Reflexive pronouns

Personal pronoun Reflexive pronoun Example

I, me myself I looked at myself in the mirror.

you, you (singular) yourself Did you hurt yourself when you fell?

he, himself He burnt himself when he was cooking.

she, her herself Her real name is Mariella, but she calls herself Mary.

it, it itself The animal hurt itself trying to escape.

we, us ourselves We blamed ourselves for the mistake.

you, you (plural) yourselves You can help yourselves to tea and coffee.

they, them themselves The children can look after themselves for a short time.

Compare the words in bold in these pairs of sentences:

I saw myself in the mirror.

She saved herself.

We blamed ourselves.

You sent yourself an email.

We looked after ourselves.