Subject pronouns

What you'll learn

A subject pronoun tells us who or what does the action.

I · you · he · she · it · we · they

Start with these examples

• I am Marta.
• You are my teacher.
• He lives in Seville.
• She likes tea.
• It is a new phone.
• We study together.
• They work in a café.

Choose the right pronoun

Person or thing	Subject pronoun
Ana	she
David	he
Ana and David	they
my parents and I	we
a book	it
you and your friend	you

Use a pronoun when you do not want to repeat a noun.

• Maria is my sister. She is 20.
• The keys are on the table. They are mine.
• My cat is small. It is very friendly.

He, she and it

• Use he for a man or boy.

• Use she for a woman or girl.

• Use it for a thing, an animal when the sex is not important, the weather or the time.

• It is cold today.

• It is three o'clock.

Common mistakes

• Me am from Spain. → I am from Spain.
• My parents is here. → They are here.
• The book is interesting. He is new. → The book is interesting. It is new.

Quick check

Replace the words in bold with one pronoun:

• Tom and I are classmates. → We are classmates.
• The bags are heavy. → They are heavy.
• My mother works here. → She works here.

Next step

Subject pronouns often come before am, is and are. Learn those forms next.