Unit 6

Object pronouns

EXAMPLES

subject pronoun > object pronoun (example)
I > me (Can you help me?)
you > you (I love you.)
he > him (She doesn't love him.)
she > her (He phones her every day.)
it > it (I don't like it.)
we > us (Wait for us!)
they > them (Please help them.)

FORM

• Pronouns take the place of nouns.
• We use subject pronouns when the noun is the subject of the verb (i.e. the person who does the action).
  John is a doctor. He lives in London.
• We use object pronouns when the noun is the object of the verb (i.e. the person who receives the action).
  Anna knows John. She sees him every week.
• Object pronouns go after the verb.
  I love you. NOT I you love.

Like + verb + -ing

EXAMPLES

[++] I love shopping.
[+] I like going to the cinema.
[+/–] I don't mind getting up early.
[–] I don't like doing housework.
[––] I hate driving at night.

FORM

• We use verb + -ing after like, love, don't mind and hate.
• We can also use verb + -ing after enjoy and prefer.
  I enjoy watching football on TV, but I prefer being there.

Be or do?

be

EXAMPLES

1. Hi, I'm Jim.
   She isn't very friendly.
   Are you Hungarian?
2. I can't talk. I'm driving.
   They aren't working today.
   Is it raining?

FORM

1. We use be as a main verb.
2. We also use be to form the present continuous. Be here is an auxiliary verb.
   • Remember to invert be and the subject to make questions. He's Spanish. Is he Spanish?

do / does

EXAMPLES

1. I'm doing my homework.
   Do you do your homeowrk regularly?
2. Do you speak English?
   Where do they live?
   They don't have children.
   Does your sister have a cat?
   Where does your father work?
   Alan doesn't like jazz.

FORM

1. We use do as a main verb.
2. We also use do / does to make questions and don't / doesn't to make negatives in the present simple. Do here is an auxiliary verb.