Tell me more, please! Object pronouns: How and When to Use in English
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Tell me more, please! Object pronouns
We use object pronouns to replace the name of a person or thing affected by an action. This helps to avoid repetition.
Tell Anna the truth → Tell her the truth.
Take the plates and glasses to the kitchen → Take them to the kitchen.
Object pronouns change depending on the personal pronoun they correspond to.
| SUBJECT | OBJECT PRONOUN |
|---|---|
| I | You call me |
| You | I tell you |
| He ♂ | I see him |
| She ♀ | I see her |
| It | I hate it |
| We | They inform us |
| You | They help you |
| They | They bring them |
I inform you that the meeting is at 4 o'clock.
Laura wants us in her team.
Normally, object pronouns are placed after a verb or follow a preposition (to, with, for, etc.)
Call me if you need help.
Listen to them!
Transform each sentence by selecting the correct pronoun based on the underlined words.
Tell Magda and Timmy to wait → Tell to wait.
Clean the table → Clean .
Come with Laura and me → Come with .
Transform each sentence by selecting the correct pronoun based on the underlined words.
Tell Magda and Timmy to wait → Tell them 1 to wait.
Clean the table → Clean it 2.
Come with Laura and me → Come with us 3.
Tell Magda and Timmy to wait → Tell them to wait Object pronouns. Use the object pronoun them to refer to they (here, Magda and Timmy = they). Example: I found my keys → I found them.
They is the subject that we use before a verb, but after a verb it is replaced by the object pronoun them. Example: they wait outside.
A tree is a big plant with green leaves, but we don't use this word to replace Magda and Timmy. Example: the park is full of trees.
Clean the table → Clean it. After a verb, when referring to an object like the table, use it. Example: park the car → park it.
Is is the form of the verb to be that we use with he/she/it, not a pronoun! Example: he is in London.
You sit when you rest your body on a chair, but we can't use this word to replace an object like the table. Example: sit down and relax.
Come with Laura and me → Come with us. The object pronoun us should be used to refer to two or more people including yourself, like Laura and me (=we). Example: you make Mary and me feel at home → you make us feel at home.
An hour is a period of 60 minutes, not an object pronoun!
We is a subject and we use it before a verb, as in we enjoy tennis, but after a preposition like with we need the object pronoun, in this case, us.
Complete each sentence with the correct object pronoun based on the subject in bold. If you need a hand, click on the “Help me” button.
Example: I → You call me.
You → I call .
He → I call him.
She → I call .
It → I call it.
We → They call .
You → They call you.
They → We call .
Example: I → You call me.
You → I call you.
He → I call him.
She → I call her.
It → I call it.
We → They call us.
You → They call you.
They → We call them.
Complete each sentence with the correct object pronoun based on the subject in bold. If you need a hand, click on the “Help me” button.
Example: I → You call me.
You → I call you 1.
He → I call him.
She → I call her 2.
It → I call it.
We → They call us 3.
You → They call you.
They → We call them 4.
You → I call you Object pronouns. For the subject you, the object pronoun is also you. Examples: I let you start; I listen to you.
She → I call her. The object pronoun that we use to replace she is her. Examples: we invite her to the party; speak to her. Note: in this case, the object pronoun is the same as the possessive adjective her.
We → they call us. The object pronoun that corresponds to the subject we is us. Examples: please inform us; this bike belongs to us.
They → we call them. Them is the object pronoun that we use to refer to they. Examples: go with them; you can message them.
Complete each sentence with the correct pronoun.
Example: they → Tell them the truth.
Shorty (=he) → Show how to do this.
I → Bring a sandwich, please.
you → I help .
Complete each sentence with the correct pronoun.
Example: they → Tell them the truth.
Shorty (=he) → Show him 1 how to do this.
I → Bring me 2 a sandwich, please.
you → I help you 3.
Shorty (=he) → Show him how to do this. Use the object pronoun him to replace he or a male name like Shorty Object pronouns. Examples: contact him; give him a hand.
You could say Magda (=she) → Show her how to do this because we use her to replace female names, but here we have a male name (Shorty).
Hot is the opposite of cold. It is not a pronoun! Example: it's very hot in summer.
I → Bring me a sandwich, please. Use me to replace I after a verb or preposition. Examples: look at me!; tell me the truth.
It is the object pronoun that corresponds to the subject it, so this word is not used to replace I. Example: It → Clean it.
You could use us to replace we, as in We → Bring us a sandwich, please, but not to replace I.
You → I help you. The object pronoun you corresponds to the subject you, both singular and plural. Examples: I come with you; we believe you.
Use them to replace they as in They → I help them, but not to replace you.
Youth is the period between childhood and adulthood, not a pronoun! Example: I spent my youth in the US.
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