Exercise 1
Complete the sentences using myself/yourself etc. + these verbs (in the correct form):
blame burn enjoy express hurt introduce put
1 Steve ……………………. to the other guests at the party.
2 Ben fell down some steps, but fortunately he didn’t ……………………. .
3 It isn’t Sue’s fault. She really shouldn’t ……………………. .
4 Please try and understand how I feel. ……………………. in my position.
5 The children had a great time at the beach. They really ……………………. .
6 Be careful! That pan is very hot. Don’t ……………………. .
7 Sometimes I can’t say exactly what I mean. I wish I could ……………………. better.
Answers
1
1 introduced himself
2 hurt himself
3 blame herself
4 Put yourself
5 enjoyed themselves
6 burn yourself
7 express myself
Exercise 2
Put in myself/yourself/ourselves etc. or me/you/us etc.
1 Amy had a great holiday. She enjoyed ……………………. .
2 It’s not my fault. You can’t blame ……………………. .
3 What I did was really bad. I’m ashamed of ……………………. .
4 We’ve got a problem. I hope you can help ……………………. .
5 ‘Can I take another biscuit?’ ‘Of course. Help …………………….!’
6 You must meet Sarah. I’ll introduce ……………………. to her.
7 Don’t worry about us. We can take care of ……………………. .
8 Don’t worry about the children. I’ll take care of ……………………. .
9 I gave them a key to our house so that they could let ……………………. in.
Answers
2
1 herself
2 me
3 myself
4 us
5 yourself
6 you
7 ourselves
8 them
9 themselves
Exercise 3
Complete these sentences. Use myself/yourself etc. only where necessary. Use these verbs (in the correct form):
concentrate defend dry feel meet relax shave
1 Martin decided to grow a beard because he was fed up with …………………….
2 I wasn’t very well yesterday, but I ……………………. much better today.
3 I climbed out of the swimming pool and ……………………. with a towel.
4 I tried to study, but I couldn’t ……………………. .
5 If somebody attacks you, you need to be able to ……………………. .
6 I’m going out with Chris this evening. ……………………. at 7.30.
7 You’re always rushing around. Why don’t you sit down and …………………….?
Answers
3
1 shave
2 feel
3 dried myself
4 concentrate
5 defend yourself
6 meeting
7 relax
Exercise 4
Complete the sentences with ourselves/themselves or each other.
1 How long have you and Ben known …………………….?
2 If people work too hard, they can make ……………………. ill.
3 I need you and you need me. We need ……………………. .
4 In Britain friends often give ……………………. presents at Christmas.
5 Some people are very selfish. They only think of ……………………. .
6 Tracy and I don’t see ……………………. very often these days.
7 We couldn’t get back into the house. We had locked ……………………. out.
8 They’ve had an argument. They’re not speaking to ……………………. at the moment.
9 We’d never met before, so we introduced ……………………. to ……………………. .
Answers
4
1 each other
2 themselves
3 each other
4 each other
5 themselves
6 each other
7 ourselves
8 each other
9 introduced ourselves to each other
Exercise 5
Complete the answers to the questions using myself/yourself/itself etc.
1 Who repaired the bike for you? Nobody. I …………………….
2 Who cuts Brian’s hair for him? Nobody. He cuts …………………….
3 Do you want me tell Amy about your idea? No, I’ll …………………….
4 Who told you that Linda was going away? Linda …………………….
5 Can you phone John for me? Why can’t you …………………….?
Answers
5
1 I repaired it myself.
2 He cuts it himself.
3 No, I’ll tell her myself.
4 Linda told me herself. / Linda herself told me. / Linda did herself.
5 Why can’t you phone him yourself? / … do it yourself?
