Prof. Lb.

Englez Caraca Gabriela Marilena

Fia 2: Pronouns / Possessives

Personal pronouns

Possessive adjectives

Possessive pronouns

before verbs as subjects

after verbs as objects

followed by nouns

not followed by nouns

I
You
He / She / It
We
You
They

Me
You
Him / Her / It
Us
You
Them

My
Your
His / Her/ Its
Our
Your
Their

Mine
Yours
His / Hers / Ours
Yours
Theirs

Eg:
I talk to you. (Eu vorbesc cu tine.)
You are talking to me. (Tu vorbeti cu mine.)
This is my pen. (Acesta este stiloul meu.)
The pen is mine. (Acest stilou este al meu.)
Possessives case with people:
We use s with one person: Janes umbrella. (Umbrelalui Jane / Janei.)
We use s with two or more people: The cooks hats. (Plriilebuctarilor.)
but we use s with irregular plurals and animals: The mens ties. The dogs food.(Cravatelebrbailor.Mncareacinelui.)
We use of with things: The floor of the bathroom. (Podeauabii.)

Demonstratives
Demonstratives show the position of a person or object in comparison to the speaker.
Near

Far

Singular

This

That

Plural

These

Those

Prof. Lb. Englez Caraca Gabriela Marilena

I.
Write he, she, it, we, you or they:
Sophie - .........
Mark and I - ......................
Georgios- ..................
Lily and Tom - .....................
you and Lisa - ........
Mum - .......................
dogs - .............
Mum and Dad - ...................
car - .................
pencils - .......................
you and Nick - ....................
Mia and I - .......................
book - .....................
Dad - ......................
desk - .......................
children - ....................
II.
Read and underline the correct word:
1. Youre hungry. Heres a cake for you / me!
2. Theyre nice flowers. Lets draw it / them!
3. Im funny! Look at me / us!
4. Mark is a good singer. Listen to you / him!
5. The tigers are scary. Look at us / them!
6. You and Lisa are dirty. Look at you / us!
7. Its a ball!! Catch me / it!
8. Emma is pretty. Look at him / her!
III.
Fill in with: its, its, theyre, their
John and Mary have got a house in the country. ................... house is
big. It has got five rooms. ...................rooms are big too. Paul and Liz
are John and Marys friends. ..................... ..................... friends. They have
got a dog. ........................... a small white dog. ........................... name is
Price.
IV.
Underline the correct word:
4. Mark is their/ theirs cousin.
5. This is our car. Its our / ours.
6. These are Marys books. They are her / hers.
7. Blue is my / mine favourite colour.
8. You cant have this book. It isnt your / yours.
9. Her / hers house is big.
10. Is this your / yours coat? No, it isnt my / mine.
11. Are these pens Liz and Bobs? Yes, theyre their / theirs.
12. This is Fathers car. Its his / hers.
13. That is our / ours house. Its our / ours.

V. Complete the sentences:

4. Mike is ten years old.
................ is ten years old.
5. Tim and I are friends.
................ are friends.
6. Elena is a teacher.
................ is a teacher.
7. The house is old.
................. is old.
8. Cara and Pedro are from Spain. ................. are from Spain.
9. The boys are in the kitchen.
................. are in the kitchen.
VI. Underline the correct word, then explain:
1. My friends / friends name is Mike.
2. His cousins / cousins names are Jean and Chris.
3. Our childrens / childrens names are Catherine and Paula.
4. My brothers / brothersname is Mark.
5. My brothers / brothers names are Ben and Tom.
6. This is the ladys / ladies dress.
7. Look at the houses roof / roof of the house.
VII. Write sentences as in the example:
Eg: Kristi / gloves: These are Kristis gloves. Theyre her gloves. These
gloves are hers.
Ted / socks
the boys / pencils
Mother / apron
the peacock / tail
the roof / house
VIII.
Circle the possessives and underline the short forms:
Look! This is Jonny Rock. Hes a famous pop star. Jonnys groups names
The Rockers. This is the Rockers new album. Its called Funky. And
look at Jonny. Hes got long green hair. Daves hair is red but Ringos
bald!