OBJECT PRONOUNS

We use Object pronouns to substitute the object of a verb (I study my notes [ the verb is study and the object is : my notes]) or to substitute the subject ( Person(s), animal(s), object(s) ) we are talking about. Sometimes the subject can be after a preposition (of, with, from, at...etc).

Examples

1. I'm cheking these examples now. --> checking is the verb and these examples (plural) are the objects

2. Where is Jhon? --> Jhon = subject

3. Where is your sister? She's with her boyfriend.
Although we are refering to the sister in the question, the principal subject (boyfriend) is in the answer. She's with her boyfriend. boyfriend is the principal subject in this sentence.

Now check the object pronouns for each personal pronoun below.

Personal Pronouns Object Pronoun

I ME
You YOU
He HIM
She HER
It IT
We US
They THEM

Now, substituting the last examples using the object pronouns we have:

1. I study my notes --> I study them (my notes = objects = plural = personal pronoun = They)

2. I'm checking these examples now --> I'm checking them (these examples = objects = plural = personal pronoun = They)

3. Where is Jhon? --> Where is him? (Jhon = Subject = Singular = personal pronoun = He)

4. Where is your sister? She is with her boyfriend --> She's with him ( boyfriend = subject = singular = personal pronoun = He)

5. I clean my bedroom every sunday morning --> I clean it every sunday morning (my bedroom = object = singular = personal pronoun = It)

Similar to Possessive Pronouns (mine, yours, his, hers... ) we use Object Pronouns when the object or subject is implicit. When we are watching the object(s)/subject(s) or when we know what the object(s)/subject(s) are refered to.

Exercise 1

Substitute the object with the correct object pronoun

1. I call my daughter everyday

2. I clean my windows every weekend

3. He washes his car every Saturday

4. I have to clean my room

5. You have to check this mistake

6. We are answering these exercises

7. I need this cd now

8. She's studying with Jesus and Joan

9. She is calling Mary right now

10. They are talking to their friends right now

11. She types letters

12. I want the copies tomorrow

13. I play soccer with my friends everyday

Vocabulary

substitute: sustituir

to: para

talk about: hablar sobre (algo)

can be: puede estar

after: después

although: a pesar de que...

refer to: referirse a, hacer cita a

answer: noun= respuesta. verb= responder

each: cada

are refered to: son citados

daughter: hija

wash: lavar (washes --> 3rd person)

clean: limpiar

room: cuarto

mistake: error

have: tener (posesión, deber)

need: necesitar

with: (preposition) con

call: llamar --> calling = Gerund form

answer: responder

talk: hablar

type: escribir a máquina