Povratni glagoli - Reflexive Verbs
Povratni glagoli su oni kod kojih se radnja vraća na subjekt. Uz takve glagole stoje povratne zamjenice. Povratnih glagola u engleskom jeziku nema mnogo. Najčešći su:
to dress oneself (obući se)
to help oneself (pomoći se)
to hurt oneself (povrijediti se)
to improve oneself (popraviti se)
to tire oneself (umoriti se)
to excuse oneself (izviniti se)
to flatter oneself (hvaliti se)
to amuse oneself (zabaviti se)
to warm oneself (utopliti se)
to take care of oneself (obući se)
Povratni glagoli se mijenjaju ovako:
infinitiv glasi: "to dress oneself"
Present Simple Tense glasi: I dress myself (ja oblačim sebe)
you dress yourself (ti oblačiš sebe)
he, she, it dresses himself, herself, itself
we dress ourselves
you dress yourselves
thes dress themselves
Upitni oblik: Do I dress myself?
Odrični oblik: I do not dress myself
Upitno-odrični oblik: Do I not dress myself?