UNIT 3 Pronouns 2020

English Grammar I Unit Three: The use of pronouns 1
Second Semester - 2020

M.Sc. Lic. Giovanna Barrero O.
UNIT THREE
THE USE OF PRONOUNS
The classic grammar presentation of use “Personal Pronouns”

The following chart is one of the most common and complete chart for personal pronouns:
Personal pronouns Possessive pronouns Reflexive

pronouns
Subject Object Possessive Possessive Reflexive
Pronouns Pronouns Adjectives pronouns Pronouns
Singular I Me My Mine Myself
nouns You You Your Yours Yourself
He Him His His Himself
She Her Her Hers Herself
It It Its …. Itself
One One One’s …. Oneself
Plural We Us Our Ours Ourselves
nouns You You Your Yours Yourselves
They Them Their Theirs Themselves
A PRONOUN REPLACES A NOUN, NOUNS or a NOUN PHRASE. A pronoun can be used in place of
a noun or nouns to avoid repetition.
John arrived late last night. (Jhon) He had a sad journey.
She does her homework herself
We want to know who is there!!
My friend and her brother like to ski. They ski whenever they can
 A pronoun is used FOR REPLACING a Noun:

I’ve got a red car and Mike’s got a brown one
I love dancing Salsa. I really like it
Yesterday, we met our new professor. She is from Canada.
 A pronoun is used FOR REPLACING a Noun Phrase

My cousin Nelly arrived late. She had a long journey.
My colleagues never arrive. They may be forgot our meeting.
 A pronoun is used for Replacing several noun phrases

Is anyone home? ( Anyone includes boys, girls, men, women, etc.)
 A pronoun is used for Replacing to some unspecified aspect of the situation surrounding
the speaker or writer
Look at that! ( pointing) It is going to be a lovely day!
TYPES OF PRONOUNS There are different kinds of pronouns, that is why we will classify them into
9 TYPES OF PRONOUNS
1.- Subject pronouns: I, you, he, we….. 5.- Reciprocal pronouns: each other, one
2.- Object pronouns: me, him, them….. another
3.- Possessive pronouns: mine, yours….. 6.- Indefinite pronouns: someone……
4.- Reflexive pronouns : myself, himself… 7.- Demonstrative pronouns: This, that, those…..
8.- Interrogative pronouns: Who(m), which …..
9.- Relative pronouns: that, which…..
IN A SENTENCE THE POSITION OF A PRONOUN

IS VERY IMPORTANT!!!!
My father works hard. He works in a factory

My sister is older than me. She is forty five.
SUBJECT PRONOUN + VERB
David and I are playing football. We like sports
I have a dog. It is called Lucky!/She is called Lucky
Jim and Jeff are my brothers. They are older than I am
My family and I live in a big city.
SPECIAL USES OF PRONOUN “IT”
 The pronoun it can be used to refer to general conditions such as: weather, time,
expressions of time and expressions of measurement, e.g.:
It is raining. It is seven o’clock
It has been a wet summer. It is fifteen miles to London
It is seven o'clock. It is a very long way to the Thames River
It is interesting ! it is really nice !
It is hot it was good/ ok It was cold
 The pronoun IT is useful when the subject of a sentence is AN INFINITIVE, so we prefer start
the sentence with pronoun IT.
IT + VERB TO BE + ADJECTIVE + INFINITIVE VERB
It is nice to be with you 

It is hard to live with this salary! It is possible to go by bicycle
It is impossible to live without you! It is important to book in advance
It is complicated what you say! Is it true that your father is ill?
It is surprising how many students quit my class!
What you say what we study What I know

What you feel what we studied what I knew
What you study what we have studied
It is complicated to understand what you mean
What you want
What she needs
What we wish from our students is full of participation
What I explained you
 They pronoun IT can also be used in idiomatic expressions, phrases or slangs, e.g.:
IT + VERB TO BE + ADJECTIVE + NOUN

Are you 5 ……?
It is a beautiful day! It is an expensive restaurant!

It is a small museum but really interesting It is a long story about …………..
It is a dirty restaurant It is a cold house
It is a quiet village It is a pretty garden
It would be a good idea to attend the meeting.

It is not necessary to buy tickets in advance
Never give you up!!!, just do it!
It will be easy to find the right pair of boots for you!
It is clever of you to think of that
It is a deal!
It is true / It is false
It is none of your business!
SPECIAL USES OF PRONOUN ‘ONE’ / ONES

Pronoun ONE or ONES help you to SUBSTITUTE A NOUN OR NOUNS and so you AVOID
REPETITION
 One can be used as a pronoun - ONE + VERB ( One can be use for making
generalisations
One cannot do the work of twenty
One should give himself/herself a holiday from time to time
One has to think of the practical side of things.
This scene makes one realizes how this community
has suffered a lot during corona virus
One never knows
One should not use mobile phones when you are driving a car or when you are walking on
the streets
One must study hard to approve this subject
 ONE is used for singular countable nouns and ONES for Plural countable nouns
- I've bought these two lipsticks.

- Me he comprado estos dos pintalabios.
- I like both but the purple one is gorgeous.

- Me gustan los dos, pero el morado es precioso.
- Whose are these socks?- ¿De quién son estos calcetines
?
- The big ones are mine.
- Los grandes son míos.
2. ¿Cómo se utilizan one y ones?

Estas partículas se utilizan siguiendo unas estructuras concretas:
WHICH ONE (cuál)
Which one do you want? (apple)

¿Cuál quieres? (manzana)
WHICH ONES (cuáles)
Which ones do you want? (apples)

¿Cuáles quieres? (manzanas)I PREFER THE GREEN ONES
THIS / THAT ONE (este / ese)
This one is blue and that one is red. (teddy bear)

Este es azul y aquel es rojo. (osito de peluche)
THESE / THOSE ONES (estos / esos)
These ones are blue and those ones are red. (teddy bears)
Estos son azules y aquellos son rojos. (ositos de peluche)
THE ONE (el)
The one on the left is more expensive. (dress)

El de la izquierda es más caro. (vestido)
THE ONES (los)
The ones on the right are more expensive. (shoes)

Los de la derecha son más caros. (zapatos)
THE + ADJECTIVE + ONE
One can be used AFTER AN ADJECTIVE THE TALL ONE A SMALL ONE
Giovi likes men, but she prefers the tall ONE/ ONES
The big one is a Dane and the small one is a Puli. (dog)
El grande es un Danés y el pequeño un Puli. (perro)
THE + ADJECTIVE + ONES
Which gloves do you like best, the white ones or the red ones?
¿Qué guantes te gustan más, los blancos o los rojos?
A/AN + ADJECTIVE + ONE
His car is very old. He needs a new one.

Su coche es muy viejo. Necesita uno nuevo.
SOME + ADJECTIVE + ONES
If you want tomatoes, I have some very good ones.

Si quiere tomates tengo unos de muy buenos.
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 You can use ADJ + one , ADJ. + ONES
………. tall one
…………. the red one, blue one
………….. short one
………….. small one
…………...A new one/ new ones
…………. a faster one
a bigger one / bigger ones
 You can use ONE after The  The one, the ones
………….. the one on the left
…………… the one you like
…………… the ones you prefer
…………… the ones you understood
 You can use ONE after WHICH  Which one, which ones
 You can use ONE after THIS, THAT, THESE , THOSE
…………….. this one
………………that one
……………… these ones
……………… THOSE ONES
SUMMARY
SINGULAR PLURAL
Which one? Which ones?
This / that one These / those ones
The one YOU LIKE The ones YOU PREFER
The + adjective + one The + adjective + ones
A/an + adjective + one Some + adjective + ones
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Ver explicación one, ones
Choose the correct answer, using one or ones:

(Elige la respuesta correcta utilizando one o ones)
1. Which shoes do you want? (brown)
The brown , please.
2. Which ring does she want? (gold)

The gold .
3. Which bag are you going to buy? (leather)

The leather .
4. Which cakes do you like best? (cream)

(The) cream .
5. What book are you reading? (French)

A French .
6. Which trousers do you prefer? (grey)

The grey .
7. Which biscuits does he like? (chocolate)

(The) chocolate .
8. What kind of cars do you like? (fast)

Fast .
9. This bag is very old. I need a new .

