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n5N6U01. Learn about personal pronouns like I, me, you, we and us and do the exercises to practise using them. Level beginner We have both subject pronouns and object pronouns Subject Object I me you you he him she her it it we us you you they them We use subject pronouns as the subject of a verb I like your are is my is is on live in come from London. Be careful! English clauses always have a subject. His father has just retired. > He was a teacher. NOT Was a teacher.I'm waiting for my wife. > She is late. NOT Is late. The imperative, which is used for orders, invitations and requests, is an exception Stop!Go away. Please come to dinner it again, please. If there is no other subject, we use it or there. We call this a dummy subject. We use object pronouns as the object of a verb Can you help me, please? I can see you. She doesn't like him. I saw her in town today. We saw them in town yesterday, but they didn't see us. and after prepositions She is waiting for me. I'll get it for you. Give it to him. Why are you looking at her? Don't take it from us. I'll speak to them. Subject and object pronouns 1 MultipleChoice_MTU4MDc= Subject and object pronouns 2 GapFillTyping_MTU4MDg= he, she and they We use he/him to refer to men, and she/her to refer to women. When we are not sure if we are talking about a man or a woman, we use they/them This is Jack. He's my brother. I don't think you have met is Angela. She's my sister. Have you met her before?You could go to a doctor. They might help to a friend. Ask them to help you. he, she and they 1 GapFillDragAndDrop_MTU4MDk= he, she and they 2 GapFillTyping_MTU4MTY you and they We use you to talk about people in general, including the speaker and the hearer You can buy this book everywhere. = This book is on sale can't park here. = Parking is not allowed here. We use they/them to talk about institutions and organisations They serve good food here. they = the restaurantAsk them for a cheaper ticket. them = the airline especially the government and the authorities They don't let you smoke in here. They are going to increase are building a new motorway. They say itβs going to rain tomorrow. you and they 1 GapFillTyping_MTU4MTc= you and they 2 GapFillTyping_MTU4MTk= it We use it to talk about ourselves on the telephone Hello. It's George. when other people cannot see us It's me. It's Mary. Mary is knocking on the door. We also use it to talk about other people when we point people out for the first time Look. It's Paul McCartney. Who's that? I think it's John's brother. when we cannot see someone and we ask them for their name Hello. Who is it? someone answering the phoneWho is it? someone about to answer the door it MultipleChoice_MTkxMTI Do you need to improve your English grammar? Join thousands of learners from around the world who are improving their English grammar with our online courses.
Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation Downloads Learning Record Mini Phrasebook β and β Complete the sentences. Use contractions where possible. I'm Astrid and he's Herman. We're German. Marie and Cecile are Swiss. 'Irina, are you from Russia?' 'Yes, I am.' 'Are they free? 'Yes, they are.' No, Toyota cars aren't American. Are they your children?