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Reflexive verbs

Improve your English today at ANGLOPOD.COM. Hi everyone, I’m Dan and today we’re going to look at reflexive verbs in English. What is a reflexive verb? This is a verb where the action has an effect on the person doing it. Let’s see some examples together…

One of the most common reflexive verbs is ENJOY. You can ENJOY SOMETHING, for example, you can ENJOY A PARTY or ENJOY A MOVIE, but you can also ENJOY YOURSELF, which makes it a reflexive verb. The verb ENJOY describes the effect on you. You can ENJOY A PARTY or ENJOY YOURSELF AT A PARTY. The second example is reflexive, because this is the effect the experience has on you.

Another good example is TEACH. Someone can TEACH you English or you can TEACH YOURSELF English, if you do this on your own, to yourself, so the second example is reflexive. Someone can TEACH you English, or you can TEACH YOURSELF English.

However, reflexive verbs are not as common in English as some other languages, so for example, we don’t say I DRESSED MYSELF today, or I WASHED MYSELF today. That would sound strange. It is more natural to say I GOT DRESSED or I HAD A WASH.

Some other common reflexive verbs in English are INTRODUCE YOURSELF, HELP YOURSELF, AMUSE YOURSELF, CONVINCE YOURSELF, BLAME YOURSELF, HURT YOURSELF, PREPARE YOURSELF, DRIVE YOURSELF and BEHAVE YOURSELF.

So, when did you last ENJOY YOURSELF? Have you ever TAUGHT YOURSELF something? Did you TEACH YOURSELF English? Go to ANGLOPOD.COM and tell us in the comments. See you soon!

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