10. Small pineapples are sweeter than big .
11. The new smartphones are much faster than the old .
12. Which is your car, the black or the white ?
13. She needs new shoes, the old are too small.
14. If you buy two bottles of water, you get a third free.
15. These dresses are expensive. Are there any cheap ?
16. Jack has three pens – a red and two green .
17. I would like to have a cupcake – the red looks great.
18. I would like to have some cupcakes – the green look great.
ORAL AND WRITTEN ACTIVITIES
1.- Translate these expressions from English into Spanish by using ONE or ONES.
1.- What color cardigans do you want to see? Blue ones, please
2.- I’ve lost my jacket. It is a Black one. It is a new one
3.- What kind of juice is that? An unsweetened one!
4.- Which glasses do I use? The big ones
5.- What sort of boyfriend do you want to have? A romantic one
6.- That is my mobile phone! Which one! This one? Or that one?
7.- I think I will pick this one
8.- I really like the chocolate ones
9.- The ones with chocolate have cream fillings
10.- Are these the ones you want?
11.- One hope that tourism service be clear and ordered
12.-One of every ten women felt some days bullying at work or home
13.- She is one of those people who always smile
14.- Could I have a bigger one, please?
15.- What sort of Ice cream do you want? A big one!!! A big ONE with cream!
16.- Which hotel dis you stay at? The one near the Bus station (el que está cerca de la terminal)
17.- I don’t like the black shirt , but I like the red one (………….la roja)
18.- This cup is dirty, Can I have a clean one? (me das una limpia?)
19.- This biscuit was nice. I am going to have another one! (…….. otro)
20.- Look at these pairs of jeans!!! These ones are perfect for me!
2.- Translate these expressions from Spanish into English by using Pronouns correctly
1.- Estas naranjas estan dulces, quieres una?
2.- Dame las llaves!. Cuáles?
3.- no me gusta la camisa amarilla. Prefiero la negra!
4.- Me gustan estas rosas! Cuáles? Las blancas o las rojas? Which ones The White ones or the red
ones
5.- Qué libro quieres? El que estas en la mesa? No, el grande, el que está en la silla! Por favor
6.- Esta lloviendo!
7.- Hace frio. Hace calor y algunas veces hace sol!
8.- Esta nublado
9.- Hace buen dia
10.- Es hora de ir al cine!
11.- En Diciembre nevó e hizo frio
12- Hace sol y calor, es agradable estas aquí!!
13.- Qué día es mañana? Es viernes
14.- A que distancia está desde aqui la playa? No está muy lejos Señora.
15.- Es un trato!!!
3.- Complete these phrases using “A/AN …………. ONE” with the following words: CLEAN, BETTER,
BIG, DIFFERENT, NEW and OLD
1.- This cup is dirty. Can I have a ……………… one?
2.- I am going to sell my car and then I am going to buy …………………………………….one.
3.- That is not a very good photograph, but this is ……………………………………………
4.- this box is too small. I need …………………………………..
5.- I want today’s newspaper. This is ………………………………
6.- Why do we always go to the same restaurant. Let’s go to ………………………
2.- THE USE OF OBJECT PRONOUNS
VERB + OBJECT PRONOUN

Kiss me!! Do you love me? I love you!
The object of a verb RECEIVES THE ACTION OF THE VERB
 Personal pronouns are used for a subject and object cases
PERSONAL PRONOUNS OBJECT PRONOUNS Translation

Subjective Case Objective Case
I Me
You You
He Him
She Her
It It
We Us
They Them
I know Anny. Anny knows ME We know James. James knows US

They like Professor Jeffrey . I know they love HIM
In English, an Object pronoun is written AFTER THE VERB, for example:

Anny Knows HIM, but in Spanish you translate different Anny LO conoce
Sally e-mailed ME!!! We don’t understand them!

I wanted to find YOU/ HIM/ HER and go to the The Merchant offered HIM a good deal
movies with you My mother is kind. Everybody likes HER
The parents sent HIM to school Lisa I told YOU to clean your bedroom!!!
The father sent HER to practice Sharon and Jenny! Dad is waiting for YOU! Pick
This man sees ME a lot! up your toys and put THEM away!
Did you see HIM? When your son won the prize, we
Take the tickets to THEM congratulated HIM .
Please, sit with ME
THREE POSITIONS FOR AN OBJECT PRONOUN
1.- In a DIRECT OBJECT position

Have you met Marilyn? I’ve never met her
We checked English Grammar . I didn’t like it
2. In an INDIRECT OBJECT position
If you see Jim, give him my regards
Please, show me the results!
3. OBJECT OF PREPOSITION
I really feel sorry for them
We are waiting for you
Sorry but I didn’t vote for her
FIRST POSITION: OBJECT PRONOUNS USED IN A DIRECT OBJECT POSITION

When an object pronoun is the direct object of a verb (answer to questions What? Or Who?, and
IT IS INMEDIATELY AFTER A TRANSITIVE THE VERB since it is the object position
Subject + Verb + Direct Object (Object pronoun)
They need ME. We like YOU .

They understand HIM . I wanted her to help THEM.
We mended IT yesterday. I haven’t seen HER today.
I saw HIM last night Tom likes THEM
Please, tell US what to do Please, call ME
We loved HER He loves ME
Good bye girls! I will call YOU later I love YOU! You love ME?
SECOND POSITION: OBJECT PRONOUNS USED IN AN INDIRECT OBJECT POSITION

Object pronouns can be indirect objects of a SENTENCE when we build up a sample :
Subject + verb + indirect object (object pronoun) + direct object
A man gave him the car. I showed them my birthday photos

I.O. D.O. I.O. D.O.
Sulma sent an e-mail to John. Sulma sent HIM an e-mail

The children asked Simon if he would give THEM some money for the party.
Send US a card so we will know where you are
We ask HER /HIM /YOU/ THEM about your family.
Indirect Object + Direct object Direct object + Indirect Object

Could you please GIVE ME the TV guide? Could you please GIVE the TV guide TO ME?
I GAVE YOU the TV guide I GAVE IT TO YOU
Did Ken GIVE HER the book? Did Ken GIVE the book TO HER?
No, she GAVE HIM the book? No, she GAVE IT TO HIM
Did Pam and Lucy SHOW YOU the pictures? Did Pam and Lucy SHOW the pictures TO
YOU?
Yes, they SHOWED US the pictures Yes, they showed THEM TO US
We SHOWED THEM some pictures, too. We showed some pictures TO THEM, too
I want that book. Please give IT TO ME …………………. Poor favor dámelo

