PRONOUNS

Grammar
POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS & POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES (ALTOGETHER)

STUDY THIS TABLE

SUBJECT
PRONOUNS

OBJECT
PRONOUNS

POSSESSIVE
PRONOUNS

POSSESSIVE
ADJECTIVES

Me

Mine

My

You

You

Yours

Your

He

Him

His

His

She

Her

Hers

Her

It

It

Its

Its

We

Us

Ours

Our

You

You

Yours

Your

They

Them

Theirs

Their

A problem of case: Mary and I or Mary and me?

1. Mary and I are delighted to be here today. (NOT Mary and me)
2. The letter was addressed to Mary and me. (NOT Mary and I)
In 1, Mary and I are subjects, which is why the pronoun takes the subjective case ("I"). In 2,
Mary and I are objects, which is why the pronoun takes the objective case ("me"). An easy way
to check the correct case is to try the sentence without Mary. Would you say "I am delighted to
be here" or "Me am delighted to be here"? Would you say "The letter was addressed to me" or
"The letter was addressed to I"?

Reflexive Pronouns
reflexive (adj.) [grammar]: reflecting back on the subject, like a mirror
We use a reflexive pronoun when we want to refer back to the subject of the sentence or clause.
Reflexive pronouns end in "-self" (singular) or "-selves" (plural).

There are eight reflexive pronouns:

reflexive pronoun

singular

myself
yourself
himself, herself, itself

plural

ourselves
yourselves
themselves

Look at these examples:

reflexive pronouns
the underlined words are NOT the same
person/thing

the underlined words are the SAME

person/thing

John saw me.

I saw myself in the mirror.

Why does he blame you?

Why do you blame yourself?

David sent him a copy.

John sent himself a copy.

David sent her a copy.

Mary sent herself a copy.

My dog hurt the cat.

My dog hurt itself.

We blame you.

We blame ourselves.

Can you help my children?

Can you help yourselves?

They cannot look after the babies.

They cannot look after themselves.

Intensive pronouns
Notice that all the above reflexive pronouns can also act as intensive pronouns, but the function
and usage are different. An intensive pronoun emphasizes its antecedent. Look at these examples:

I made it myself. OR I myself made it.

Have you yourself seen it? OR Have you seen it yourself?

The President himself promised to stop the war.

She spoke to me herself. OR She herself spoke to me.

The exam itself wasn't difficult, but exam room was horrible.

Never mind. We'll do it ourselves.

You yourselves asked us to do it.

They recommend this book even though they themselves have never read it. OR They
recommend this book even though they have never read it themselves.

Writing

mother-she

my brother-

girls-

school-

Ben and Tom-

my father-

the window-

dad-

desks-

my sister and I-

dogs-

my friends-

woman-

you and the boys-

Tamara-

pencil-

Anna-

flower-

cats-

feet-

snake-

man-

I and Dana-

Sam-

This
Hello,my name

children-

Rima. She

my mother.

Maria. I
My mother

40 years old.

5 years old.
She
It

my birthday today.
She

a vet.She loves animals very much.

very happy.All my

short.

friends

here today.

This man

my father. He
This

my sister Linda. She

a teacher. His name

years old.She

a pupil. Linda and I like to

Fred. He loves his job a lot.

watch TV and play dolls together.We
I and my dad

really good
happy girls.

friends. He

This is Jack. He
Jack

very funny.

my brother.
14 years old. His

These girls

my neighbors. We all live in

one house.

Nina has flowers for me. The flowers

hobby

playing the
white and yellow.Kate has a toy cat. It

guitar.My brother has brown hair and

black eyes. . He
Jack

short.

a tall boy.

brown. Lana has a plate. There

cookies

on it. Helen has a basket. There

apples

for me. I

happy to have good friends.

This boy

my cousin Patrick.He

Look at these two girls.They

Moli and Peggy. They
my best friends. We
eight years old.
all 6 years old. I
What

he doing now?

happy to see them on my birthday.

He

blowing the candles on my birthday

cake.

