Les pronoms reflechis en anglais

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Fiche pedagogique - Reflexive Pronouns

1. Formation des pronoms reflechis

Les pronoms reflechis se forment a partir du pronom possessif ou du pronom complement + -self (singulier) ou -selves (pluriel).

Pronom sujetPronom reflechiTraduction
Imyselfmoi-meme
You (sing.)yourselftoi-meme
Hehimselflui-meme
Sheherselfelle-meme
Ititselflui-meme (neutre)
Weourselvesnous-memes
You (plur.)yourselvesvous-memes
Theythemselveseux-memes / elles-memes

2. Les trois emplois principaux

A. Emploi reflechi (le sujet = le complement)

She taught herself to play the guitar. (Elle a appris toute seule a jouer de la guitare.)

I cut myself while cooking. (Je me suis coupe en cuisinant.)

B. Emploi emphatique (insistance)

The CEO himself answered the email. (Le PDG lui-meme a repondu a l'email.)

I'll do it myself. (Je le ferai moi-meme.)

C. Avec "by" = seul(e), sans aide

She lives by herself. (Elle vit seule.)

Did you build this website by yourself? (As-tu cree ce site tout seul ?)

3. Erreurs frequentes

ErreurCorrectionExplication
I enjoyed myself at the party.I enjoyed myself at the party. (correct!)enjoy est reflechi en anglais
He hisself did it.He himself did it.hisself n'existe pas
They washed theirselves.They washed themselves.theirselves n'existe pas
I feel myself tired.I feel tired.feel n'est pas reflechi en anglais

4. Pronoms reflechis vs reciproques

TypeExempleSens
ReflechiThey hurt themselves.Chacun s'est blesse lui-meme
ReciproqueThey hurt each other.Ils se sont blesses mutuellement

5. Exercices

Completez avec le pronom reflechi correct :

  1. Be careful! You might hurt _____.
  2. The children dressed _____ for school.
  3. I taught _____ how to code in Python.
  4. She looked at _____ in the mirror.
  5. The machine turns _____ off automatically.
  6. We need to prepare _____ for the presentation.
  7. He introduced _____ to the new team members.
  8. Did you all enjoy _____ at the conference?
Reponses : 1. yourself — 2. themselves — 3. myself — 4. herself — 5. itself — 6. ourselves — 7. himself — 8. yourselves

Reflechi ou reciproque ? Completez :

  1. Tom and Sarah met _____ at a conference. (reciproque)
  2. The students prepared _____ for the exam. (reflechi)
  3. My parents help _____ with everything. (reciproque)
  4. She convinced _____ that she could do it. (reflechi)
Reponses : 1. each other — 2. themselves — 3. each other — 4. herself