Fill the gaps with reflexive pronouns
(myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves)
I wrote this poem ________
My mother often talks to ________
Robert made this T-shirt ________
Tim and Gerry, if you want more milk, help ________
Alice and Doris collected the stickers ________
Emma, did you take the photo by ________
2. Use Past Simple or Past Perfect.
1. When Mum ________ (open) the windows she________ (see) that the ground ________ (be)
white.
2. First I __________ (tidy) the flat, then I _____________ (sit) down and _________ (have) a
cup of tea.
3. Bob ___________ (feel) sick last night because he __________ (eat) too many cakes at the
party.
4. When Max ___________ (arrive) at the party he __________ (learn) that Mary ___________
(just / leave).
5. Mrs. Smith ____________ (be) very pleased to see that Jack ______________ (clean) the
kitchen.
6. Lisa ___________ (know) her husband for two years when they ____________ (get) married.
7. They ____________ (get) home to find that somebody __________ (break) into their house.
8. Zoe ________ (open) her handbag and ___________ (find) out that she _________ (forget) her
credit card.
9. After visiting the library Sally __________ (buy) some milk and __________ (go) home.
10.When Pam _______ (arrive) at the airport she ____________ (discover) she _________ (forget)
her passport.
3. Find and correct the grammar mistakes. One sentences is correct.
Знайдіть і виправте граматичні помилки. Одне речення правильне.
1. My sister Molly lived in London before she had moved to New Zealand.
2. After Nick ate the sandwiches, he drank some juice.
3. Nick had eaten all the sandwiches, had drunk all the juice and had gone to work.
4. As Neil had missed the bus, he walked home.
5. Sandy just started to watch TV when the phone rang.
Answers & Comments
1. i wrote this poem myself.
2. my mother often talks to herself.
3. robert made this t-shirt himself.
4. tim and gerry, if you want more milk, help yourselves.
5. alice and doris collected the stickers themselves.
6. emma, did you take the photo by yourself?
2)
1. when mum had opened the windows she saw that the ground was white.
2. first i had tidied the flat, then i sat down and had a cup of tea.
3. bob felt sick last night because he had eaten too many cakes at the party.
4. when max arrived at the party he learned that mary had just leaved.
5. mrs. smith was very pleased to see that jack had cleaned the kitchen.
6. lisa had known her husband for two years when they got married.
7. they got home to find that somebody had broken into their house.
8. zoe opened her handbag and found out that she had forgotten her credit card.
9. after visiting the library sally had bought some milk and went home.
10. when pam arrived at the air port she discovered she had forgotten her passport.
3)
1. my sister molly had lived in london before she moved to new zealand.
2. after nick had eaten the sandwiches, he drank some juice.
3. nick ate all the sandwiches, drank all the juice and went to work.
4. as neil had missed the bus, he walked home (right sentence)
5. sandy had just started to watch tv when the phone rang.