English grammar
Each other: two people doing the same thing to one another
Say that people do things to each other, and tell it apart from himself / themselves.
From the scene They write to each other every day
In short
Use each other when two people do it to one another. Himself and themselves point back to the doer.
Your turn
Which one goes with you and the other person?
Options: they write to each other · we don't write to each other · Pilar and I respect each other
Show answer
you and the other person → Pilar and I respect each other
How it works
Each other means that two or more people do the same thing to one another: they write to each other.
Good to know
It stays the same for every person, and it goes straight after the verb or after a preposition like to or with.
Good to know
Don't confuse it with himself, ourselves or themselves, which point back to the same person or people: Ramón's by himself means he is alone.
two people, both directions they write to each other
Elena
Not yet. They write to each other daily: hours of conversation.
Todavía no. Pero se escriben a diario: horas de conversación.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Not yet. (blank) daily: hours of conversation.
Options: We don't write to each other · They write to each other · Pilar and I respect each other
Show answer
Elena
Not yet. They write to each other daily: hours of conversation.
Todavía no. Pero se escriben a diario: horas de conversación.
you and the other person Pilar and I respect each other
Ramón
Pilar and I respect each other, nothing more. I've only ever loved Carmina.
Pilar y yo nos respetamos, nada más. Yo solo he amado a Carmina.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank), nothing more. I've only ever loved Carmina.
Options: We don't write to each other · Pilar and I respect each other · They write to each other
Show answer
Ramón
Pilar and I respect each other, nothing more. I've only ever loved Carmina.
Pilar y yo nos respetamos, nada más. Yo solo he amado a Carmina.
after a preposition we don't write to each other
Ramón
We don't write to each other. She writes, and I reply out of politeness.
No nos escribimos el uno al otro. Ella escribe y yo, por educación, contesto.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank). She writes, and I reply out of politeness.
Options: They write to each other · Pilar and I respect each other · We don't write to each other
Show answer
Ramón
We don't write to each other. She writes, and I reply out of politeness.
No nos escribimos el uno al otro. Ella escribe y yo, por educación, contesto.
the first meeting have they met each other yet?
Nuria
They chat? Have they met each other yet?
¿Y charlan? ¿Ya se conocen en persona?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
They chat? (blank)?
Options: Pilar and I respect each other · Have they met each other yet · They write to each other
Show answer
Nuria
They chat? Have they met each other yet?
¿Y charlan? ¿Ya se conocen en persona?
alone (not each other) Ramón's by himself
Common mistake
Not themselves or them here. Don Ramón and Pilar.
They chat? Have they met each other yet?
¿Y charlan? ¿Ya se conocen en persona?
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| two people, both directions | they write to each other |
|---|---|
| you and the other person | Pilar and I respect each other |
| after a preposition | we don't write to each other |
| the first meeting | have they met each other yet? |
| alone (not each other) | Ramón's by himself |
More lines from the story
- ElenaJavi did it. He's already got a contact: Pilar, a lady with kind eyes.Lo hizo Javi. Ya tiene un contacto: Pilar, una dama con una mirada agradable.
- Ramón...Fourteen....Catorce.