This

my cousin from

London. Her name

She

Anna.

playing with my aunt's

What a surprise!My uncle Tom and my aunt

Dora
here too. They
in
England.They live in London.
Tom
a dentist and Dora

cat. They

in our garden

nurse. They have a baby boy. His name

now.

Bob. He

only two years old.

Look at our cat. It

We have two pets. This

very fat. Its name

our
Flaffy. Flaffy's nose

pet dog Bimbo. It

pink. His

brown.
tail

long. His ears

big.Flaffy

It has a black nose.His eyes

are very small.Bimbo likes bones.

I have a special birthday . My

parents,my family,my cousins,my
friends
here today! There
so many presents! I love
presents!

likes to catch
mice.

I go to school next year. My parents have a nice

present for me.
It
There

a big school bag. It

may things in the bag:

books,notebooks,pencils and pens.

yellow.

It

It

my grandma's present.

There

three books on my

an umbrella.

There

seven colors on my new umbrella.

I like it!

desk. I like to read .There

an apple on the books.

My favorite present

my

new bike.
I will ride my bike every day.My bike
cool.

The birthday party

There

a lot of fun.
colorful ballons in my room.

EXERCISE
1.- Fill in the gaps with the corresponding pronoun or adjective form from the above table.
- Sheila is an English girl.
is walking with Peter and talking to
-

Ann and James are speaking to

questions for

teachers, because

have some

Jack's friends are in classs. These books are

We have a very light classroom;

Claire has two dogs;

How old are

? I am 15 years old.

Can I borrow

rubber? Yes, here

classroom is on the second floor.

dogs like playing very

2. CHANGE THESE SENTENCES:

example: My father is tall.
is tall.

This ball is small.

are.

He is tall.

is small.

This rose is red.

My father is a farmer.

is red.

is a farmer.

My mother is thirty.

These are hockey-players.

Asta is my dog.

is thirty.

are hockey-players.

is my dog.

Tom is my brother.

Jane is my friend.

is my brother.

is my friend.

BONUS
Story in English for children!

Maxwell Loses a Tooth

Maxwell put up his hand and waited for his teacher, Mrs. Gilbert, to notice him.
"Do you have a question, Maxwell?" she asked.
"It's more like a problem," Maxwell said. "I lost my tooth."
Maxwell stood up and held out his hand to show his class his baby tooth.
"Congratulations," Mrs. Gilbert said. Then she asked the class if anyone had any advice for
Maxwell. Keiko put up her hand first. Keiko was from Japan.
"Is it an upper or a lower tooth?" Keiko asked.
"A lower tooth," Maxwell said. He opened his mouth and showed the class the empty spot in the
bottom of his mouth.
"You should throw your baby tooth over the roof of your house," Keiko said.
"Why should I do that?" Maxwell said.

"Because then your new adult tooth will grow properly. When you lose an upper tooth you
should put it under the floor."
Mrs. Gilbert thought this was a good idea, but Frida disagreed. Frida was from Austria.
"You shouldn't throw your baby tooth away, Maxwell. You should keep it and give it to your
mother," Frida said.
"Why should I do that?" asked Maxwell.
"She will make it into a necklace for you to wear."
Jorge shook his head and put up his hand. He had some different advice for Maxwell. Jorge was
from Mexico.
"You should take your tooth home. Then you should put it under your pillow when you go to
sleep," Jorge said.
"Why should I do that?" Maxwell said.
"Because then the tooth mouse will come. He will keep your tooth and pay you with good luck.
Sometimes the tooth mouse even brings a small toy."
Maxwell liked Jorge's advice the best. Mrs. Gilbert gave him a box to keep his tooth in. She
didn't want him to lose his tooth again.
"Whatever you decide, you should show your mother your tooth when you get home," Mrs.
Gilbert said.
When Maxwell got home he showed his mother the empty spot in his mouth. Then he opened the
box and showed her his tooth.
"Congratulations! What are you going to do with your tooth, Maxwell?" his mother asked.
"I'm going to put it under my pillow," he said. And he did.
When Maxwell woke up the next morning he looked under his pillow. The tooth was gone. In its
place, Maxwell found a one dollar bill. He also found a letter. This is what the letter said:
Dear Maxwell,
Congratulations! You lost your first tooth. I will keep it forever. You should buy something nice
for yourself with this money.
Love,
The Tooth Fairy
"I should tell my class about the tooth fairy," Maxwell thought. "Everyone should lose a tooth!"

