A pronoun is a word used as a substitute for a noun. These are the pronouns:

Personal pronouns: I, you, he/she/it, we, you, they.
Object pronouns: it, me, you, her, him, them.
Possessive pronouns: mine, yours, theirs, his,hers, its.
Demonstrative pronouns: that, those, this, these.
Reflexive pronouns: myself, yourself, him/her/itself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves.
Interrogative pronouns: Who, what, which, why, where, when.

The most common pronoun is the personal pronoun:

* In Spanish the personal pronouns are: yo, tu, el/ella/lo, nosotros, ustedes, y ellos.

Example:

I paid Paola.

Practice:

1) ___ am hungry.

2) ___ are a person.

3) ___ are my children.

4) ___ is a good man.

5) ___ are studying together in this room right now.

The second most common pronoun is the object pronoun:

*In Spanish object pronouns are: me, te, ti, le/la/lo, nos, les, les.

Example:

I paid her.

Practice:

1) Yesterday I gave money to Paola. I gave ____ money yesterday.

2) I teach my students on Tuesdays. I teach ______ on Tuesdays.

3) I received a call from my mother yesterday. My mother called _____ yesterday.

4) You receive English classes from me. I teach _____ English.

5) Hopefully Argentina won't attach Chile. Hopefully Argentina won't attack ____.

6) I fixed my car yesterday. Yesterday I fixed ____.

Reflexive pronouns don't exist in Spanish. Spanish speakers use se to make a sentence reflexive. They are used when someone is auto haciendo algo.

Example:

I am my own English teacher, so I am teaching English to myself.

Practice:

1) If you don't want to pay someone to paint the house, you can do it __________.

2) Nobody wanted to help Paola, so she had to do it all by ___________.

3) We can't trust anyone to do our work for us, we have to do it ___________.

4) I don't need your help, I can do it ________.

5) Sometimes we help children too much when they can do things ________.

6) I can't help you all today. You will have to do it ___________.

7) I didn't touch your computer. It turned ________ off.

Demonstrative pronouns are used to replace a specific item or group of items. They are used to show what you are talking about. They are: This, these, those, that.
*In Spanish, they are: esto, este, esta, eso, esa, esas, esos.

Example:

The apple on the table is blue. This apple is blue.

Practice:

1) The pen in my hand is red. ______ pen is red.

2) The dogs in the house across the street are barking. _______ dogs are barking.

3) The dog in our house is barking. _______ dog is barking.

4) The batteries in my hand are dead. _______ batteries are dead.

5) The worksheet we are working on now is good. ______ is good.

6) The person you were just talking to is my brother. _________ was my brother.

7) The books we read here are good. __________ books are good.

8) The books our children read are good. __________ books are good.

Possessive pronouns describe the ownership of items.

*In Spanish they are: mio, mios, tuyo, tuyos, suyo, suyos.

Example:

This pencil is mine.

Practice:

1) This dog belongs to me. This dog is _______.

2) That dog belongs to you. That dog is ________.

3) Kyle has a mini. The mini is _______.

4) Kyle and Paola have a house. The house is _______.

5) Paola has a son. Paola's son is _______.

6) You have shoes. Your shoes are _______.

7) You people have money. Your money is _______.

8) The bike doesn't have a seat. _________ seat is missing.

Interrogative pronouns - Are used in asking questions: who are you?, which one?, why am I here?, what is a proton?

Practice:

1) _____ are you so happy?

2) _____ is that strange person in our house?

3) _____ are you going to do this afternoon?

4) _____ are you going to Africa, June or July?

5) _____ don't you like cheese?

Relative pronouns - Have the same form as Interrogative pronouns but are not used in questions. They are used to connect two clauses.

Example:

The girl who looks like her.
I did not understand what was said.

1) I will go _______ I am ready.

2) She has red hair. That is _____ I think she is pretty.

3) The disco is _____ you go to dance.