Personal Pronouns (Pronomes Pessoais)

Subject (Reto)                                        Object (Oblíquo)

I	eu	first person singular	me	me; a mim
You	tu; você	second person singular	you	te; a ti; a você
He	ele	third person singular	him	o; lhe; a ele
She	ela	third person singular	her	a; lhe; a ela
It	ele / ela	third person singular	it	o/a; lhe; a ele/ela
We	nós	first person plural	us	nos; a nós
You	vós, vocês	second person plural	you	vos; a vós; a vocês
They	eles/elas	third person plural	them	os/as; lhes; a eles/elas

first = primeira        second = segunda        third = terceira       person = pessoa

Examples:     Subject         Verb               Object

I                       gave               you                 a book last year.

You                bought           me                  a car last month.

He                  sends             her                  an e-mail every day.

She                sends             him                 postcards every week.

                        It                      eats                                        its food.

                        We                  buy                 you                 some chocolate.

                        You                bought           us                   some gifts.

                        They               give                her                  a kiss.

                        She                gave               it                      two hugs.

1.    Observe the examples below and say what happened to the nouns

(Observe os exemplos abaixo e diga o que aconteceu aos substantivos):

subject	verb	object	preposition	object
Susan	gives	a kiss	to	John.
Susan	dá	um beijo	em	John.

She gives a kiss to John.                  O substantivo Susan é substituído pelo pronome She.

Susan gives it to John.                      ___________________________________________

Susan gives a kiss to him.                 ___________________________________________

Or  Susan gives him a kiss.              ___________________________________________

She gives it to him.                           ___________________________________________

                                                           ___________________________________________

2.    Why are the pronouns called subject ? (Por que os pronomes são retos ?)

Because they are the _________________ of the sentences.

Porque ele são os ­_________________ das orações.

3.    Why are the pronouns called object ? (Por que os pronomes são oblíquos ?)

Because they are the _________________ of the sentences

Porque ele são os ­_________________ das orações.

4.    Where do I use the subject pronouns ? (Onde uso os pronomes retos ?)

In the beginning or at the end of the sentences ? __________________________

No início ou no final das orações ?                               __________________________

5.    Where do I use the object pronouns ? (Onde uso os pr. oblíquos em inglês ?)

In the beginning or at the end of the sentences ? __________________________

No início ou no final das orações ?                               __________________________

6.    Are the subject pronouns used ______________ (before or after) the verb ?

Os pr. pessoais retos são usados ______________ (antes ou depois) do verbo ?

7.    Are the object pronouns used ______________ (before or after) the verb ?

Os pr. pes. oblíquos são usados ______________ (antes ou depois) do verbo ?

8.    Are the object pronouns used _____________ (before or after) the preposition ?

Os pr. pes. oblíquos são usados ____________ (antes ou depois) da preposição?

9.    Give the plural form of the pronouns (Dê a forma plural dos pronomes):

1.    It          _______________                             f) me               _______________

2.    He       _______________                             g) it                  _______________

3.    You     _______________                             h) him             _______________

4.    She     _______________                             i) you               _______________

5.    I           _______________                             j) her               _______________

10.   Replace the words by the subject and object pronouns:

      (Substitua as palavras pelos pronomes pessoais retos ou oblíquos):

Subject                                   Object

a)    Susan                                           _______________                 _______________

b)    Peter                                            _______________                 _______________

c)    The cats                                       _______________                 _______________

d)    The dog                                        _______________                 _______________

e)    Robert and David                         _______________                 _______________

f)     You and I                                     _______________                 _______________

g)    Margareth and Mary                    _______________                 _______________

h)    You and David                             _______________                 _______________

i)      The parrots                                  _______________                 _______________

j)      Robert                                          _______________                 _______________

11.   What do these pronouns refer to ? A que se referem estes pronomes ?

That cat is charming. It is very small.                                         _______________

Aquele gato é charmoso. Ele é muito pequeno.

That child is so cute.  It is playing with its toys.                          _______________

Aquela criança é tão bela. Ela está brincando com seus brinquedos.

My dog is a champion. He got a golden medal.                         _______________

Meu cão é um campeão. Ele obteve uma medalha de ouro.

My cat is sleeping. She is black and white.                               _______________

Minha gata está dormindo. Ela é preta e branca.

His mother is very smart. She is a professor.                            _______________

A mãe dele é muito inteligente. Ela é professora de faculdade.

That man is my uncle. He lives next door.                                 _______________

Aquele homem é meu tio. Ele mora ao lado.

They are lazy. Peter and David don’t do anything.                    _______________

Eles são preguiçosos. Peter e David não fazem nada.

The parrots speak. They copy the humans.                              _______________

Os papagaios falam. Eles copiam os humanos.

They are seventeen. Susan and Sarah are young.                   _______________

Elas têm dezessete anos. Susan and Sarah são jovens.

John and I are friends. We met a long time ago.                       _______________

Eu e John somos amigos. Nos conhecemos há um bom tempo atrás.

You and Susan are students. You go to school.                        _______________

Você e Susan são estudantes. Vocês freqüentam a escola.

12.   Replace the words in the parentheses by the subject or object pronouns:

a)           I        give _______ (a kiss) to _______ (Mary).

b)    _______ (Susan) gives _______ (a hug) to _______ (John).

c)    _______ (You and I) send _______ (letters) to _______ (our mother).

d)    _______ (Peter) buys _______ (cars) to _______ every year.

e)    _______ (The bird) eats _______ (its food) in the morning.

f)     _______  (You and Helen) write _______ (cards) to _______ (David).

g)    _______ (David and Robert) give _______ (their bikes) to _______ (Susan).

h)    _______ (Paul) told _______ (a lie) to _______ (you and me)

i)      _______ (Barbara) gave _______ (a gift) to _______ (George)

j)      _______ (The parrots) speak _______ (the human language).

k)    _______ (The cats) want to play with _______ (their rubber balls).

l)      _______ (You and I) sent _______ (an e-mail) to _______ (Sue).

m)  _______ (Elizabeth) gave _______ (a message) to _______ (you and me).

n)    _______ (The Smiths) wrote _______ (some postcards) to _______ (Paul).

o)    _______ (My mother) bought _______ (a new purse) to _______ (my sister).

p)    _______ (You and David) bought _______ (some toys) to _______ (the child).

q)    _______ (The children) are drawing _______ (a boat) to _______ (their father).

r)     _______ (That baby) is crying because _______ wants to eat _______ (its cookies).

s)    _______ (Jonathan) builds  _______ (a house) to _______ (Liza).

t)     _______  (Jennifer) gives _______ (two slices of bread) to _______ (Steven).