GUIA DE TRABAJO

1. PRONOMBRES PERSONALES

Vamos a repasar los equivalentes en inglés de los pronombres personales en

castellano:

Yo I
Tu You
El He
Ella She
El/ella (objeto) It
Nosotros We
Vosotros You
Ellos/ellas They

Su colocación en la frase suele ser al comienzo de la misma:

I have a dog. Yo tengo un perro
You are my brother. Tu eres mi hermano

El pronombre personal tiene que concordar con el verbo, no obstante, los verbos ingleses,
salvo los auxiliares, no varían, excepto en la tercera persona del singular:
I eat apples. Yo como manzanas
You eat apples. Tu comes manzanas
He eats apples. El come manzanas

El pronombre "it" (3ª persona singular) se utiliza para objetos y animales, aunque a veces con
estos últimos se utiliza "he" (él) o "she" (ella):
I have a car. It is red. Yo tengo un coche. El es rojo

2. PRONOMBRES OBJETO

Los pronombres objeto son aquellos que sustituyen a un nombre cuando este actúa
como complemento directo o indirecto.

pronombres personales pronombres objeto

I me
You you
He him
She her
It it
We us
You you
They them
Observa como se puede sustituir un nombre por uno de estos pronombres:

- Paul tells John everything ® Paul tells him everything.

- I give Mary a box of chocolates ® I give her a box of chocolates.
- Take the dog for a walk! ® Take it for a walk!
- Tell your parents “goodbye”! ® Tell them “goodbye”!

Más ejemplos:

- Laura lends me lots of books.

- He invites you all the time.
- She reads us all the letters.

3. PRONOMBRES POSESIVOS

Los pronombres posesivos sustituyen a un nombre, como cualquier pronombre, y en

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español son “mío, tuyo, suyo,...”
pronombres personales pronombres posesivos
I mine
You yours
He his
She hers
It its
We ours
You yours
They theirs

Observa como se puede sustituir un “adjetivo posesivo + nombre” por uno de estos
pronombres:

- That´s her book ® That´s hers.

- My bag is on the desk ® Mine is on the desk.
- This is his pen. Where´s your pen? ® This is his. Where´s yours?
- I think this is their money ® I think this is theirs.

Por supuesto, cuando se utilizan estos pronombres es porque ya antes se ha

mencionado la cosa poseída o ésta es evidente por el contexto:

That´s mine = el hablante señala algo o se refiere a alguna cosa ya mencionada

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4. EJERCICIOS

Object Pronouns

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1. Complete.
I..... me
You ......
He ......
She ......
It ......
We ......
You ......
They ......

2. Complete the sentences with the appropriate object pronoun.

1. I give ...... (she) all my books.
2. She doesn´t want to tell ...... (he) the truth.
3. They always say “hello” to ...... (I) when I see ...... (they)
4. He sometimes shows ...... (she) how to drive.
5. Paul gives ...... (we) lots of strawberries when we visit ...... (he).
6. Sandra doesn´t want to tell ...... (you) the story.
7. We sometimes send ...... (they) a postcard.
8. I phoned ...... (you) but nobody answered.

3. Substitute the underlined word(s) with the correct pronoun.

1. Helen always tells the students to be quiet. ........................................................
2. I give Jane a hand with her homework ........................................................
3. Mrs. O´Connell teaches the children to write. ........................................................
4. We show Sam the house ........................................................
5. You don´t know your brother´s girlfriend ........................................................

4. Complete.
1. Do you want a new bag? I can give ...... one.
2. I haven´t got any pen. Can you give ...... one?
3. There´s Paul. Can you see ......?
4. Where´s the car? I can´t see ......
5. Where are the books? I can´t find ......
6. There´s Anne. Tell ...... “hello”!

Answers - Respuestas
Exercise 1:
I me
You you
He him

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She her
It it
We us
You you
They them

Exercise 2:
1. I give her all my books.
2. She doesn´t want to tell him the truth.
3. They always say “hello” to me when I see them.
4. He sometimes shows her how to drive.
5. Paul gives us lots of strawberries when we visit him.
6. Sandra doesn´t want to tell you the story.
7. We sometimes send them a postcard.
8. I phoned you but nobody answered.

Exercise 3:
1. Helen always tells them to be quiet.
2. I give her a hand with her homework.
3. Mrs. O´Connell teaches them to write.
4. We show him the house.
5. You don´t know him.

Exercise 4:
1. Do you want a new bag? I can give you one.
2. I haven´t got any pen. Can you give me one?
3. There´s Paul. Can you see him?
4. Where´s the car? I can´t see it.
5. Where are the books? I can´t find them.
6. There´s Anne. Tell her “hello”!