- John is not happy with the timetable.
- He is expecting too much from the staff.
- I spoke to the union steward, so we decided to go on strike.
A: Where is the car key? I can’t find it.
B: Oh no! It’s in my pocket. (it = the key)
Número
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Persona
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Género
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Pronombres
personales
|
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sujeto
|
objeto
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singular
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1ª
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masculino/femenino
|
I
|
me
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2ª
|
masculino/femenino
|
you
|
you
|
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3ª
|
masculino
|
he
|
him
|
|
femenino
|
she
|
her
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neutro
|
it
|
it
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plural
|
1ª
|
masculino/femenino
|
we
|
us
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2ª
|
masculino/femenino
|
you
|
you
|
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3ª
|
masculino/femenino/ neutro
|
they
|
them
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Ejemplos de pronombre sujeto y pronombre objeto. Observe algunos ejemplos.
Nombre sujeto
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Nombre objeto
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I drink a lot of water
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Jessica loved me
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Do you run the London marathon?
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Peter hates you
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He eats plenty
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I will ask him
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She is the most
beautiful girl
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Do you know her?
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It is imposible to speak to him
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I will think about
it
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We are the best
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That is good news
for us
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You are much better
at home
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I will be happy to
see you
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They watch TV all
day
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We don’t really envy
them
|
Los pronombres personales actúan como el
sujeto de la oración. Los utilizamos antes de un verbo para demostrar la acción
del verbo. Por lo general, el pronombre en la oración no se puede omitir:
- He is Peter Sellars. Not
He's Peter Sellars - She hates playing football. Not:
hates playing football - He is a friend of mine. Not i
s a friend of mine - It's raining. Not
is raining
Tenga en cuenta que no siempre ponemos it después know
It's time you came home. I know. Not I know it.
También utilizamos el pronombre para referirnos a todo y nada en concreto.
- I tried my best, but it wasn't my day.
- The story is not real isn't it?
- Is a great match isn't it?
- Don't worry, it should be fine.
Lo utilizamos como un sujeto sin significado para referirnos a la hora, el tiempo, temperatura y distancias.
- It's a beautiful day
- It's already Christmas day.
- It's 100 km distance from Seville.
- It's already midday.
- It's thirty centigrade in Paris.
- It's really late.
- It's wonderful, our team won the national lottery.
- It's a marvelous view!
- Isn't it a real surprise!
- It's nice to see you again
- It's a magnificent work.
- It was really impressive to find a way out.
- My house is located in Florida avenue. Not
My house it is located... - My brother is a difficult person. Not
My brother it is a difficult... - The current event is unforgettable. Not
The current it is unforgettable.
Los pronombres personales no se utilizan junto con pronombres relativos.
- Here is the book (that) you lent me. Not
Here is the book (that) you lent it me. - That is the boy who plays football. Not
That is the boy who he plays football.
