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Grammar Reference

Reflexive Pronouns

PERSONAL PRONOUNS We use the Past Progressive:
• for actions that were happening at a specific point of
SUBJECT OBJECT time in the past.
I me I was watching TV at 7 o’clock yesterday evening.
you you
he him • to set the scene in a story.
she her Jill was walking in the forest and it was raining.
it it • for actions that were happening at the same time in
we us the past. In this case we usually use while.
you you While I was watching TV, my mother was cooking.
they them
Past Simple - Past Progressive
REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS Time Clauses (when, while, as, as soon as)
myself We use the Past Progressive and the Past Simple
yourself in the same sentence when one action interrupted
himself another in the past. We use the Past Progressive for
herself the longer action and the Past Simple for the shorter
itself action. In this case we usually use while or when or as.
ourselves As/While I was driving, I saw a cat in the street.
yourselves I was sleeping when the telephone rang.
themselves
NOTE

We use re lexive pronouns: We use as soon as with the Past Simple.
• as objects of verbs when the subject and the object As soon as they left, we started cleaning
of the verb are the same. © MM Publications
up the house.
I bought myself an expensive pair of shoes.
• as objects of prepositions when the object of the
preposition is the same as the subject of the verb.
He never talks about himself. Question Tags
Question tags are short questions at the end of
NOTE statements. We use them:
We use by + re lexive pronoun to show • when we are not sure about something and we want
that someone does something alone, con irmation.
without any help from anyone else. • when we expect the other person to agree with us.
I always pack my suitcases by myself. We form question tags with the auxiliary or modal
verb of the sentence and a personal pronoun in the
Module 4 same person as the subject.
You couldn't see her, could you?
Past Progressive Tom believed him, didn't he?
• When the statement is affirmative, we use a negative
AFFIRMATIVE question tag.
The boys are at school, aren’t they?
I/He/She/It was working
We/You/They were working • When the statement is negative, we use a positive
question tag.
She hasn't seen the doctor yet, has she?
NEGATIVE
NOTE
I/He/She/It wasn’t working
We/You/They weren’t working Be careful with the following question tags:
I am a very good actor, aren’t I?
Let’s go to the cinema, shall we?
QUESTIONS
Open that door, will you?
Was I/he/she/it working?
Were we/you/they working?

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