Reflexive Verbs

Whenever the subject of the sentence (the doer of the action) and the object of the sentence (the receiver of the action) refer to the same person, we use the reflexive form of the verb.

In English this is shown by the use of words such as myself, yourself, himself, herself, etc. The important fact is that the doer and the receiver of the action of the verb is the same person.

• I dress myself every morning at six o'clock. (Reflexive)
• I dress my son every morning at six o'clock. (Non-reflexive)
• He washes himself before eating. (Reflexive)
• He washes the dog on Saturdays. (Non-Reflexive)

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