PRESENT TENSE
Grammar
Affirmative

Negative

Interrogative

I drink
You drink

I don't drink
You don't drink

Do I drink?
Do you drink?

He drinks
She drinks
It drinks

He doesn't drink
She doesn't drink
It doesn't drink

Does he drink?
Does she drink?
Does it drink?

We drink
You drink
They drink

We don't drink
You don't drink
They don't drink

Do we drink?
Do you drink?
Do they drink?

Notes:
do + not = don't
does + not = doesn't

Uses

Habitual actions

Examples

I go to the gym on Monday and Friday

Permanent states

The Sun rises in the morning

Feelings and emotions (like, hate, want, hope,

etc.)

I like your T-shirt. I want a blue one

Verb of senses (hear, taste, see, smell, sound

and taste)

Listen! I hear some music in the house

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

(OTHER VERBS) SUBJECT
I

affirmative
(+)

(BE VERB)

affirmative
(+)

VERB

EXAMPLE 1 Write the correct form:

EXAMPLE 2 Write the correct form:

study

(study) I ____________ English at LSI.

(eat) I _________ breakfast at 7:30.

you

eat

(eat) You __________ lunch every day.

(take) You ________ the bus to school.

he

works

(work) Frank __________ at McDonald's.

(study) Frank _________ at school.

she

plays

(play) Sara __________ the piano.

(go) Sara ________ to music school.

it

goes

(go) The car __________ fast.

(fly) The balloon ______ slowly in the sky.

we

understand

(understand) We ____________ a little

bit.

(eat) We _________ dinner every day.

you

know

(know) Steve and you _________ Maria.

(drive) You and Pat _______ Maria to school.

they

like

(like) Maria and Frank ________ pizza.

(hate) Maria and Frank ________

vegetables.

SUBJECT

VERB

EXAMPLE 1 Write the correct form:

EXAMPLE 2 Write the correct form:

am

(be) I _____ an English student.

(be) I _____ at school today.

you

are

(be) You _____ a smart person.

(be) You _____ a student.

he

is

(be) Frank _____ a McDonald's worker.

(be) Sam _____ a clown in the circus.

she

is

(be) Sara _____ a piano player.

(be) Pia _____ in the library.

it

is

(be) The car _____ fast.

(be) The computer _____ slow.

we

are

(be) We _____ hungry.

(be) We _____ in class every day.

you

are

(be) Steve and you _____ students.

(be) Peter and you _____ tired today.

they

are

(be) Maria and Frank _____ in the kitchen.

(be) Jenny and Mara _____ intelligent.

Present Tense Practice

Write the correct verb form for each sentence.
1) (be) I _______ sleepy.
2) (leave) The train____ at 8am every morning.
3) (like) We _______ hamburgers.

4) (play) I _______ soccer on Saturdays.

5) (be) You _______ handsome.

6) (forget) She often _______ her book.

7) (be) You _______ all awake.

8) (wash) Once a week, Terry _______ the car.

9) (work) Jack _______ here.

10) (be) Mary and Susan _______ beautiful.

11) (be) The teacher _______ kind.

11) (have) Steve _______ a Macintosh computer.

13) (take) She _______ the bus.

14) (need) The students _______ some help.

15) (be) It _______ cold today.

16) (be) The students _______ intelligent.

17) (eat) Cats _______ mice and rats.

18) (have) Our classrooms _______ two windows.

19) (be) Los Angeles _______ a big city.

20) (circle) The earth _______ the sun.

