Subject pronouns

Exercises

List of subject pronouns

• I - first person singular

• We - first person plural

• You - second person singular or plural

• He / She / It - third person singular

• They - third person plural (also used as singular for gender-neutral situations)

• Who - can be singular or plural, used to ask about the subject

Examples in Sentences

• I read a new book every week.

• We are planning a trip to Spain.

• You look happy today.

• He speaks three languages.

• She works at the hospital.

• It is raining outside.

• They love playing board games.

• Who wants to join the class?

Subject pronouns and grammar

As the main subject

• I teach English online.

• They play basketball after school.

With compound subjects

• Sarah and I are studying together.

• You and he make a good team.

As predicate nominatives (after the verb to be)

• It was I who called yesterday. (formal)

• It’s me who called yesterday. (informal, common in spoken English)

In questions

• Can she come to the meeting?

• When will we start the project?

In adjective clauses

• The student who studies the hardest usually gets the best grades.

Subject pronouns & verb agreement

The verb must agree with the subject pronoun:

• I play piano.

• He / She / It plays piano.

• We / You / They play piano.

Notice that only he, she, and it take the -s ending in the present simple tense.

Common ESL mistakes with subject pronouns

WRONG: Me like pizza.
CORRECT: I like pizza.

WRONG: Her is my teacher.
CORRECT: She is my teacher.

WRONG: My brother he lives in Canada.
CORRECT: My brother lives in Canada.