PERSONAL PRONOUNS

📚PERSONAL PRONOUNS📚

📓CONCEPT BASIC 📓

Personal pronouns in English are also known as subject or nominal personal pronouns. They are those that refer to grammatical persons. They are:

I       (ai)

you     (iu)

he      (him)

she      (shi)

 it      (it) 

we     (u)

you        (iu)

them (déi)

•BASIC RULES•

Within personal pronouns, the English language distinguishes between subject pronouns and object pronouns.

Pronouns (in  subject function)	Example
I	I am ill.
You	You are tall.
He	He is handsome.
She	She is pretty.
It (neutral)	It is cold today. .
We	We are tired.
You	You are angry.
They	They are at lthe cinema.

Pronouns (in  object funtion)	Example
Me	Can you help me?
You	I can help you.
Him	Can you see him?
Her	Give it to her.
It	Give it a kick.
Us	Can you see us?
You	I see you.
Them	He can help them.

📗Note: In English there is no formal "you" or "you" form. Therefore the natives of the language have not even conceptualized it as a form here called "formal". It has to be understood, therefore, that the masculine, feminine and neutral form are the same, the only thing that differentiates them is gender.

Also, keep in mind that in English there is only one form for "you" and "you", "you", except in the reflective way that distinguishes between the singular (yourself) and plural (yourselves).

Neuter Form (Neutral form)

The pronouns in English distinguish between masculine (he), feminine (she) and neutral (it).

The personal pronoun "it" is used when we refer to things, animals that we do not know their sex or time (calendar and weather). The plural form of "it" is "they".

Examples:

 Where is it [the book]?

 What time is it? 

 It is raining

Note: "It" is a very important particle in English from which Spanish speakers often forget.

Function

1. The pronoun according to subject

The subject of a sentence is the person or thing that performs the action of the verb. Pronouns are used depending on the subject when the pronoun is the subject of the sentence. This pronoun in English, unlike Spanish, should always appear.

Examples:

 I am ill

Subject = I

 You are tall.

Subject = you

 He is handsome. 

Subject = he

 We are tired

Subject = we

2. The pronoun in function of object

This pronoun is placed after the verb to which it complements or after prepositions such as "for", "to", "with" and "at".

Examples:

 I can help you

Subject = I, Object = you

 Can you see him?

Subject = you, Object = him

He is going to the party with us.

Subject = he, Object = us

It [the letter] is for you.

Subject = it, Object = you

COMPLEMENTATION

📹:I will leave you a video of complementation so that you can better understand this topic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id_wCeVSoOo

Exercises: Personal Pronouns

Q1 of 10

Who is Kate? Kate is my friend. ____ is a teacher. 

 Her 
 He 
 She 
 His 

Q2 of 10

Who is this man? This is Henry. _____ is my boss. 

 His 
 Her 
 He 
 She 

Q3 of 10

Do you know Tom? Yes, I know _____. 

 she 
 he 
 her 
 him 

Q4 of 10

I don't see them. Do _____ see them? 

 you 
 I 
 they 
 me 

Q5 of 10

We are going to the cinema. Do you want to come with _____? 

 we 
 them 
 us 
 you 

Q6 of 10

I love this book! Did you read _____? 

 it 
 he 
 they 
 she 

Q7 of 10

Where are Tom and Kate living? _____ live next to my house. 

 She 
 They 
 He 
 We 

Q8 of 10

Where's the cat? _____ is in the garden. 

 It 
 Its 
 She 
 He 

Q9 of 10

It's Mary's birthday today. I called _____ this morning. 

 she 
 him 
 her 
 it 

Q10 of 10

Amy and John are my new friends. I really like _____. 

 they 
 them 
 him 
 her