Exercise
Fill the blank with the right answer!
1. The bank ________ at four o'clock.
a. close
b. closies
c. closes
2. John ________ very hard in class, but I don't think he'll pass the course.
a. try
b. trys
c. tries
3. We ________ to Spain every summer.
a. fly
b. flys
c. flies
4. She ________ in Florida.
a. live
b. lives
c. livees
5. My mother ________ eggs for breakfast every morning.
a. fry
b. frys
c. fries
6. My best friend ________ to me every week.
a. write
b. writies
c. writes
7. I ________ in a bank.
a. work
b. works
c. workes
8. Jo is so smart that she ________ every exam without even trying.
a. pass
b. passies
c. passes
9. My life is so boring -- I just ________ TV every night.
a. watch

b. watchies
c. watches
10. It ________ almost every day in Manchester.
a. rain
b. rains
c. raines

Reading

Read the text below and answer the questions!

Nadine is a good swimmer. She swims on almost every day of the week during the summer.
She swims on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. She also swims on the
weekend on Saturday and Sunday. During the winter, she doesn't swim every day, but she still
swims a lot. Why does she swim so much? She hopes to compete in the Olympics someday.
Nadine takes good care of her body. She exercises every day and she eats healthy food. She
eats a lot of fruit and vegetables, and she avoids food that is unhealthy. She never eats junk food,
but sometimes she has a hamburger and french fries for lunch. She usually makes healthy
choices when it comes to eating.

1A: What does Nadine do every day?

1B: She ____________.

2A: Does she swim on the weekends?

2B: Yes, she ___________.

3A: What kind of food does she avoid?

3B: She ___________ junk food.

4A: What kind of choices does she make when she eats?

4B: She makes ___________ choices.

EXERCISE
I. Fill the blank with the right answer!
1) The bag (be) ________ blue.
A. am
B. are
C. is

2) The rocks (be) ________ hard.

A. am
B. are
C. is

3) The children (be) ________ young.

A. am
B. are
C. is

4) Thomas (be) ________ nice.

A. am
B. are
C. is

5) The game (be) ________ difficult.

A. am
B. are
C. is

6) They (be) ________ tired.

A. am
B. are
C. is

7) I (be) ________ thirty years old.

A. am
B. are
C. is

8) Susan and Juan (be) ________ married.

A. am
B. are
C. is

9) Teddy (be) ________ my friend.

A. am
B. are
C. is

10) We (be) ________ in English class.

A. am
B. are
C. is

Choose the correct form of the verb in.

Example: I / You / We / They (wash) wash the car on Monday.
Example: He / She / It (wash) washes the car on Tuesday.
1) I ( wash / washes ) the car on Monday.
2) You ( wash / washes ) the car on Tuesday.
3) We ( wash / washes ) the car on Wednesday.

4) They ( wash / washes ) the car on Thursday.

5) He ( wash / washes ) the car on Friday.
6) She ( wash / washes ) the car on Saturday.
7) It ( wash / washes ) the car on Sunday
II. Answer the questions with the true to be (am/is/are)
My name (be) ________(1) John. I (be) ________(2) fifteen years old. I live on a farm. It (be)
________(3) in the country. It is quiet in the country. It (be, not) _______ (4) loud in the country.
I wake up early. Sometimes, I wake up before the sun rises. Sometimes, it (be) ________ (5) still
dark when I wake up. But I dont mind. I like waking up that early. I like the way the country looks
in the morning.
The first thing I do after I wake up is milk the cow. After I (be) ________ (6) finished milking the
cow, I bring the milk to my mom. I think she uses it to make breakfast. She makes a delicious
breakfast. My mom (be) ________(7) a really good cook.
Next, I feed the pigs. One time, I asked my mom how come my little sister doesnt feed them.
She said it is because my sister (be, not) ____ ____ (8) strong enough. But I still dont understand. She
is almost as strong as me! I guess my mom doesnt want my sister to get hurt. After all, the pigs can
(be) ________(9) pretty rough, especially when they (be) ________ (10) hungry.
The last thing I do (be) ________(11) feed the chickens. That (be) ________(12) easy. I just throw
some food down on the ground and they run out and eat it. While the chickens (be) ________ (13)
eating, I go into their house to collect their eggs. Chicken eggs (be) ________ (14) really good to eat.
They (be) ________(15) easy to cook too. That is what I do in the mornings. I (be) ________ (16) pretty
busy.

