Common mistake: “I love she.” — Correct: “I love her.”
We use object pronouns (me, you, him, her, it, us, them) after the verb or a preposition — they receive the action.
Subject -> Object
Subject
Object
Example
I
me
Sofía knows me
he
him
We know him
she
her
I love her
we
us
They help us
they
them
I call them
Sofía knows me, and I love her.
They help us every day, so we thank them.
Ben doesn't understand them very well.
She doesn't call him on Sundays.
Do you know her? Does he like us?
Why does Kenji always ask me questions?
Do you know him? Yes, I do.
Does she call you? No, she doesn't.
Practice
I see Ben. I see ___. (he, him, his)
Sofía is nice. I like ___. (she, her, hers)
Object pronouns (me, him, her...) come after the verb.
Please call ___ tonight. (to me)
We know Sofía and Ben. We know ___.
Find the mistake: I love she.
I like Sofía. — Replace 'Sofia' with an object pronoun.
Sofía calls Ben. — Replace 'Ben' with an object pronoun.
Do you know me? (Answer: Yes, I do. / No, I don't.)
Listening
Kenji: Sofía, do you know Ben's sister?
Sofía: Yes, I know her. She is very nice.
Kenji: Does she remember me?
Sofía: Of course she remembers you! We all like you.
Kenji: And Ben? Do you see him often?
Sofía: Yes, I see him every week in class.
Reading
Kenji is new, so he asks Sofía about everyone. 'Do you know that woman?' 'Yes, I know her.' 'And those men?' 'I know them too.' Kenji smiles. 'Everybody knows you, Sofía!' She laughs. 'Yes, and they like me because I help them. Friends help each other.'