I want those mobile phones. Please give THEM TO ME ………….. por favor dámelos
Diane doesn’t like this t-shirt. She never wears IT …………… Nunca se la pone
I don’t like sausages. I never eat THEM …………… Nunca me las como
Carlos wants to drive my car. He never drives IT …………… nunca lo maneja
There is a list of verbs which can be used with transitive and/or

intransitive verbs and write sentences using Object Pronouns too:
ASK, BRING, BUY, GIVE, LEND, MAIL, MAKE, OFFER, PLAY, PROMISE,
READ, RENT, SEND, SHOW, TEACH, TELL, THROW, LEAVE, PAY,
EXPLAIN, INTRODUCE, SELL, CONFESS, DESCRIBE, SEE, CALL, LOVE
THIRD POSITION: OBJECT PRONOUN USED AS OBJECT OF A PREPOSITION

Object pronouns me, him, her, us, them can be used as objects of a preposition, BECAUSE THE
OBJECT PRONOUNS IS AFTER A PREPOSITION
Subject + verb + preposition + object pronoun
Please, give the book to me. We have heard a great deal about you.
I need to talk with him They went with him.
I bought a present for her. The cake was made by us.
Here is a letter from them. I have written to her
Look at them They are waiting for us
***It is important o remember or review verbs that have a specific verb, for example:
Look at + him/her/s/them
Feel sorry for + him/her/them/you
Take care of + him/her/them/
SPECIAL USES OF OBJECT PRONOUNS
 We can use object pronouns after THAN and AS in comparison:

I am older than him (informal) I am older than he is ( more formal)
She is not as tall as me (informal) She is not as tall as I am (more formal)
She is taller than me
Giovanna teaches better than her
 We can use object pronouns after the verb TO BE:

Who’s there? It is me
Who wants to participate? Me (formal)  I want to participate (more formal)
 When you have short answers, the object pronoun can be alone
Who spilt coffee all over the table? Me sorry (informal) It was me. (more formal)
 We can use object pronouns when we use a pronoun alone in an answer:

Who has got my book? ‘me’ but NOT ‘I’
Me , I got your book
 Object pronouns can be used in exclamations
He has got to repay the money. Poor him!
They lost all their belonging during the flood. Poor them!
She has been promoted in her office. Lucky her!
Use the following verbs + object pronouns

ORAL AND WRITTEN ACTIVITES

1.- Complete this story using correct Subject pronouns or object pronouns (10)
My friend Mary wanted to go to the Volleyball game on Friday, so I went to the game with ……1…..
because we love volleyball a lot. That is why ……she….. and ……2………. We to the volleyball match
When we arrived to the match, ……3…….. saw Marie’s brother at the game, so ……4…. sat with
……5…….. We looked for you, but we did not see ……6……..
Our Team hit the ball a lot, but the other team did not hit ……7….... very much. We like the players
on our team, so we cheered for ……8……..
Would you like to go to the next game with …..9…….? Maybe Marie can go with ……10…. Too.
2.- Make a circle on the correct pronoun and say why you choose it. (10)
1. Nick invited I/me to go to dinner with he/him.
2. I/me don’t understand what you/your said before.
3. Who said that? It was she/her
4. Okay, so tell we/us your address
5. I don’t think they/them will be here today
6. Ask she/her why she/her is crying
7. What shall I do with these letters? Just put the/it/them on the table.
8. Would you like tickets for the concert? How much do them/ they cost?
9. We/us met Sally yesterday afternoon. She/her came to the cinema with we/us.
10. I phoned Sarah last night and gave her/ she the message
3.- Put the appropriate pronoun for these sentences and say WHY (10)
1. There is no need to shout!. I can hear you/your ……1…… well
2. You and I work well together. ……2……… are a very good team!
3. We have got a bit of problem. Could …3…… help……4…, please?
4. This is a good photo, isn’t …5...? …6… is Jessica in …7….? Yes, ……8….. is next to Andrew.
5. Who is that woman? Why are you looking at …9…..?
6. Is this Vicky’s bag? No ……10….. didn’t bring one. It can’t belong to ……11…….
7. We/us……12…… met Sally yesterday afternoon. She/her ……13……came to the cinema with
we/us……14…..
8. I phoned Sarah last night and gave her/ she……15…… the professor’s message
9. My brother is older than I/me……16………, but he/him ……17…….is not as tall as I/me…18……
10. Who wants a cup of coffee? I/me………19…….
11. My sister has a new job, but she does not like ……20…… very much
4.- Write the correct object pronoun (10)

1. The talk - show asked (her/ to her) ……………….. a complicated question
2. She didn’t give (him/to him) ……………………. an answer
3. The professor gave (you/to you) …………….a giant homework
4. The news reporter told (us/ to us) ……………………. a great story about “Bolivian women”
5. He showed the newspaper (me/ to me) ……………………
6. I don’t know those girls. Do you know ……………….?
7. I don’t know Freddy’s wife. Do you know …………..?
8. I don’t know those students. Do you know ………….?
9. I want to see him, but ………… doesn’t want to see …….
10. We want to see them, but …………… don’t want to see …………
5.- Translate these sentences from English into Spanish (10)

1. I am going to call you tomorrow.
2. He calls her, but she does not call him.
3. You know him, but you do not know her.
4. If I give it the book to you, you give it to them.
5. If they give it the backpack to you, you give it to me.

6. If you but it the dictionary, give it to us.
7. I recommend them these vitamins to you all
8. If you break it the bottle, you will pay for it.
9. Help me; do not help them.
10. I see her in the market
6.- Now, write 15 sentences using object pronouns : (15)

ADMIRE , ADVICE, ALLOW, BUY, BELIEVE , BLAME , CAUSE, CALL,
DEMAND , DESCRIBE, FORBID, GIVE , GET, HATE, HELP, HUG,
INVITE, KISS, LIKE, LOVE, NEED, PERMIT, PROMISE, REMIND,
REQUIRE, TEACH, TELL, WANT, WARN, WISH, TELL, RENT,ETC.
7.- Select the appropriate pronoun for these sentences and say WHY grammatically (15)
1. Have you seen Simon today? Yes, I/me ……1…..saw he/him ……2…….this morning. He/him
……3…….was going to the swimming pool.
2. What did those people want? They/them ……4..….asked I/me ……5…to help they/them……6…...
3. Help .....7..... to prepare for my exam please.
4. Your dog keeps jumping up at me; please tell ....8....... to stop.
5. Give ....9.... some advice please; we are so worried.
6. The police are patrolling the town centre. Have you seen ...10....?
7. Dave is very thirsty. Would you give ....11.... something to drink please?
8. Albert says he knows ....12...., because he met .....13.... at your party last week. My brother is older
than I/me…14..., but he/him ……15…is not as tall as I/me.
9. Who wants a cup of coffee? I/me……16.…
10. They want to see her/she…17…., but she/her …18……doesn’t want to see they/ them……19……
11. He wants to see you, but ………20….. don’t want to see ……21……..
12. I want those books. Please, give ……22…….to ………23……..
13. He wants the key. Please, give ……24………to ………25…….
14. She wants those five keys. Please, give……26……….to ……27………
15. they want the money. Please give ………28…….to ……29…………
16. Professor Giovanna ordered the English grammar class to do this practices, otherwise we will not
defend ………30…… next class!!
8.- Translate these sentences from English into Spanish or viceversa (20)
1. She sends him a telegram
2. Luisa Loves him madly
3. We hear you well
4. You give him a kiss
5. His friends invite him to the party
6. I know him very well
7. Carlos tells him a secret
8. I look at you in the office, but you did not see me!
9. Doctor Wigren talked to you on the phone
10. Please, give him the money!
11. Mis amigos le piden un favor
12. Tu y yo lo/le encontraremos allá
13. El despertador los/les despertará a las 6 de la mañana
14. Yo no los/les entiendo a veces
15. Yo los/les odio
16. Este es mi celular, por favor dámelo
17. A Margaret no le cae Mariano. No quiere salir con él
18. No tenemos la dirección de Janeth. No nos la dió
19. Juan necesita mucho dinero, pero eso se lo di.
20. Donde está mi Celular? Yo se lo di a Mateo.
THE USE OF POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

