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Present Perfect and Past Simple Reflexive pronouns 1
We use the Present Perfect for: We use reflexive pronouns (myself, yourself/yourselves, himself, herself, itself,
• things that happened at an indefinite time in the past (we can use just when this ourselves,_ themselves) when the object of a sentence is the same person or thing
time is very recent) as the subject.
Inspector Lestrade has arrested the criminal. Holmes was asking himself a lot of questions.
• experiences in our lives (we can use never to mean at no time) We can also use reflexive pronouns to emphasize who did something, or for things
that a person does alone without anybody else.
I've never done anything bad. Holmes has investigated a lot of crimes.
Holmes ate nothing himself I f o und the fingerprints myself. ·
• things that started in the past and continue up to the present.
I've been here all night. Complete the sentences with reflexive pronouns. Who do you think said each
We use the Past Simple for finished past events. sentence? Write Holmes, W a tson, Lestrade, Mcfarlane, or Mrs Lexington.
I took the train to Norwood and arrived there at about nine o'clock. a Don't upset .�.<?4r.S..�.l{ , Mrs Lexington .... .H.C>\\'"Yl?S..
b Mr Oldacre wrote the will . . ...... ... .... .. . . He asked me to copy it.
2 Complete John McFarlane's note to his mother with the words and verbs in
c We must ask . . .. . .. this question, Watson Why would
brackets. Use the Present Perfect or Past Simple.
McFarlane kill him?
De<:1r Motke.r d Look at . . . . . . . . . . in the mirror, Holmes. You look terrible.
I � ) ... �'II? . b.E?E?V\ . {be) ift this police cell for two d�ys 111JW. I b) .. . .. . . . . . . ... . . . . You slept in that chair last night, didn't you?
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{thiHk) � lat �bout tke. vt{ght Wke.ft Old�cre c) . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . (die), but I dovi:t e I tried to fight the fire .. . . . . . . . . , but it was burning so
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z,(.ftderst�vi,d �ftythi11:9. I d ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . {g�f to Deep Devte Hoz,(.e oft faesd�y m 3 ht quickly.
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�vi,d Old�cre �vi,d I e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (t�lk} 'for �bout two haz,(.rs, but I dovi:t ww w�t f As you can see for . . . . ... . .. . . .. . ... gentlemen, this is a
f) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (�PPeft} l�ter. t�t m 3 ht. All I ww is t�t I 3) . .. . . . .... . . . . . . . . thumbprint. John McFarlane's thumbprint, in fact.
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(vte.ver do) �ftythi11:9 Wro11:9 ift my life. Mrs Lexington spoke to McFarlane .. . ..... . ......... on Tuesday
Lestr�de is mre t�t I h ) . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . {kill) Old�cre Oft t�t m 3 ht, but t�ts 111Jt night. She told me that he has evil eyes
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trz,(.e. I i) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . (me.et) him twice ift my life. W�t motive do I �ve to It was too late to go home, so I found . . . ... . .... ...... a room in
kill him? I WW t�t Mr Holmes j) .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . (visit) yo<-(. yesterd�y. He doesvi:t a hotel.
thiHk t�t I'm 3z,(.ilty but ke. k ) . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . (111lt ftvi,d) �ftY proof of who is tke. r�l Aren't you eating any breakfast . . . . ............ . , Holmes?
111.z,rderer yet. l) I . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . {tell) tke. police everythi11:9 t�t I ww �ftY times, The thumbprint wasn't there yesterday. I checked the
but tke.y thiHk t�t I'm te.lli11:9 lies. Aftd 111JW Lestrnde s�ys t�t tke.y m) . . .. . . . . . . . ... . .. . wall . . . .. ..... . ....... .
{jz,(.t ftvi,d) � bloody t/1.zmbpriw ift tke. haz,(.ef The police have convinced ... ...... . . . . . . . . . that I'm the murderer.
Yoz,(. k111JW t�t I'm iVJ,111Jce.J1t, �vi,d t�t ke.lps me � lot. !3e stro11:9, Motke.r. Do you think that McFarlane put the thumbprint on the
Yoz,(.r lovi11:9 soft wall . . . ...... ..... .... , Watson?
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