personal and possessive pronouns

ik

jij

hij

zij

het

wij zij

jullie

persoonlijke

voornaamwoorden

ik

jij

hij

zij

het

wij zij

jullie

they – you – it - he – I – we – she

they – you – it - he – I – we – she

Iyouhesheitweyouthey

ikjijhijzijhetwijjulliezij

they – you – it - he – I – we – she

You are a very nice person.You are all late in class!

mijnjouwzijnhaar??onzejulliehun

ikjijhijzijhetwijjulliezij

mijnjouwzijnhaarzijn/haaronzejulliehun

ikjijhijzijhetwijjulliezij

My name is James.Your house is big.His sister is tall.Her boyfriend plays football.The dog eats its food.This is our mother.Oh, so that was your plan.Their parents are divorced.

mijnjouwzijnhaarzijn/haaronzejulliehun

ikjijhijzijhetwijjulliezij

My name is James.Your house is big.His sister is tall.Her boyfriend plays football.The dog eats its food.This is our mother.Oh, so that was your plan.Their parents are divorced.

Exercise: Choose the correct personal pronoun.

1 John and I like diving. They / We train every Saturday.2 Peter’s brothers hate reading books. They / You only read magazines.3 My mother doesn’t like shopping. She / It never goes to the supermarket.4 Diving is an expensive hobby. He / It is also a dangerous hobby.5 My classmates play rugby every day. We / They always play it outdoors.6 John’s father is into gardening. She / He likes being outdoors.7 My sisters and I love playing computer games. We / You spend hours at the computer.

ANSWERS

1 John and I like diving. They / We train every Saturday.2 Peter’s brothers hate reading books. They / You only read magazines.3 My mother doesn’t like shopping. She / It never goes to the supermarket.4 Diving is an expensive hobby. He / It is also a dangerous hobby.5 My classmates play rugby every day. We / They always play it outdoors.6 John’s father is into gardening. She / He likes being outdoors.7 My sisters and I love playing computer games. We / You spend hours at the computer.

Exercise: Vul de juiste Engelse bezittelijke voornaamwoorden in.

Ollie: Look! There is [1]__________(mijn) new bike!

Angus: It’s great. What was wrong with [2]__________ (jouw) old one?

Ollie: Well, nothing really, but I was jealous of [3]__________ (jullie) bikes, so I asked

Dad to sell [4]__________ (zijn) bike and buy me a new one.

Angus: [5]__________ (jouw) parents are always buying you and your brother things,

but [6]__________ (onze) parents make me and my sister pay for everything

ourselves!

Ollie: Hey, there’s Jessie. [7]__________ (haar) friends have new bikes, too.

Angus: Yeah, I know! [8]__________ (hun) bikes are even fancier than ours.

Ollie: Anyway, we’ll have to make do with [9]__________ (onze) own bikes.

ANSWERS

Ollie: Look! There is [1] my (mijn) new bike!

Angus: It’s great. What was wrong with [2] your (jouw) old one?

Ollie: Well, nothing really, but I was jealous of [3] your (jullie) bikes, so I asked Dad

to

sell [4] his (zijn) bike and buy me a new one.

Angus: [5] your (jouw) parents are always buying you and your brother things,

but [6] our (onze) parents make me and my sister pay for everything ourselves!

Ollie: Hey, there’s Jessie. [7] her (haar) friends have new bikes, too.

Angus: Yeah, I know! [8] their (hun) bikes are even fancier than ours.

Ollie: Anyway, we’ll have to make do with [9] our (onze) own bikes.