...........
6 Many people live alone. Many people.

Write sentences with each other.

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Complete the sentences. Use:

each other or ourselves/yourselves/themselves or us/you/them
1 Paul and I live near each o t h e r ......
2 W ho are those people? Do you k n o w them ?
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 e njo y.................................................
7 Helen and Jane were at school together, but they never se e ................................................ now.
8 Karen and I are very good friends. We've k n o w n for a long time.
9 'Did you see Sam and Laura at the party?' 'Yes, but I didn't speak t o .....................................
10 Many people talk t o ................................................ when they're alone.