Personal pronouns: subject and object

 

Personal pronouns are used like nouns. They show who we are talking about:

• This is Jane, she is a teacher.
• We like her classes.
• She is funny.

 

Personal pronouns can be subject pronouns or object pronouns.

 

Subject pronouns are used in place of the subject. We use them so we don’t repeat the noun:

• Tom is a student. He studies English.
• Mary lives in France. She likes it.
• Betty is hungry. She wants to eat.

 

Subject pronouns have different forms:

 

	Singular	Plural
1st person	I	We
2nd person	You	You
3rd person	He / She / It	They

• Hi, I am Timothy!
• He needs help.
• They want to go home.

 

Object pronouns are used in place of the object:

• Don’t tell them.
• Look at me.
• I can’t see you.

 

Object pronouns have different forms:

 

	Singular	Plural
1st person	I → Me	We → Us
2nd person	You → You	You → You
3rd person	He → Him She → Her It → It	They → Them

• Henry is chasing a cat. He can’t catch it.
• Where are my parents? Can you see them?
• Ryan is eating pizza. He likes it.