Subject Possessive Adjectives Possessive pronouns
pronouns MY + NOUN(S) VERB + MINE “S”
I It is MY money/job It is MINE
You It is YOUR money/friend It is YOURS
He It is HIS job/hands It is HIS
She It is HER money/friends It is HERS
It It is ITS money /job(s) ******
We It is OUR money/houses It is OURS
You It is YOUR money/car(s) Is is YOURS
They It is THEIR money/room It is THEIRS
This is my/your/his/her My/Her/our favorite His/ my/ Our/ their

Saturday’s work actors American friends
 Possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns both show POSSESSION, BUT THEY ARE PLACED IN
A DIFFERENT PLACE IN YOUR SENTENCE
My bicycle is new.
Does your uncle play hockey?
His answer was correct.
Her father is not here.
The tree has lost two of its branches POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
He is our friend. + NOUN(S)
Their house is one block from the school.
Our English grammar students
 Before you begin studying possessive pronouns, it is important you have to emphasize its
exact POSITION in a sentence.
I mine This car belongs to me. It’s mine.
You yours Does this car belong to you? Is it yours?
He his This car belongs to him. It’s his.
She hers This car does not belong to her It isn’t hers.
This is mine. Hers is on the table
It (does not have possessive pronoun)
We ours This car belongs to us. It’s ours.
You ours Does this car belong to you two? Is it yours?
They theirs This car belongs to them. It is theirs.
 Possessive pronouns are often used to contrast two things

Sarah’s house is much larger than ours.
Her parents were in Malaya, and so were mine
Is that coffee yours or mine?
It was his fault, not theirs.
 We use the question word Whose to ask who something belongs to. There are (two ways to ask
the same question.
Whose car is this? Who does this car belong to?
Whose is this car? Who does this car belong to?
 Mine, ours, yours, theirs, hers don’t have a noun after, neither they are followed by THE
These books are mine, but this newspaper is yours.
I did not have an umbrella, so Ann gave me hers.
It is their problem, not ours. Is that their car? No, theirs is green
THE USE OF DOUBLE POSSESSIVE

It is easy to recognize them since they are formed by the use of a possessive pronoun followed by the
preposition OF.
 In English we say A FRIEND OF MINE, a friend OF HIS/HERS, some friends OF YOURS/ OF THEIRS/
OF OURS, for example:
I went out to meet a friend of mine
Are those people friend of yours
These are my children. These children are mine
These are my things. These are mine
 They answer the question WHOSE? .
This is MY coat. YOURS is the one you will find in the living room
My father/my mother is a lawyer. MINE is a doctor.
ORAL AND WRITTEN ACTIVITIES

1.- Complete these phrases with Possessive adjectives (10)
1. Do you like ……………. Job?
2. Does your father like …………….. job?
3. Sally is married………….. husband works in a bank
4. I know Mr. Watson, but I don’t know ………wife
5. Put on …….….coat when you go out. It is very cold
6. ………….. favorite sport is Volleyball , I play a lot in summer and on holidays.
7. My sister plays Volleyball too, but …… favorite sport is Tennis.
8. We are staying at a very nice Hotel. …… room is very comfortable
9. Mr. and Mrs. Baker live in London but ………. Son lives in Australia
10. Thank you for ……….. letter. It was good to hear from you again
11. We are going to invite all …………… friends to the party
12. John is a University professor but ……………. Sister is a doctor.
13. Do you think that most people are happy in …….. jobs?
14. I gave the money to my mother and she put it in ………….. bag.
15. I often see that man but I don’t know ……………. Name!
16. They have got two children but I don’t remember ……….. names
17. The company has offices in many places but ……….. Head office is in New York
18. Yesterday, I saw Liz with ……. Husband Philip
19. Three weeks ago, I saw and and Ted with …………. Children at the cinema.
20. Look over there, it is George with ……… new girlfriend Caroline
2.- Complete the phrases by using “Possessive Pronouns”(20)
1. It is your money. It’s ………………. 2. It is my bag. It’s …………
3. It is our car. It’s ……………………… 4. They are her shoes. They’re ………
5.It is their house. ………………… 6. They are your books………………
7. They are my glasses …………………. 8. It is my coat……………………….
9. I can’t find my pen. Could you lend me ………..
10. He was an old friend of ……………
11. A student of ………. has just been to see me.
12 . William Shakespeare? I’ve just read an essay of …
13.- I went to the cinema with a friend of …………..
14. They went on holiday with some friends of ……
15.- She is going out with a friend of …………
16.- We had dinner with some …………………..
17.- I played Volleyball with a friend of ………….
18 Do you know that man? Is he a friend of …………?
19.- he is going to meet a friend of …………….
20 Are those people friends of…………………?
3.- Choose the correct Pronoun from number 1 to number 10. Then translate the following
sentences into English. (20)
1. Is this your/yours book?

2. It is their/theirs problem, not our/ours
3. Are these your/yours shoes
4. Is this camera your/yours?
5. My/mine room is bigger than her/hers, but her/hers is nicer.
6. They have got two children, but I don’t know their/theirs names.
7. That is not my/mine umbrella. My/mine is yellow
8. Alfred and Henry are in ............... car.
9. Gertrude is cleaning ............... teeth.
10. Tom is drinking ............... drink.
11. Te lavaste tus dientes (clean up)
12. Se cayó y se rompió la pierna (Fall) (Break)
13. Por favor quítese el abrigo (take off)
14. Perdimos tus llaves, lo sentimos mucho
15. Vi a Clara y a su hermano el Lunes!
16. Nuestra casa no esta lejos de la Terminal
17. Estuvimos con John y su esposa
18. Puede darme su pasaporte?
19. A menudo veo a tu padre, pero no conocemos su nombre
20. AYER me encontré con tus amigos en la disco!
4.- THE USE OF REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS
DEFINITION OF REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

Reflexive pronouns are often used to the noun or pronoun that is the subject of the verb. That is why,
we use a reflexive pronoun when the subject of the sentence and the object are the same person that is
why we call them Reflexive pronouns. IN OTHER WORDS, REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS ARE WORDS THAT
REFER TO THE NOUN OR PRONOUN THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF THE VERB, for example:
Subjective
Reflexive Pronoun
Pronoun
I Myself
You Yourself
He Himself
She Herself
It Itself
We Ourselves
You Yourselves
They Themselves
I looked myself in the mirror for a long time.

Annie hurted herself when she fell over.
I washed myself thoroughly before putting on
clean clothes. Did you hurt yourself?
I burnt myself cooking the dinner

I burnt cooking the dinner myself.
Look at yourself!
My father built this computer HIMSELF
It is incorrect if we say I saw me

in the mirror.!!
My brother built t
Be careful with the knife. You will cut yourself !!!

