English grammar
Go to bed, get up, fall asleep — no myself
Say when you went to bed, got up, or fell asleep.
From the scene I went to bed at eleven
In short
Daily routine verbs need no myself: I went to bed, I got up, I fell asleep, did you shower?
Your turn
Which one goes with get up → negative?
Options: I went to bed at eleven (NOT "went myself") · I fell asleep right away · I didn't get up
Show answer
get up → negative → I didn't get up
How it works
Daily routine verbs need no extra word like myself or yourself.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
I (blank) at nine... very tired.
Options: got up · got up myself · get up
Show answer
I got up at nine... very tired.
Me levanté a las nueve... muy cansado.
Good to know
Say I went to bed, I got up, I fell asleep, did you shower? NOT "I went myself to bed" or "shower yourself".
go to bed → went I went to bed at eleven (NOT "went myself")
Ramón
I went to bed at eleven, as always.
Me acosté a las once, como siempre.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank), as always.
Options: I fell asleep right away · I went to bed at eleven · I didn't get up
Show answer
Ramón
I went to bed at eleven, as always.
Me acosté a las once, como siempre.
get up → negative I didn't get up
Ramón
No, I didn't get up. I fell asleep right away.
No, no me levanté. Me dormí enseguida.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
No, (blank). I fell asleep right away.
Options: I went to bed at eleven · Did you shower · I didn't get up
Show answer
Ramón
No, I didn't get up. I fell asleep right away.
No, no me levanté. Me dormí enseguida.
fall asleep → fell I fell asleep right away
Ramón
No, I didn't get up. I fell asleep right away.
No, no me levanté. Me dormí enseguida.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
No, I didn't get up. (blank).
Options: I went to bed at eleven · Did you shower · I fell asleep right away
Show answer
Ramón
No, I didn't get up. I fell asleep right away.
No, no me levanté. Me dormí enseguida.
shower → question Did you shower? (NOT "shower yourself")
Elena
And did you shower before going to bed?
¿Y se duchó antes de acostarse?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
And (blank) before going to bed?
Options: I went to bed at eleven · I didn't get up · did you shower
Show answer
Elena
And did you shower before going to bed?
¿Y se duchó antes de acostarse?
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
| go to bed → went | I went to bed at eleven (NOT "went myself") |
|---|---|
| get up → negative | I didn't get up |
| fall asleep → fell | I fell asleep right away |
| shower → question | Did you shower? (NOT "shower yourself") |
More lines from the story
- RamónI got up at nine... very tired.Me levanté a las nueve... muy cansado.
- RamónWell, yes. Sleeping makes me very tired.Pues sí. Dormir me cansa mucho.
- ElenaDon Ramón, what time did you go to bed last night?Don Ramón, ¿a qué hora se acostó anoche?