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct verb.

1. We always __________ (walk) home from school.
2. She never __________ (drink) diet sodas.
3. Do you __________ (like) to watch T.V.?
4. I __________ (play) tennis every Saturday.
5. He doesnt __________ (dance) very well.
6. My neighbor __________ (work) at the hospital.
7. When do you __________ (eat) dinner?
8. The students always _________ (study) for their tests.
9. Does he __________ (live) in California?
10. The store usually __________ (close) at 10 p.m.
11. She __________ (know) the story by heart.
12. He _________ (call) his mother every Sunday.
13. Do you __________ (talk) to your brother every day?
14. When does she __________ (leave) for work?
15. My friend __________ (speak) five languages.
16. I __________ (cook) dinner every night.
17. He __________ (take) vitamins every day.
18. Do they __________ (travel) together?

19. They __________ (go) to the park often.

20. What does this word _______ (mean)?

Daily Activities
Reading
Daily Routine
My name's Christine Yang. I am from China. I am a university student. I study Economics. I
get up very early at around 6.30 every weekdays. I do morning exercise in about 30 minites. I
have breakfast at 7.00 am. I go to school at 7.30 because my classes start at 8.00 am. I finish
school at 11.30, and I have lunch at school cafe. I leave school at 4.00 in the afternoon. I arrive
home at 4.30 pm. I have dinner at 6 and then watch T.V or go on the internet for a while. I
learn my lesson and prepare for coming class till 11.00 pm and I go to bed.
Questions:
1. What does Yang do?
2. What time does he get up on weekdays?
3. what does he do before having breakfast?
4. What time does he leave home?
5. Where does he have lunch?

Speaking
Conversation 1: Daily Schedules

Kim: What do you do every day, Bob?

Bob: I get up at about 10.00 on weekdays.

Then I watch News on T.V for an hour and have breakfast at about noon.

Kim: Really? What time do you go to work? .

Bob: I start work at 4.00 pm.

Kim: And what time do you arrive home at night?

Bob: I get home quite late, at midnight.

Kim: What do you do exactly?

Bob: Well, I am an........

Questions:
1. What time does Bob get up?
2. What time does he have lunch?
3. What time does he start work?
4. When does he arrive home at night?

Reading
Following the Sequence
Juan Gomez wakes up at six o'clock,
then he gets up,
then he takes a shower,
then he gets dressed,
then he eats breakfast,
then he reads the newspaper,
then he leaves for work,
then he rides the bus to University Avenue,
then he gets off,
then he walks to his office,
then he works all day,
then he plays basketball with his friends,
then he goes home,
then he watches TV, and
then he goes to bed.
Narrative:
Juan Gomez wakes up at six o'clock every morning. He gets up, takes a shower, gets dressed,
and eats breakfast. After breakfast he reads the newspaper until 7:15, then he leaves for work.
He gets on the bus at the bus stop, rides it to University Avenue, gets off, and walks to his
office. He works until five o'clock. He usually goes and plays basketball with friends after
work. Then he goes home. Juan leads a very boring life.
Vocabulary:

get up
usually
always
go home

often
seldom
have a luch
have a breakfast

have a dinner
have a shower

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________

I. Part. Look at the following pictures below and write the name that corresponds to each name.

make the bed / take a shower / brush my teeth / make the bed / clean the house / do
the laundry

Writing
II. Put these words in the correct order to form sentences;
1. get/I/at/7/up/o'clock
I get up at 7 o'clock

2. I/a/at/shower/have/o'clock/8
3. breakfast/at/he/has/half/past/8
4. goes/school/to/she/at/o'clock/9
5. has/she/lunch/at/o'clock/12
6. past/half/3/home/I/go/at
7. dinner/have/I/o'clock/5/at
8. bed/I/to/at/go/o'clock/9

Reading
My daily activities.

