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Object Pronouns: Me, You, Him, Her, It, Us, Them

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A2
CEFR A2·other

Formula

→
I → me
you → you
he → him
she → her
it → it
we → us · they → them

Examples

Positive
She called me yesterday.
Negative
I don't know them very well.
Question
Did you see her at the party?

Usage

  • •Replace nouns that receive the action (object of a verb)
  • •Come AFTER the verb or preposition (not before)
  • •Use after prepositions: "for me", "with him", "to them"

More Examples

  • Can you help me, please?

    Object of "help"

  • I bought a gift for her.

    After preposition "for"

  • We invited them to the party.

    Object of "invited"

  • Listen to me carefully.

    After "listen to"

  • The dog loves us.

    Object of "loves" (plural)

Common Mistakes

  • ✗Using subject pronouns as objects: "Give the book to I" should be "Give the book to me".
  • ✗After prepositions: "between you and I" should be "between you and me".
  • ✗Confusing "I" (subject) vs "me" (object): "Me and Tom went..." should be "Tom and I went..." (subject).

Tips

  • ✓Trick: if you remove the other person, would you say "I" or "me"? "He invited [Tom and] ME to dinner" ✓.
  • ✓After prepositions ALWAYS use object pronouns: for me, with him, to her, by us, about them.

Advanced Notes

"Between you and I" is a hypercorrection — people overcorrect "me" to "I" after prepositions because they were told not to say "Me and Tom went" (where "I" is correct). Reflexive pronouns (myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, themselves) are closely related and often confused with object pronouns; "I hurt me" is wrong — use "I hurt myself". Indirect object pronouns follow verbs like give, send, show, tell: "Give it to me" (full) or "Give me it" (informal, British).

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