Foundation grammar · Unit 62 · A1

I/me/my/mine

Pronouns and possessives

Each person has four forms: I, me, my and mine. This unit puts all four side by side so that you can choose the right one.

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A Four forms for each person

I etc. (subject) me etc. (object) my etc. + noun mine etc. (no noun)
I know Ffion. Ffion knows me. It's my van. It's mine.
We know Ffion. Ffion knows us. It's our van. It's ours.
You know Ffion. Ffion knows you. It's your van. It's yours.
He knows Ffion. Ffion knows him. It's his van. It's his.
She knows Ffion. Ffion knows her. It's her van. It's hers.
They know Ffion. Ffion knows them. It's their van. It's theirs.

I, we, he and so on come before the verb. me, us, him and so on come after a verb or after a word such as to or with. my, our, his need a noun after them. mine, ours, his do not.

After a friend of use mine, yours and so on: a friend of mine, not a friend of me.

  • I can hear him, but he can't hear me.
  • Send me your photos and I'll send you mine.
  • "Do you remember that woman?" "Yes, I remember her, but I can't remember her name."
  • He was delighted because we asked him to come to the seaside with us in our car.
  • "Where are the boys? Have you seen them?" "Yes, they're in the garden with their cousins."
  • That's my towel. Can you pass it to me, please?
  • "Is this your coffee?" "No, it's yours."
  • She didn't have a pen, so he lent her his.
  • I'm going to the races with a friend of mine on Saturday.

Exercises

62.1 Somebody asks "Do you recognise that man?" and so on. Answer each question in the same way as the example.

  1. At a bus stop, a man points at another man across the road and asks, "Do you recognise that man?"

    Yes, I recognise him, but I've forgotten his name.

    Yes, I recognise him, but I've forgotten his name.

  2. A woman points at another woman sitting on a bench and asks, "Do you recognise that woman?"

    Yes, I recognise , but I've forgotten name.

  3. An old man points at a group of people outside a church and asks, "Do you recognise those people?"

    Yes, I , but I've forgotten names.

  4. A woman points at herself and asks, "Do you recognise me?"

    Yes, I , but I've forgotten .

62.2 Finish these sentences in the same way as the example.

  1. We asked her to eat with us at our flat.

    We asked her to eat with us at our flat.

  2. He asked us to eat with flat.

  3. They asked me to eat with flat.

  4. I asked them .

  5. She asked us .

  6. Did you ask him ?

62.3 Complete the sentences in the same way as the example.

  1. I gave him my number and he gave me his.

    I gave him my number and he gave me his.

  2. I gave her number and she gave me .

  3. He gave me number and I gave .

  4. We gave them number and they gave .

  5. She gave him number and .

  6. You gave us number and .

  7. They gave you number and .

62.4 Put in him, her, yours and so on.

  1. Where's Kirsty? Have you seen her?

    Where's Kirsty? Have you seen her?

  2. Where's my phone? Where did I leave ?

  3. This parcel is for Dev. Can you give it to ?

  4. We emailed Nadia, but she didn't answer email.

  5. "I've forgotten my calculator. Can I borrow ?" "Yes, of course."

  6. We're going for a walk. Why don't you come with ?

  7. Did your brother pass driving test?

  8. Some people talk about dogs all the time.

  9. Last night I went to the theatre with a friend of .

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