personal pronouns
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PERSONAL PRONOUNS PERSONAL PRONOUNS and POSSESSIVESand POSSESSIVES
Elementary
In English, as in Spanish, we have different types of personal pronouns:◦I am Italian.
Yo soy español.
◦She gave me a new pencil. Ella me dio un lapicero nuevo.
◦Whose is this car? It is mine. ¿De quien es este coche? (El) Es mio.
So, we are going to have a look at them by types.
PERSONAL PRONOUNS: SubjectPERSONAL PRONOUNS: Subject
These pronouns always act as the SUBJECT of the sentence, so they will be at the beginning, before the verb.
PERSONAL PRONOUNS: Subject
I Yo
You Tu
He El
She Ella
It Ello
We Nosotros
You Vosotros
They Ellos
PERSONAL PRONOUNS: ObjectPERSONAL PRONOUNS: Object
These pronouns always act as the COMPLEMENT of the sentence, so they will usually be after the verb.
PERSONAL PRONOUNS: Object
Me Me
You Te
Him Se
Her Se
It Se
Us Nos
You Os
Them Se
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVESPOSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
These adjectives always express possession and they need a noun after them.
POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
My Mi
Your Tu
His Su
Her Su
Its Su
Our Nuestro
Your Vuestro
Their Su
POSSESSIVE PRONOUNSPOSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
These pronouns always express possession but they don’t need a noun after them.
POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
Mine Mio
Yours Tuyo
His Suyo
Hers Suyo
Its Suyo
Ours Nuestro
Yours Vuestro
Theirs Suyo
LET’S PRACTICELET’S PRACTICE
Can you find the subject personal Can you find the subject personal pronouns?pronouns?My house is very big and beautiful. We live
there since 1990. My parents love it, but my sister doesn’t like it at all. She always says that our house is too big for us. She has a boyfriend, he works in a bank and next year, she is going to live with him in Bath. It is a beautiful city in the south of England. It is her favourite city.
But mine is London, because it is bigger and there are a lot of things to do in its streets.
My house is very big and beautiful. We live there since 1990. My parents love it, but my sister doesn’t like it at all. She always says that our house is too big for us. She has a boyfriend, he works in a bank and next year, she is going to live with him in Bath. It is a beautiful city in the south of England. It is her favourite city.
But mine is London, because it is bigger and there are a lot of things to do in its streets.
And what about object personal And what about object personal pronouns?pronouns?My house is very big and beautiful. We live
there since 1990. My parents love it, but my sister doesn’t like it at all. She always says that our house is too big for us. She has a boyfriend, he works in a bank and next year, she is going to live with him in Bath. It is a beautiful city in the south of England. It is her favourite city.
But mine is London, because it is bigger and there are a lot of things to do in its streets.
My house is very big and beautiful. We live there since 1990. My parents love it, but my sister doesn’t like it at all. She always says that our house is too big for us. She has a boyfriend, he works in a bank and next year, she is going to live with him in Bath. It is a beautiful city in the south of England. It is her favourite city.
But mine is London, because it is bigger and there are a lot of things to do in its streets.
And possessive adjectives?And possessive adjectives?
My house is very big and beautiful. We live there since 1990. My parents love it, but my sister doesn’t like it at all. She always says that our house is too big for us. She has a boyfriend, he works in a bank and next year, she is going to live with him in Bath. It is a beautiful city in the south of England. It is her favourite city.
But mine is London, because it is bigger and there are a lot of things to do in its streets.
My house is very big and beautiful. We live there since 1990. My parents love it, but my sister doesn’t like it at all. She always says that our house is too big for us. She has a boyfriend, he works in a bank and next year, she is going to live with him in Bath. It is a beautiful city in the south of England. It is her favourite city.
But mine is London, because it is bigger and there are a lot of things to do in its streets.
Finally, let’s look for possessive Finally, let’s look for possessive pronouns?pronouns?
My house is very big and beautiful. We live there since 1990. My parents love it, but my sister doesn’t like it at all. She always says that our house is too big for us. She has a boyfriend, he works in a bank and next year, she is going to live with him in Bath. It is a beautiful city in the south of England. It is her favourite city.
But mine is London, because it is bigger and there are a lot of things to do in its streets.
My house is very big and beautiful. We live there since 1990. My parents love it, but my sister doesn’t like it at all. She always says that our house is too big for us. She has a boyfriend, he works in a bank and next year, she is going to live with him in Bath. It is a beautiful city in the south of England. It is her favourite city.
But mine is London, because it is bigger and there are a lot of things to do in its streets.