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Unit

63 myself/yourself/themselves etc.

A

Help yourself!

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

I → me → myself I looked at myself in the mirror.
he → him → himself He cut himself with a knife.
she → her → herself She fell off her bike, but she didn’t hurt herself.
yourself Please help yourself. (one person)
you → you →
yourselves Please help yourselves. (two or more people)
we → us → ourselves We had a good holiday. We enjoyed ourselves.
they → them → themselves They had a nice time. They enjoyed themselves.

B Compare:

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

She is looking at him . He is looking at himself .

different people the same person

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

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

C by myself / by yourself etc. = alone:

I went on holiday by myself. (= I went alone)
‘Was she with friends?’ ‘No, she was by herself.’

D 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:

JAMES SUE

JAMES
SUE

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)

me/him/them etc. ➜ Unit 59