John was looking at himself in the mirror
Kate has hurt herself
Our cat washes itself after every meal
Bears like to rub themselves against a tree!
Have yourselves a good time!
Come in! Children and find yourselves a seat
Baby birds are too young to look after themselves
He bought himself a god watch!
Anny blamed herself for the accident
Julia had a great holiday. She really enjoyed herself
Do you talk to yourself sometimes?
LIST OF REFLEXIVE VERBS

 In English, there ARE NOT TOO MANY VEBRS which accept a reflexive pronoun. That is why, the
most common reflexive verbs are:
amuse oneself/ yourself give yourself (something)
be angry at oneself/yourself help yourself
be ashamed of oneself hurt yourself
be proud of oneself/ yourself introduce yourself
behave oneself/ yourself kill yourself
believe in oneself/yourself laugh at yourself
blame yourself Live by oneself
burn yourself look after yourself
control yourself make yourself (a cup of tea, etc.)
cut yourself pinch yourself
defend yourself promise yourself
dry yourself Take care of yourself
enjoy yourself talk to yourself
feel sorry for yourself teach yourself
feel proud oneself Tell yourself
find oneself/yourself wish yourself (luck)
work for yourself
ENGLISH VERBS THAT DO NOT ACCEPT A REFLEXIVE PRONOUN
 Note that the following verbs aren’t normally reflexive in English:

To change (your clothes) to dress to wake up
to go to bed to shave to wash
to stand up to sit down to lie down
to relax to rest to feel tired
to feel bored to concentrate to sleep
to make sick to go to put
to remove to dress
In Spanish we say ME COCINO……. ME HAGO COMIDA….. ME PLANCHO…… Is it correct???

I feel fine  NOT feel myself fine
I must try to relax  NOT …….. relax myself
I can’t concentrate  NOT …….. concentrate myself
THE USE OF REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

 Reflexive pronouns are used as objects of a verb when the action of the verb returns to the doer,
i.e. when the subject and object area the same person.
I cut myself He shaved himself
It is not always easy to amuse oneself on holiday.
Tommy and Ann blamed themselves for the accident.
 The emphatic reflexive pronouns can immediately follow a noun or pronoun. In other words, when
you want to emphasize a personal pronoun you have to say
Personal pronouns + reflexive pronoun
Yes, I myself faxed the report to him
Yes, she herself saw what happened in the accident. The film itself was unbelievable
 The emphatic reflexive pronoun can also be placed at the end of a sentence.
I faxed the report to him myself. The building is all right. I think myself.
You can not do that yourself
 The expression by myself, by yourself means “alone” or “without help”
I don’t live by myself. I share a flat with two friends

I can’t move this table by myself. It is too heavy
 We sometimes use Reflexive pronouns, that means:
adjective + preposition + reflexive pronoun
be angry with yourself be pleased with yourself
be ashamed of herself be proud of himself
to be sorry for ourselves be responsible for yourself.
 We don’t normally use reflexive pronouns to talk about actions which people usually do to
themselves e.g. wash, shave, dress, put on , etc.
He washed, shaved and dress quickly NOT ……………….. washed himself
BUT we say dry/ myself or yourself
I got out of the bath and dried myself
 The use of a reflexive pronoun also expresses something reciprocal = each other.
Tommy and Ann blamed each other. They are looking at each other
Sue and I can take care of each other (= Sue can take care of me and I can take care of her)
 We can also say one another = each other
They are looking at each other = They are looking at one another
*** But note, people prefer to use each other for people or things and one another for more than two .
Below you have specifically this difference
Chris and Sue often help each other We should all try to help one another
5.- THE USE OF RECIPROCAL PRONOUNS
 They express a “two-way” relationship:

 each other is synonym of = one other.
 Compare –selves (e.g. themselves, ourselves) and EACH
OTHER/ONE ANOTHER
 Reflexive pronoun or EACH OTHER? Compare these
two sentences. They don’t mean the same
Look!
A) The old people in the village look after themselves. They are looking at themselves
B) They look after each other too/ they ‘re looking at each other
 We can use one another instead of each other, because they are synonyms:
They are looking at each other
 We can say each other/one another (but one another usually means we are talking about
more than two people. It is also more formal) :
We all help each other = We all help one another
 But note that some people prefer each other for two people or things, and one another for
more than two:
Chris and Sammy often help each other We should all try to help one another
ORAL AND WRITTEN ACTIVITES DURING THE CLASS

1.- Write the Reflexive Pronouns (5)
1.- I ………myself………………..
2.- My grandmother …………………………………..
3.- The children …………………………………..
4.- The class …………………………………..
5.- My aunt …………………………………..
6.- You ………………………………….
7.- People ………………………………….
8.- Life ………………………………….
9.- My parents ………………………………….
10.- We …………………………………
2.- Complete the sentences using HIMSELF, THEMSELVES, ETC. OR BY MYSELF, BY HERSELF (10)
1.- Jack was very surprised when he looked at ……………….. in the mirror
2.- I don’t like going to the cinema with other people. I prefer going …………………..
3.- The child had no brothers or sisters, so she often had to play ……………………….
4.- My husband and I went to the same school when we were children, so we saw ……………… very
often.
5.- Are you talking to me? No I am talking to ………………………!
6.- Paul and Mike have known ……………………….. for ten years.
7.- At the airport “Oriel Lea Plaza”, the doors open ……………….. when someone comes near them.
8.- She talks to ……………………… all the time
9.- I would like to give …………………. a prize!

10. We looked at ………………………
3.- Read the following sentences and try to understand or translate with your partner (20)
1. I think you have to do your homework by yourself
2. We found ourselves completely alone on the road!!!
3. You should do yourself a favor and study hard next weekend
4. The children invented a game for themselves to play after school
5. Joseph followed a plan he created for himself
6. I wrote a computer program myself
7. The Twins picked up all their toys by themselves
8. You can resume this unit by yourself
9. Two students in my class did not do their homework by themselves
10. We are going to wash the diches ourselves
11. Ashley had to move the desk by herself
12. I change the oil in my car myself
13. I made this cake myself
14. You may be angry but you should not forget yourself
15. The soldiers found themselves in the forest
16. The Queen herself gave him the ring
17. Charles painted the house himself
18. I told myself it would ever happen
19. Patrick helps me and I help him. We help each other
20. He does things for me and I do things for him. We help one another
4.- Complete the sentences using EACH OTHER or –SELVES (15)

1. They are very good friends. They like ………………. Very much.
2. Mike and Sue phone …………….. every evening.
3. We all enjoyed …………… at the party
4. A lot of people can take care of ………………
5. My husband and I first met ……………………. on holiday
6. The children hurt ……………….. when they fell over.
7. how long have you and Bill known ……………..
8. If people work too hard, they can make …………………… ill.
9. I need you and you need me. We need ……………..
10. In Britain friend often give ……………………. Presents at Christmas
11. Some people are very selfish. They only think of ………………
12. Nora and I don’t see ……………………. Very often these days.
13. We couldn’t get back into the house. We had locked ……………… out.
14. They have had an argument. They are not speaking to ………………. At the moment.
15. We have never met before, so we introduced …………………. To …………………..
6.- THE USE OF INDEFINITE PRONOUNS

These pronouns are called indefinite because they don’t refer
to any other word in particular:
There’s someone on the phone who wants to speak to you
Everybody is welcome at the meeting
Does anybody want a cheese sandwich?
We can translate them: Somebody/someone = alguien,

something = algo, somewhere = en algún lugar
Singular indefinite pronouns PEOPLE THINGS : PLACES :

body -one* -thing - where
Some + and ?, Expecting a YES Somebody, someone Something Somewhere
Any ? and - Anybody, anyone Anything Anywhere
No - Nobody, no one Nothing Nowhere
Every Sing. Everybody, everyone Everything Everywhere
 SOME is used to express affirmative sentences and in some interrogative sentences

There is somebody/someone in the garden (positive idea)
Would you like something to cat?
 SOME/ANY + Preposition TO is used to form actions in interrogative, affirmative or

negative sentences
Do you have something to drink?
Sorry, we do not have anything to give/to offer/ argument/ recommend you!
 ANY is used to express interrogative sentences and negative ones