I get up at four past a half, when get up I dont forget to read pray.after that I go to bathroom to
take wudhu.after take wudhu I go my room again to subuh prayer.after pray , I take my holly
quran and read it just a few minutes.
After that I go to bathroom to take a bath, I just need fifteen minutes to take a bath because I no
want go to campus be late.after that I use my uniform and I clean my bedroom because if my
mother see my room is dirty , my mother will angry with me.after that I go to kitchen to help my
mother prepare my breakfeast but when I go kitchen I see my mother put a cup of milk and a
plate of fried rice.and not long think I live eat that and after eat , I wash my plate and my cup.
After that I go to my campus by on foot because my home from campus is near, and when I
arrive in campus I go to classroom to study with my friend. Today I learn English lesson with
lectrurer Sir Holandyah,M.Pd. I try to understand what Sir Holandyah give to me and my friend
becauea I hope a upon time I can like him, Amien.
After learn, I go to canteen with my friends to eat together because I very hungry. In there we
buy ice and pempek. After that we go to mosque to zuhur prayer, and at one past a half we come
into to class again to learn again,We learn until three past ten, after that I go to my home and I
ashar prayer in my room.and at five oclock I take a bath and at six past twenty I magrib prayer
and read a holly quran at a few minutes.after that I dinner and at seven past twenty I do isya
prayer and after that I learn until ten past a half and after that I go to bathroom to take wudhu and
to teethbrush and then I sleep and hope get a nice dream.
Like that my daily activities at one day.

EXERCISE
1 - Read the text and write the verbs in the correct form.

Hi! My name is Lucy. This is my daily routine on weekdays.

I

(get up) at half past seven and I

younger sister Paula. I

parents
We

(like) cereals but my sister

(like) bacon and eggs. My

(eat) coffee and toast.

(go) to school by bus, but my father

home, she
We

(have) breakfast with my parents and my

(go) by train. My mother

(work) at

(be) a journalist.
(have) lunch at school, because in the afternoons we

(sing) in the choir and

badmington.
After school we

(play) basketball, my sister

(go) home and my mother

(help) at home, I

(do) activities: I
(go) to art class and

(play)

(help) us with the homework. We also

(clean) the rooms and my sister

(wash) the dishes.

In the evenings we
sister and I

(watch) TV,

(talk) about our day. My

(go) to bed at nine o'clock.

On weekends we

(get up) later, around nine o'clock. We

the park or our garden. Then we

She

(play) games and

(make) us cakes and we

2 - Choose the correct answer.

On weekdays, Lucy gets up at...
seven o'clock.
eight o'clock.
half past seven.

She likes to eat...

bacon and eggs.
cereals.
coffee and toast.

She goes to school...

by car
by train.

(visit) our grandmother, I

(play) outdoors games, in

(like) her very much!

(play) all afternoon with our cousins. It's great fun!

by bus.

She has lunch...

at school.
at home.
at a restaurant.

In the afternoons, Lucy...

has lessons.
plays football and reads.
plays basketball and sings in the choir.

Her sister...
has music lessons.
plays tennis.
plays badmington.

Lucy and her sister do the homework...

alone.
with their father.
with their mother.
In the evenings they...

watch TV.
go out.
listen to music.

In the weekens, Lucy and her family...

go out for dinner.
visit friends.
visit the grandmother.

Grandmother likes to...

play with them.
make them cakes.
watch TV.

3-Part. Rewrite the following statements in the correct order.

a) swim / doesn't / Martha.

f) eat pizza / Carlos / sometimes /

b) use / Abigail / the computer.

g) Jos / every day / ride his bike.

c) buy / usually / Cris and Mike / new tv shows

h) rarely /David / study.

d) never /My mother / walk the dogs.

i) Constantly/ Kimbly / wash my car /

e) the guitar/ Deiber / play /almost always /

Writing
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