UNIT 5 LESSON 01: OBJECT PRONOUNS

Let’s talk about object pronouns?

WHO ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?

You already know these subject pronouns:

👤 Subject	🇪🇸 Español
I	yo
you	tú / vosotros/as
he	él
she	ella
it	ello / eso
we	nosotros/as
they	ellos/as

We use them when the person or thing does the action.

I like English.
She plays tennis.
They study together.

But sometimes a person or thing receives the action.

That’s when we use an object pronoun.

ME, YOU, HIM, HER, IT, US, THEM

Here are the object pronouns you need to know:

👤 Subject	🎯 Object	🇪🇸 Español
I	me	me
you	you	te / os
he	him	lo / le
she	her	la / le
it	it	lo / la
we	us	nos
they	them	los / las / les

⭐ Look at the difference

• I like Anna. → I am doing the action.
• I like her. → Anna receives the action.

Another example: They help us.

• They = the people doing the action.
• us = the people receiving the action.

OBJECT PRONOUNS IN ACTION

Object pronouns often come after a verb.

❤️ LIKE

• I like him.
• She likes me.
• We like them.

👋 SEE

• I see her at school.
• He sees us every day.

🤝 HELP

• They help me with my homework.
• I help him with English.

🧠 KNOW

• I know her.
• Do you know them?

⭐ Easy trick

When you see a verb, ask:

Who receives the action?

Emma helps Jack.

Who does the action? → Emma

Who receives the action? → Jack

So:

Emma helps him.

🏫 AT SCHOOL

Object pronouns are very useful when we talk about school.

My teacher helps me.

I help my friend.

→ I help him.

We know our English teacher.

→ We know her.

My friends like our teacher.

→ They like her.

The teacher gives us homework.

→ The teacher gives us homework.

🧩 Let’s replace the names

• I see Maria every day. → I see her every day.
• Tom helps Jack. → Tom helps him.
• We know Sarah and Emma. → We know them.
• My friends help me. → My friends help me.
• The teacher helps Tom and me. → The teacher helps us.

👀 LOOK AT THE PICTURE!

Imagine a classroom with four students:

👦 Ben
👧 Lucy
👦 Sam
👧 Emma

Now look at these sentences:

Ben helps Lucy. → Ben helps her.

Lucy helps Sam. → Lucy helps him.

Sam helps Ben and Emma. → Sam helps them.

Emma helps me. → Emma helps me.

🎯 Your turn!

Replace the person or people with an object pronoun.

1. I know Tom. → I know ______.
2. She helps Anna. → She helps ______.
3. We like Ben and Jack. → We like ______.
4. They help me. → They help ______.
5. I see Lucy every morning. → I see ______.

✅ Answers

1. him
2. her
3. them
4. me
5. her

❤️ WHO DO YOU LIKE?

We can use questions with Who…? to talk about people.

• Who do you like?
• I like Emma. I like her.
• Who does Tom help?
• He helps Jack. He helps him.
• Who do they know?
• They know Sarah and Lucy. They know them.

💬 Ask a friend!

• Who do you like at school?
• Who helps you with your homework?
• Who do you sit next to?
• Who do you know in your class?

You can answer with names first and then use an object pronoun:

• I like Maria. I like her.

📚 A FRIENDLY CLASS

Read about Leo and his classmates.

Hi! I’m Leo. I really like my class. My best friend is Max. I see him every morning at school.

Our English teacher is Mrs Green. She is very nice and she helps us with English. We like her a lot.

I also have two good friends, Emma and Mia. I sit next to them in class. They are very funny and they always help me with my homework.

I like my classmates because we help each other. School is much more fun when you have good friends!

🔎 Let’s check!

1. Who is Leo’s best friend?
2. Who does Leo see every morning?
3. Who helps Leo and his classmates with English?
4. Who does Leo sit next to?
5. Who helps Leo with his homework?
6. Does Leo like his classmates?
7. Find an example of him in the text.
8. Find an example of her, us, them and me.

🧠 SUBJECT OR OBJECT?

Let’s compare them one more time.

👤 Subject	🎯 Object	Example
I	me	She helps me.
you	you	I know you.
he	him	I like him.
she	her	We see her.
it	it	I like it.
we	us	They help us.
they	them	I know them.

⭐ Remember!

• I → me
• he → him
• she → her
• we → us
• they → them

And:

• you → you
• it → it

These two don’t change.

✏️ TALK ABOUT YOUR CLASS

Now think about your own school life.

Complete the sentences:

• I like __________. I like him/her.
• __________ helps me with __________.
• I know __________. I know him/her/them.
• I see __________ at school.
• __________ helps us with __________.

🎮 GAMES — OBJECT PRONOUNS

Practise the object pronouns from this lesson!
Try these games and practise rooms in my home

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📝 Resumen

En esta lección de inglés A2 aprenderás a utilizar los object pronouns para hablar de las personas y cosas que reciben una acción. Aprenderás las formas me, you, him, her, it, us y them, y las compararás con los pronombres personales de sujeto como I, he, she, we y they. Practicarás estas formas en situaciones relacionadas con el colegio utilizando verbos frecuentes como like, see, help y know, y terminarás hablando sobre las personas de tu clase.