Is there anybody /anyone in the garden?
Has anyone seen the newspaper today?
 NO is used in negative sentences

Nobody came into the shop in the afternoon
There is nobody/no-one in the garden.
'What did you say?' 'Nothing'
 EVERY is used in singular nouns and it follows a noun

Alice has been to every country in Europe
Every summer we have a holiday by the sea.
She looks different every time I see her
Everyone enjoyed the show. It was a great success.
 Some indefinite pronouns may be singular or plural, for example: ALL, ANY, EITHER, NONE,
SOME, MORE, MOST. The rule states that these plural indefinite pronouns must be followed by a
prepositional phrase, e.g.
All of/with/without / ……………
Most of ……………
Some of/with/without ………..
None of/with/without …………………..
ORAL AND WRITTTEN ACTIVITIES
1. Complete these sentences using somebody/someone, something , somewhere or if it is

preferable nobody /no-one , nothing, nowhere.(5)
1.- She said .................................................................... ' What did she say?
2.- I’ve lost ................................................ ...... What have you lost?
3.- They went ................................. ………………Where did they go?
4.- I'm going to telephone ............... ...... ..... . ... .. ......... .
5.- Who are you going to telephone?
6.- What did you say? …………………………………………
7.- Where are you going? ................................ .
8.- What do you want? ...............................................................
9.- Who are you looking for? ............................. .................
10.- Would you like ……………………. To eat?
2. Now complete these sentences. You have to use the most appropriate indefinite pronouns.(7)
1.- It's dark. 1 can’t see .....................
2.- Tom lives ........................... near London.
3.- Do you know ................. .... about computers?
4.- 'Listen!' 'What? I can't hear ...................
5.- 'What are you doing here?' 'I'm waiting for ............... .......... . .
6.- 'What’s wrong?' 'I've got .. ....... . .............. . ... in my eye.'
7.- 'Did ......................... see you?' 'No, ........ .................... ...........
8.- They weren’t hungry, so they didn't eat ……………………………
9.- 'What is going to happen?' 'I don't know . ....................... .....knows.'
10.- 'Do you know …….. ........ . in London?' 'Yes, I’ve got a few friends there!
11.- 'What’s in that cupboard?' …………………… It’s empty
12.- l'm looking for my lighter. I can't find it ………………….
13.-She didn’t say …………………… to the professor yet.
14.- Yesterday, I saw …………………… near my window!!
3. Complete these phrases using words from the first box by adding “to” with a word from the
second box. (5)
Something anything nothing Do drink talk eat go
Somewhere anywhere nowhere To play read sit tell stay
1 We don't go out very much because there’s ............................

2 There isn't any food in the house. We haven't got ............. ………………..
3 I'm bored. I've got .................. . ..... ........................
4 'Why are you standing?' 'Because there isn't ……………………
5 'Would you like ......................... . ?' 'Yes, please - a glass of orange juice!
6 Children need ........................................ .
7 I want ..................................................... .. . I'm going to buy a magazine.
8 During Carnival all the hotels were full. There was ..................................
9.- Please, look at me, do you have ................. to me. It is a big secret!
10.- listen! I have ……………….. to …………………. About you!. Give me some minutes please!
4. Complete these sentences using EVERY or ALL depending on the context you have (5)
1 Yesterday it rained ………….. day.
2 Bill watches TV ............. evening.
3 Barbara gets up at 6.30 ……………. . morning.
4 I was ill yesterday, so I stayed in bed …………..day.
5 I buy a newspaper ………..day but I don't always read it.
6 'How often do you go skiing?' ............. year, usually in March.'
7 'Were you at home at 10 o'c1ock yesterday?' Yes, I was at home morning. I went out after
lunch.'
8 The weather was nice last Sunday, so we sat in the garden .. afternoon.
9 We didn't have a very good holiday. We went to the seaside for ten days and it rained day.
10 My sister likes cars. She buys a new one ..... year.
5. Complete these phrases using everybody/everyone, everything or everywhere.(4)

1 ……………………needs friends.
2 Joy knows .... .................... . about computers.
3 1 like the people here . ........... ......... …..is very friendly.
4 Its a nice hotel. It's comfortable and ...................is clean.
5 Ken never uses his car. He goes …………………….. by motor-bike.
6 Lets have dinner .................... is hungry
7 Their house is full of books. There are books ……………………..
8 You’re right …………………………you say is true.
6. Now translate into English . The use of Indefinite pronouns (20)

1. Hay alguien aquí ? ....................................
2. Viste algo?' 'No, nada. ………………………………………..
3. Hay alguien en la casa. ........ ......... ........ .. ........................... .
4. ¿Vamos a algún sitio el domingo? ........... .............................. .
5. Llovió ayer. No fuimos a ningún sitio ....... .
6. Hay algo interesante en la televisi6n? …………………….
7. ¿Puedes darme algo de beber, por favor? .............................. .
8. Me gustaría ir a algún sitio tranquilo para mis vacaciones. (tranquilo = quiet)
...........................................................
9. Leo el periódico todos los días ………………………………
10. Todos los estudiantes están en la biblioteca ahora. ………………………………
11. Cada estudiante tiene tres clases a la semana. (clase = lesson) …………………………………………
12. Van a Francia todos los veranos . ……………………………
13.-Hay algo en el armario?
14.-No hay nada en la nevera
15.- entré a unas cuantas tiendas, pero no compré nada
16.-Liz no quiere ver a nadie hoy día
17.- Nadie sabe que me voy mañana
18.- No hay nada bueno en la Tele
19.- No tengo nada para leer durante el fin de semana
20.- Fuimos a la biblioteca pero no encontramos ninguna información
7.- Put these sentences into NEGATIVE FORM (anybody, nobody, anything)(4)
1.- There is nothing in the bag ………………………………………………………
2.- I have got nothing to read ……………………………………………………….
3.- There is nobody in the bathroom ………………………………………………….
4.- We have got nothing to eat ……………………………………………………………
5.- There was no-one on the bus……………………………………………………
6.- she heard nothing ………………………………………………..
7.- There is nobody in the house …………………………………………….
8.- I have nothing to tell you mummy ……………………………………………
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES BELOW USING “INDEFINITE PRONOUNS”

ACTIVITY #2:
Complete the sentences below with the correct indefinite pronouns.
1. I looked __________________ for my cat, but I couldn’t find it.
2. James called his friend, but __________________ answered the phone.
3. I didn’t go __________________ on the weekend, so I was really bored.
4. Let’s get __________________ to eat after our class.
5. Did you hear that? I think __________________ rang the doorbell.
6. __________________ was on time. No one was late.
7. I didn’t eat __________________ for lunch, so I’m really hungry now.
8. Linda understood __________________ that her teacher said.
9. I had __________________ to go because all the shops were closed.
10. __________________ came to school because it was a holiday.
11. Fernando wants to go __________________ interesting next summer.
12. Was __________________ at home when you knocked on the door?
7.- THE USE OF DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS
Demonstrative Pronouns are used to POINT TO SOMETHING specific within a sentence. This
demonstrative pronouns are: THIS, THAT, THESE and THOSE. They are used to show words,
objects, things, etc.
This is my desk That is my friend’s car

That is my mother’s car You will have to work harder that this.
We can do better than that It is raining again. This is awful for our Trip!
Who is that girl dancing at the principal door? These are my pets and those are her horses
DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS vs DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES
The demonstrative pronouns and demonstrative adjectives modify nouns - the most popular are
THIS, THAT, THESE and THOSE
Demonstrative pronouns  Look at THAT! , THIS is a House ( the demonstative pronoun takes
the place of a Noun or a noun phrase.
This is my car. (singular) These are our children. (plural)

That is our house. (singular) Those are my shoes. (plural)
You can also use Demonstrative Pronouns by themselves:
 Did you do that?

