UNIT 1 LESSON 3

PERSONAL PRONOUNS
1. Read the PERSONAL PRONOUNS chart.

Personal Pronouns
Singular Plural
1st person I 1st person we
2nd person you 2nd person you
3rd person he 3rd person they
she
it

2. Read the chart.

Pronouns with the verb to be (am/is/are) and its contractions

Subject Verb Contraction Contraction

Pronouns (To be)
1st I am Im Im not
2nd you are Youre Youre not/you arent
3rd He/she/it Is Hes/shes/its Hes/shes/its + not
Or
He/she/it + isnt

PLURAL
1st We Were Were not / We arent
2nd You are Youre Youre not / you arent
3rd They Theyre Theyre not / they arent
3. Complete the sentences with a personal pronoun.

Example: Sushi is from Japan. It is from Japan.

1. My cousin and her friend were at the mall. ___________ were at

the mall.
2. Peter is a little sick. ___________ is a little sick.
3. The door is locked. ___________ is locked.
4. My friend Linda and I are going on a trip. ___________ are going
on a trip.
5. My cats are hungry. ___________ are hungry.
6. Mr. Jones is a good teacher. ___________is a good teacher.
7. Is Chinese a difficult language. Yes, ___________is a difficult
language.
8. My brother and I live together. ___________live together.
9. You and I have to talk about the test. ___________ have to talk
about the test.
10. My passport is in my bag. ___________ is in my bag.

4. Rewrite the sentences with contractions.

Example: You are a student. Youre a student.

1. She is not German. _________________

2. I am Leo. __________________
3. We are in the park. ___________________
4. They are not in the office. They are at home. ________________
5. It is the new girl. ___________________
6. He is a student. _________________
7. You are my brother. ________________
8. We are in a restaurant. ________________
9. You are not Italian. You are French. ___________________
10. I am not English. I am Argentinian. ___________________