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Spoken Description

Descubre los pronombres reflexivos en español: formación, uso correcto, colocación con verbos y ejemplos prácticos para evitar errores comunes; reglas para aprender y mejorar tu fluidez.

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Discover Spanish reflexive pronouns: formation, correct usage, placement with verbs and practical examples to avoid common errors; rules to learn and improve your fluency.

Reflexive pronouns show that the subject of the sentence also receives the action. They are used with reflexive verbs and highlight when an action is done to oneself.

Forms

Reflexive pronouns match the subject in person and number, so you use myself with I, yourself with you (singular), herself with she, and so on.

Here is the basic set of reflexive pronouns in English:

	Person	Reflexive Pronoun
	I	myself
	you (singular)	yourself
	he	himself
	she	herself
	it	itself
	we	ourselves
	you (plural)	yourselves
	they	themselves

Fill in the BlankI did the work(reflexive pronoun)

I did the work myself

I did the work ___ (reflexive pronoun)

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Usage

Use reflexive pronouns when the subject and object are the same entity—when someone does something to themselves. They also appear in emphasis and in certain set phrases.

When should you use a reflexive pronoun?

When the subject and object are the same person

To emphasize who did the action

Whenever you mention a pronoun

Only when the pronoun is 'myself'

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Examples

Emphasis

Reflexive pronouns can add emphasis when you want to highlight who did the action. You can attach the pronoun after a noun or after the subject for stress.

How do you use reflexive pronouns for emphasis?

Attach them after a noun (e.g., 'John himself')

Use them after the subject for stress (e.g., 'I did it myself')

Use them instead of the subject pronoun

Always put them at the beginning of the sentence

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Common Verbs

Some verbs are commonly used reflexively in English, especially when the action naturally falls on oneself, like wash, dress, introduce, or think in certain contexts.

Here are sentences that show the typical reflexive pronouns matched to each subject:

Fill in the BlankEvery morning, I(wash)(reflexive pronoun) before breakfast

Every morning, I wash myself before breakfast

Every morning, I ___ (wash) ___ (reflexive pronoun) before breakfast

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Summary

Reflexive pronouns repeat the subject when the action turns back on the doer. Learn the short list of forms and practice with common verbs to feel natural using them in emphasis and everyday speech.

Reflexive Pronouns

Forms

Usage

Examples

Emphasis

Common Verbs

Summary

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