Los Pronombres en Inglés

Pronouns

En inglés, las palabras que reemplazan a los sustantivos se llaman pronouns (pronombres). Los pronombres evitan la repetición de sustantivos y facilitan el flujo de la frase.

Pronombres de Objeto (Object Pronouns)

Son pronombres que se usan como objeto del verbo.

Pronombre	Ejemplo
me	She called me.
you	I saw you.
him	I helped him.
her	I know her.
it	I found it.
us	They invited us.
them	I met them yesterday.

Pronombres Personales (Personal Pronouns)

Los pronombres personales se usan en la frase como sujeto u objeto.

Sujeto	Objeto	Frase de ejemplo
I	me	I love you.
You	you	I saw you yesterday.
He	him	He likes pizza.
She	her	She called me.
It	it	I found it.
We	us	We saw them.
They	them	They invited us.

Pronombres Relativos (Relative Pronouns)

Se usan para conectar frases entre sí.

Pronombre	Uso	Ejemplo
who	para personas	The man who called you is here.
whom	para personas (objeto)	The person whom I met is kind.
whose	pertenencia	The girl whose bag is red is my friend.
which	animales / cosas	I saw a dog which was barking.
that	personas o cosas	This is the book that I like.

Pronombres Reflexivos (Reflexive Pronouns)

Se usan cuando el sujeto y el objeto son la misma persona.

Pronombre	Ejemplo
myself	I did it myself.
yourself	You should take care of yourself.
himself	He hurt himself.
herself	She introduced herself.
itself	The cat cleaned itself.
ourselves	We enjoyed ourselves.
yourselves	You can help yourselves.
themselves	They organized themselves.

Pronombres Indefinidos (Indefinite Pronouns)

Expresan personas o cosas que no son específicas.

Pronombre	Ejemplo
someone	Someone is at the door.
anyone	Is anyone home?
everyone	Everyone likes chocolate.
no one	No one knew the answer.
something	Something is wrong.
anything	Did you see anything?
nothing	Nothing happened.

Pronombres Posesivos (Possessive Pronouns)

Los pronombres posesivos se usan para mostrar la propiedad o pertenencia.

Pronombre	Uso	Ejemplo
my	delante de un nombre	my book
mine	solo	This book is mine.
your	delante de un nombre	your bag
yours	solo	The bag is yours.
his	delante de un nombre o solo	his car / The car is his.
her	delante de un nombre o solo	her house / The house is hers.
its	delante de un nombre	its color
our	delante de un nombre	our teacher
ours	solo	The classroom is ours.
their	delante de un nombre	their team
theirs	solo	The team is theirs.

Frases de Ejemplo

I saw her yesterday.La vi ayer.

This is my book.Este es mi libro.

She did it herself.Ella misma lo hizo.

Someone is at the door.Hay alguien en la puerta.

The man who called you is here.El hombre que te llamó está aquí.

Whose pen is this?¿De quién es esta pluma?

Those are beautiful houses.Aquéllas son casas hermosas.

I met them yesterday.Me reuní con ellos ayer.

Pronombres Demostrativos (Demonstrative Pronouns)

Se usan para mostrar objetos cercanos o lejanos.

Pronombre	Significado	Ejemplo
this	esto (cerca)	This is my book.
these	estos (cerca)	These are my friends.
that	eso/aquello (lejos)	That is a tree.
those	esos/aquellos (lejos)	Those are beautiful houses.

Pronombres Interrogativos (Interrogative Pronouns)

Se usan para hacer preguntas.

Pronombre	Ejemplo
who	Who is calling?
whom	Whom did you meet?
whose	Whose bag is this?
which	Which one do you prefer?
what	What is your name?

Errores Comunes

Errores frecuentes de los estudiantes:

Confundir el sujeto y el objeto
Usar incorrectamente los pronombres reflexivos
Confundir pronombres posesivos con adjetivos posesivos
Usar pronombres relativos de forma errónea o incompleta
Confundir pronombres demostrativos con nombres