 I'd like to buy these?
 Which of those would you like?
Here are some demonstrative pronouns that are taking the place of the underlined noun phrase:
 The food you are cooking smells delicious. --> That smells delicious.
 Sometimes you sent me hard messages. --> These really hurts.
 What is the strange creature called “three-headed- monster? --> What is that?
 The delicious chocolate and vanilla cupcakes are my favorites. --> These are my favorites.
Demonstrative adjectives  THIS HOUSE (The demonstrative adjective is always followed

by a noun)
This party is boring. (singular) That city is busy. (singular)
These chocolates are delicious. (plural) Those flowers are beautiful. (plural)
Is this book yours or mine? Did you finally throw away that old t-shirt?
These shoes smell disgusting. I told you those old magazines were excellent
Write similar examples :
That was such an interesting experience.

Are those your shoes?
You’ll have to get your own pen. This is mine.

There is no end to this.
Is that yours?
Please give me one of those.
These are nice-looking.
8.- THE USE OF INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS
An interrogative pronoun is a pronoun which is used to make asking questions easy. There are just
five interrogative pronouns.
Each one is used to ask a very specific question or indirect question. Some, such as “who” and
“whom,” refer only to people. Others can be used to refer to objects or people. Once you are
familiar with interrogative pronouns, you’ll find that it’s very easy to use them in a variety of
situations.
The five interrogative pronouns are what, which, who, whom, and whose.
What – Used to ask questions about people or objects for example:
1. What do you want for dinner?

2. I wonder what we’re doing tomorrow.
3. What is your friend’s name?
4. What time are we supposed to be there?
5. What do you want for your birthday?
Which – Used to ask questions about people or objects. Examples:
1. Which color do you prefer?

2. Which of these ladies is your mother?
3. She asked which train to take.
4. Which seat would you like?
5. Which shirt do you think looks better on me?
Who – Used to ask questions about people. Examples:

1. Who is that?
2. Who was driving the car?
3. I’m wondering who will be at the party.
4. Who is going to take out the trash?
5. Who do you think will win the playoff game?
Whom – This interrogative pronoun is rarely seen these days, but when it shows up, it is used to
ask questions about people. Examples:
1. Whom did you speak to?

2. Whom do you prefer to vote for?
3. You should ask whom to call.
4. Whom do you live with?
5. To whom are you speaking?
Whose – Used to ask questions about people or objects, always related to possession. Examples:
1. Whose sweater is this?

2. Whose parents are those?
3. I wonder whose dog knocked our garbage can over.
4. Whose phone is that?
5. Whose socks are those?
PRACTICE Nª 3 IN PAIRS: USING OBJECT PRONOUNS –
Activity 1. Translate these sentences into Spanish (30)

1. What did you say to her?
2. Did you send him a postcard for his birthday?
3. I would like to speak to you.
4. I will ask him his name and nickname.
5. I was not able to answer her.
6. She gave him a beautiful present.
7. Why did you phone them?
8. They suggested us to find another hotel.
9. I wanted to tell you something
10. Someone is sending you a letter.
11. We sent them a letter and they send us money
12. I understand him completely
13. He looks for them for a long moment
14. Who knows her?
15. I look at him and her sincerely
16. They hug and kiss you strongly
17. I don’t hear him well
18. Students please, listen to them carefully
19. Why don’t we help them
20. He gives me lot of money for our wedding anniversary
21. Hi gives the money to us
22. She went to him on Friday
23. I spoke to you about the trip to Amboró Park
24. The waiter brings three plates of dish for us
25. My mother and I are writing a thanking lelter to her.
26. Our English Grammar professor gave us a very long practice
27. I can give you 10 Bolivianos for your Mobile Phone credit
28. Please, wait for them, they are doing their Grammar practice nº 2.
29. Stephany, can you go with them and me.
30. Please, look at me and let me explain you this problem
Activity 2.- Replace the nouns with the correct pronouns (10)
Example: Damaris Loves Charles Damaris loves him
1. Tony doesn’t like that girl 
2. Today, Sara and I will have lunch with nocolas and Michael 
3. Mrs. Robinson likes sweets
4. I can see the mountain 
5. Alison kissed Billy 
6. 6.- Susana Gave her the letter to her mother
7. Billy phoned Alison
8. The dog chased the cat
9. Alison and I love Billy and Tommy
10. Sally and Susan don’t like cheese
Activity 3 Translate these sentences into English (30)

1. Maribel prepara una cena para Ramiro. Maribel le prepara una cena
2. Ramiro y Maribel compran un libro para nosotros. Ramiro y Maribel nos compran un libro.
3. Esther sirve un café para Ramiro y Vicente. Esther les sirve un café
4. Maribel escribe una carta para mi.Maribel me escribe una carta
5. Esther prepara un almuerzo para ti.
6. Quiero cantar una canción. Quiero cantarla - La quiero cantar
7. Estoy comiendo manzanas -> Estoy comiéndolas  las estoy comiendo
8. ¡Compra los lápices! --> ¡Compralos!
9. Yo le/la veo en el mercado
10. Ella lo/le manda un telegrama 21 Háblanos, por favor.
11. Luisa lo/le quiere locamente 22 Siéntese aquí.
12. Nosotros la/le oímos bien 23 No le de el regalo.
13. Tu le/lo das un beso
24 No nos hables, por favor.
14. Sus amigos lo/le invitan a la fiesta
25 No se siente aquí.
15. Yo lo/le conozco bien
16. El doctor lo/le habla por teléfono 26 No me lo mande el lunes, por favor.
17. Carlos lo/le dice un secreto 27 Marta le/lo devuelve el dinero
18. Yo lo/le miro en la oficina 28 Ellos la/le llaman cada dìa
19. Mándemelo el lunes, por favor. 29 Yo lo/le traigo mis problemas
20. Déle el regalo. 30 Nosotros le/lo respetamos mucho
WRITTEN PRACTICE USING POSSESSIVE, REFLEXIVE AND RECIPROCAL PRONOUNS
Names: ……………………………………… Date of presentation : ……………… 2019
1. Use a possessive pronoun from the box below to complete each sentence(20)
Mine yours his hers its ours theirs
1. I bought a new video game. It is …………….

2. This jacket belongs to David. The jacket is ………………
3. The cat belongs to Lisa and Sheila. The cat were ……………..
4. This telephone number belongs to Betsy. It is ……………..
5. You and I live in this house. This house is ……………..
6. My dog is bigger than your dog. The larger dog is ……………..
7. You go to Maple School. The school is ………………..
8. Ted’s baseball is over here. The baseball is ………………..
9. That skateboard belongs to Janeth. The skateboard is ………….
10. Tou want the last slice of pizza. The last slice is ……………
11. Mon and dad’s car is in the driveway. The car in the driveway is …………
12. My brother and I bought tickets. The tickets are ……………
13. This bicycle belongs to my neighbor Billy. This bicycle is …………
14. These suitcases belong to you and your wife. These suitcases are ………….
15. I chose this seat first so it’s ………..
16. Can we borrow your coloring pens? We’ve lost ……………..
17. We live in the city and they live in the countryside. Our house is smaller than
…………..
18. Sally is looking for her gloves. Are these gloves …………?
19. Can Julie use your bike? ………is broken.
20. Tom got the books mixed up. He thought mine was and his was …………..
2.- Write the correct reflexive pronoun for these sentences (30)
1. I like to wake up …………… in the morning with a cup of coffee.

