A1 · Grammar
Object pronouns
After this page you can use me, you, him, her, it, us and them after a verb and after a preposition, and answer briefly with "Me too".
Rules
1.
me, you, him, her, it, us, them
- Can you help me, please?
- Anna phones us every Sunday.
- My cousins live in Cardiff. I visit them in summer.
These words are object pronouns. They come after a verb. They are the person or thing that gets the action.
Subject pronoun → object pronoun
- I → me · you → you
- he → him · she → her · it → it
- we → us · they → them
you and it do not change: You know Ben. Ben knows you.
I → me · he → him · she → her · we → us · they → them
you → you · it → it: no change
2.
Before the verb or after the verb?
- She knows him, and he knows her.
- We often visit them in Leeds.
- They sometimes visit us in Bristol.
The subject is before the verb: who does it? The object is after the verb. Use I, he, she, we, they before the verb. Use me, him, her, us, them after the verb.
Subject – verb – object
- I love her. → She loves me.
- He helps us. → We help him.
A pronoun stands for a person you name before: Olga is my boss. I see her every morning.
before the verb: I, he, she, we, they · after the verb: me, him, her, us, them
Not I like she → I like her.
3.
After a preposition: with me, for her
- This coffee is for you.
- Come to the cinema with us!
- Sofia sits next to him at work.
- Marek lives near them.
After a preposition, use the object pronoun too. Prepositions are little words like with, for, to, from, near, next to, about.
Preposition + object pronoun
- with me · for her · to him
- from them · near us · about it
preposition + me, him, her, us, them: with me, for them
Not for I or with she → for me, with her.
4.
it and them for things
- I have a new bike. I ride it to work.
- These shoes are nice. I like them.
- The letters are on the table. Please read them.
Use it for one thing or one animal. Use them for two or more things, and for two or more people.
One or more?
- one thing: my phone → it · the bus → it
- more things: my keys → them · the emails → them
- more people: my friends → them
Do not say the noun again and again. Say it or them.
one thing → it · two or more → them
them is for people and for things.
5.
Short answers: Me too. · It's me.
- I'm tired. – Me too.
- Who wants tea? – Me!
- Hello, it's me, Tom.
In a short answer with no verb, people say me, him, her … After it's, people say me too.
Short answers
- I love London. – Me too. (not: I too)
- Who is next? – Him. · Who is it? – It's me.
I'm hungry. – Me too. Not I too.
On the phone or at the door: It's me.
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