Unit

59 |/me he/him they/them etc.

People

subject I we you he she they

object me us you him her them

subject object
I I know Tom. Tom knows me. me
we We know Tom. Tom knows us. us
you You know Tom. Tom knows you. you
he He knows Tom. Tom knows him. him
she She knows Tom. Tom knows her. her
they They know Tom. Tom knows them. them

Things

(k 's nice. I like ^ t )

subject it
object it

O I don't want this book. You can have it.

O I don't want these books. You can have them.
O Kate never drinks milk. She doesn't like it
O I never go to parties. I don't like them.

We use me/her/them etc. (object) after a preposition (for/to/with etc):

O Tin is letter isn't for me. It's for you.
O W ho is that woman? W hy are you looking at her?
O We're going to the cinema. Do you want to come with us?
O Sue and Kevin are going to the cinema. Do you want to go with them?
O 'Where's the newspaper?' 'You're sitting on it.'

give it/them to ...

O I want that book. Please give it to me.
O Robert needs these books. Can you give them to him, please?

128 ( my/his/their etc. Unit 60 Give me that book / Give it to me Unit 96

Exercises
Complete the sentences with him/her/them.
1 I don't know those girls. Do you k n o w th e m ?
2 I don't know that man. Do you k n o w ........................................ ?
3 I don't know those people. Do you k n o w ...................................
4 I don't know David's wife. Do you k n o w ......................................
5 I don't know M r Stevens. Do you k n o w .......................................
6 I don't know Sarah's parents. Do you k n o w ...............................
7 I don't know the woman in the black coat. Do you know

Complete the sentences. Use l/me/you/she/her etc.

I want to see her, b u t sh e doesn't want to se e tne....
I_________________1 I
They want to see me, b u t....................................... don't want to see
She wants to see him, b u t...................................... doesn’t want to see
We want to see them, b u t......................................don't want to se e .......
He wants to see us, b u t.......................................don’t want to see
They want to see her, b u t.......................................doesn't want to see
I want to see them, b u t...................................... don’t want to see
You want to see her, b u t .......................................doesn’t want to se e ....

Write sentences beginning I like . . . , I don’t like ... or Do you lik e ... ?
don’t eat tomatoes [don't like them
George is a very nice man. I like
This jacket isn’t very nice. I don’t
This is my new car. D o ..................
Mrs Clark is not very friendly. I .....
These are my new shoes....................

Complete the sentences. Use l/me/he/him etc.

1 W ho is that woman? W hy are you looking a t her .....
2 'Do you know that man?' Yes, I work with
3 Where are the tickets? I can't fin d .........................................
4 I can't find my keys. Where are........................................ ?
5 We're going out. You can come w ith ....................................
6 I've got a new motorbike. Do you want to se e ...............
7 Maria likes music............................................. plays the piano.
8 I don’t like dogs. I’m afraid o f.........................................
9 I'm talking to you. Please listen t o .........................................
10 Where is Anna? I want to talk t o .........................................
11 You can have these CDs. I don't w a n t.........................................
12 M y brother has a new job, b u t doesn't like very much.

C om plete the sentences.

1 I need that book. Can y o u give it.to .m e.
2 He wants the key. Can you give........................
3 She wants the keys. Can y o u ...............................
4 I need my bag. Can y o u .........................................
5 They want the money. Can y o u ........................
6 We want the pictures. Can y o u ..........................

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my u m b rella)(o ur umbrella) (y o u r umbrella^ (h is umbrella) (h e r umbrella their umbrella

1 my 1 like my house.
we our We like our house.
you your You like your house.
he his He likes his house.
she —» her She likes her house.
they —> their They like their house.

it —» its Oxford (= it) is famous for its university.

We use my/your/his etc. + noun:

my hands his new car her parents

our clothes your best friend their room

his/her/their

AMY ANDY MR AND

MRS LEE

her car his bike their son ^B|

%
(= Amy's car)

her husband 0k his sister their daughter

(= Amy's
husband)

her children his parents their children A

(= Amy's
-
children)

its and it's

its Oxford is famous for its university.

it's (= it is) I like Oxford. It's a nice place. (= It is a nice place.)

130 [ mine/yours etc. -» Unit 61 l/me/my/mine ■» Unit 62

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Exercises
Complete the sentences in the same way.
1 I'm going to w a sh !T!y hand s...... 4 He's going to w a sh .......
2 She's going to w a sh ..............................................hands. 5 They're going to w a sh .
3 We're going to w a sh ......................................................... 6 Are you going to wash .

Complete the sentences in the same way.

1 He lives w |th .h js.p a re n ts...... 5 I ..................... . parents.
2 They live w ith ...................................................... parents. 6 Jo h n ................
3 W e ..............................................................................parents. 7 Do you live.
4 Martina lives.......................................................................... 8 Most children .

Look at the family tree, and complete the sentences with his/her/their.
1 I saw Sarah w ith h e r husband, Philip.
2 I saw Laura and Steve w ith .........................children.
"U K 3 I saw Steve w ith .........................wife, Laura.
SARAH = PHILIP 4 I saw Ben w ith .........................brother, Will.
5 I saw Laura w ith .........................brother, Will.
6 I saw Sarah and Philip w ith ........................son, Will.
& 7 I saw Laura w ith .........................parents.
'TfltfVtr t it 8 I saw Beth and Robert w ith .......................parents.
BEN WILL STEVE

m
mm
ROBERT BETH

Write my/our/your/his/her/their/its.
1 Do you lik e r job?
u
yo
2 I know M r Watson, but I don't k n o w .........................wife.
3 Alice and Tom live in London............................son lives in Australia.
4 We're going to have a party. W e’re going to invite a ll.........................friends.
5 Anna is going out w ith friends this evening.
6 I like tennis. It's favourite sport.
7 'Is th a t....................... car?' 'No, I don't have a car.’
8 I want to contact Maria. Do you k n o w .........................number?
9 Do you think most people are happy in .......................jobs?
10 I'm going to w a sh .........................hair before I go out.
11 This is a beautiful tree leaves are a beautiful colour.
12 John has a brother and a sister. ....................... brother is 25, a n d sister is 21.

Complete the sentences. Use my/his/their etc. with these words:

coat homework house husband -jo b key name

1 James doesn't e n jo y h isjo b it's not very interesting.

2 I can't get in. I don't have........................................................................
3 Sally is married............................................................................ works in a bank.
4 Please take o ff................................................ .'...................... and sit down.
5 'W hat are the children doing?' 'They're do ing ....................................................................... .'
6 'Do you know that man?' 'Yes, but I don't k n o w .........................................................................'
7 We live in Barton Street.............................................................................is at the end on the left.