This document discusses different types of pronouns in English. It explains that subject pronouns come before verbs, while object pronouns come after verbs or prepositions. Possessive pronouns can function as adjectives before nouns or as pronouns on their own. The document also distinguishes between direct and indirect object pronouns, and provides examples of verbs that can take two object pronouns.

1. PRONOUNS
English File Intermediate +
1A

2. Subject pronouns – before a verb.
Object pronouns – after a verb or
preposition.
Direct or indirect object.
Possessives
• Adjectives – before a noun
• Pronouns – on their own.

3. SUBJECT OBJECT
POSSESSIVE
ADJECTIVES
POSSESSIVE
PRONOUNS
I
YOU
HE / SHE /
IT
WE
YOU
THEY
ME
YOU
HIM / HER
/ IT
US
YOU
THEM
MY
YOUR
HIS / HER /
ITS
OUR
YOU
THEIR
MINE
YOURS
HIS / HERS
/ ITS
OURS
YOURS
THEIRS

4. Subject pronouns – before a verb
I live in London.
We have never been to Australia
Object pronouns – after a verb or preposition.
My parents don’t visit our us very often
I’ve been looking for they them all
morning

5. Object pronouns – direct and indirect object.
Verbs with two objects. Word order:
Blue  DO, Red  IO
He gave the boy some money
He gave him some money
He gave it to him/the boy
They’ve shown their friends their new flat
They’ve shown them their new flat
They’ve shown it to them

6. Some verbs with two objects:
For
Bring (for/to), buy (for), cook (for), find
(for), get (for), make (for)
To
give (to), lend (to), offer (to), read (to),
sell (to), show (to), take (to), write (to)

7. Some verbs with two objects:
For
He brought the boy his new shoes
He brought him his new shoes
He brought them for him
To
She read the pupils the tale
She read them the tale
She read it to them