Object pronouns
Me, you, him, her, it, us, them: the pronouns after a verb and after words like for, with and to.
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An object pronoun stands in place of a person or a thing that is not the subject. It comes after a verb (call me) or after a preposition (with them). Each subject pronoun has its own object form.
Subject and object forms
Subject | Object | Example |
|---|---|---|
I | me | Can you help me? |
you | you | I can see you. |
he | him | Call him tonight. |
she | her | I like her a lot. |
it | it | I can't find it. |
we | us | Wait for us. |
they | them | I don't know them. |
- She knows him, but he doesn't know her.
(The subject is before the verb. The object is after it.)
- We often visit them.
After a verb
When the person or thing is after the verb, use the object form.
- Lucas is very nice. Everyone likes him.
- My parents live far away, but I call them every week.
- Incorrect: Can you help I?
- Correct: Can you help me?After a verb, use me, not I.
- Incorrect: I know she from work.
- Correct: I know her from work.
After a preposition
After words like for, with, to, at, from, about, use the object form.
- This coffee is for you.
- Come with us.
- Look at them.
- Incorrect: Give it to I, please.
- Correct: Give it to me, please.
- Incorrect: Is this message for she?
- Correct: Is this message for her?After for, to and with, use the object form.
It and them for things
Use it for one thing and them for more than one. Don't forget the pronoun: in English, a verb like like or buy usually needs an object after it.
- I love this song. I listen to it every day.
- These shoes are nice. I'm buying them.
- "Do you like the soup?" "Yes, I like it very much."
- Incorrect: Do you like my new glasses? Yes, I like.
- Correct: Do you like my new glasses? Yes, I like them.Like needs an object. Glasses is plural, so we say them. (A short answer is fine too: Yes, I do.)
- Incorrect: Here are your keys. Don't lose it.
- Correct: Here are your keys. Don't lose them.Keys is plural, so the object is them.
After imperatives and let
Imperatives often have an object pronoun after the verb. After let, use the object form too.
- Call me when you arrive.
- Tell us about your trip.
- Let me help you.
- Incorrect: Let I carry your bag.
- Correct: Let me carry your bag.Let is a verb, so the pronoun after it is an object: me.
Her: two jobs
Her is both an object pronoun and a possessive word. Look at what comes after it.
- I see her every day.
(Object: after the verb.)
- Her flat is very big.
(Possessive: before a noun.)
Me too, it's me
In short replies and after it's, we usually use the object form.
- "I'm hungry." "Me too."
- "Who's there?" "It's me."
- "Who wants tea?" "Me, please."
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