2. Thanks for a great party, we really enjoyed ………………….
3. I hate watching …………………………… on videos, when I was five or ten years old.
4. I’ am sorry, Tony, but I haven’t got money to pay for you. Can you pay for ………….
5. After his accident, Philip drove …………………… to the San Juan de Dios’ Hospital.
6. We don’t need a babysitter because our children can look after …………………….
7. Now, children, remember to give ……………… enough time to answer the exam
questions.
8. Can I work as English professor at CBA? I ask ………………..
9. We are planning to buy ……………………. A new Flat and television.
10. He hurts …………………… when he was playing football.
11. No one is going to help us, so we will have to do it …………………………
12. Veronica always cut her hair ……. And it always looks beautiful!
13. Do you know that Camacho family are building their house …………………….
14. The house itself is very nice and luxurious, but the garden is extremely small.
15. Some minutes ago, the police reported that the woman shot ……….. with a gun.
16. Good bye! Have a good holiday and look after …………….. ….. (two people)
17. I want to know more about you, tell me about …………………….. (one person)
18. Don’t pay for me, please!. I want to pay for …………………………
19. They never think about other people. They only think about ………………….
20. I am not angry with you. I am angry with ……………..
21. My sister bought a present for…………………….
22. I hurt……………………..while I was skiing.
23. He never took any classes. He taught…………………..
24. We made this card…………………...
25. Did they write that essay…………….?
3. Look at these sentences and put in myself, yourself, etc. OR object pronouns (me,
you, him, etc.(5)
1. Mary bought a book and taught …………… to play the guitar.
2. Yesterday during “Compadres’ festival”, John fell and hurt …………………
3. The computer will turn ………………….. off if you don’t use it!.
4. We looked at ……………….. in the mirror to check our makeup.
5. How much do you give …………. To drive to work?
4. Complete all second sentences using reflexive pronouns: by myself, by yourself, by

herself, by ourselves, etc. (5)
1. I went on holiday alone. I ………went on holiday by myself……………
2. John lives alone in Tarija. John ………………………………………………
3. Do you live alone? Do you …………………………………………………….
4. She went to the cinema alone. She …………………………………………
5. When I saw him, he was alone. When I saw him, …………………………………..
5. Fill in the blanks with the correct reflexive pronouns from the box.(30)
1. No one can help us. We have to help …………….
2 .Jane always makes the bed by …………………….
3 .They painted the wall all by………………….
4. I hurt ……………….. in the playground yesterday.
5 .John, you must behave……………….. before your friends.
6. Children, you must do the homework ……………….
7. Tom defended……………… against the bullies.
8. The dog is scratching………………..
9. You and I have to ask ……………… that question.
10 Do you boys think you can handle this…………………….?
11Tom …….cut himself ……while se was shaving this morning
12. Be careful! That pan is very hot. Don’t …………..……………….
13. They couldn’t get back into the house. They had …………..………………….. out
14. It is not her fault! She really should not ……………………………
15. What a stupid fool I am. I could ……………………………….
16. I am trying to ………………………… Spanish but I am not making much progress
17. He spends most of his time alone; so it is not surprising that he……………………………..
18. Don’t worry about us. We can ………………………………………
19. You can’t do this for me - I have to do it………………...
20. Why doesn’t she do it…………………….?
21. He saw…………………… in the mirror.
22. We can’t do this …………………...
23. They don’t like …………………….
24. Are you going to the mall by………………….? ( = alone)
25. She likes to think of ………………….. as a good person.
26. I can’t see …………………… doing that.
27. They talk about …………………..all the time.
28. You don’t respect…………………..
29. Why can’t you guys do it…………………..?
30. My brother likes to talk about …………………………...
6. Now, put myself, yourself, etc., each other or me, you, him, her, etc. (10)
1. We decided to keep most of the fruit for ……………………………….
2. Before leaving Arturo’s office the robbers tied …………up and pulled out all the
phone wires
3. Mum, please don’t help me. I can do it ………………………
4. Did you ask Alice whether her brother phoned ………yet?
5. Don’t just stand there shouting at …………………. do something!
6. Can I phone you back when I make …………….. a cup of coffee?
7. I never met Juan, but we are writing to ………… for over a year now.
8. This necklace …………. would not be valuable, but it belonged to Queen Elizabeth I.
9. When babies first start to feed ……………, they usually make a big mess on the table.
10. You cannot be sure that she got the message unless you told ……………………

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English Grammar I Unit Three: The use of pronouns 1

Second Semester - 2020

The classic grammar presentation of use “Personal Pronouns”

Personal pronouns Possessive pronouns Reflexive

 A pronoun is used FOR REPLACING a Noun:

 A pronoun is used FOR REPLACING a Noun Phrase

 A pronoun is used for Replacing several noun phrases

IN A SENTENCE THE POSITION OF A PRONOUN

My father works hard. He works in a factory

SPECIAL USES OF PRONOUN “IT”

It is nice to be with you 

What you say what we study What I know

IT + VERB TO BE + ADJECTIVE + NOUN

It is a beautiful day! It is an expensive restaurant!

It would be a good idea to attend the meeting.

SPECIAL USES OF PRONOUN ‘ONE’ / ONES

- I've bought these two lipsticks.

- I like both but the purple one is gorgeous.

- Whose are these socks?- ¿De quién son estos calcetines

2. ¿Cómo se utilizan one y ones?

WHICH ONE (cuál)

Which one do you want? (apple)

Which ones do you want? (apples)

THIS / THAT ONE (este / ese)

This one is blue and that one is red. (teddy bear)

The one on the left is more expensive. (dress)

The ones on the right are more expensive. (shoes)

His car is very old. He needs a new one.

If you want tomatoes, I have some very good ones.

Which one? Which ones?

This / that one These / those ones

The one YOU LIKE The ones YOU PREFER

The + adjective + one The + adjective + ones

A/an + adjective + one Some + adjective + ones

Choose the correct answer, using one or ones:

2. Which ring does she want? (gold)

3. Which bag are you going to buy? (leather)

4. Which cakes do you like best? (cream)

5. What book are you reading? (French)

6. Which trousers do you prefer? (grey)

7. Which biscuits does he like? (chocolate)

8. What kind of cars do you like? (fast)

9. This bag is very old. I need a new .

ORAL AND WRITTEN ACTIVITIES

2.- THE USE OF OBJECT PRONOUNS

VERB + OBJECT PRONOUN

The object of a verb RECEIVES THE ACTION OF THE VERB

 Personal pronouns are used for a subject and object cases

PERSONAL PRONOUNS OBJECT PRONOUNS Translation

I know Anny. Anny knows ME We know James. James knows US

In English, an Object pronoun is written AFTER THE VERB, for example:

Sally e-mailed ME!!! We don’t understand them!

THREE POSITIONS FOR AN OBJECT PRONOUN

1.- In a DIRECT OBJECT position

FIRST POSITION: OBJECT PRONOUNS USED IN A DIRECT OBJECT POSITION

Subject + Verb + Direct Object (Object pronoun)

They need ME. We like YOU .

SECOND POSITION: OBJECT PRONOUNS USED IN AN INDIRECT OBJECT POSITION

Subject + verb + indirect object (object pronoun) + direct object

A man gave him the car. I showed them my birthday photos

Sulma sent an e-mail to John. Sulma sent HIM an e-mail

Indirect Object + Direct object Direct object + Indirect Object