Faculty of Industrial and System Engineering

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL CALLAO

FACULTAD DE INGENIERIA INDUSTRIAL Y DE SISTEMAS
ESCUELA PROFESIONAL DE INGENIERIA INDUSTRIAL Y DE SISTEMAS

Full Name: ................................................................................................. Teacher: Mg. Garay Torres J.

Date: ................................................................. Course: Idioma IV

POSSESSIVES PRONOUNS

Los possessive pronouns son un tipo de pronombres (palabra que sustituye a un nombre o sustantivo) que
indican posesión, es decir, a quién pertenece algo. En español lo podemos traducir como mío, tuyo, suyo,
míos tuyos, suyos, etc.
PERSONAL PRONOUNS POSSESSIVE PRONOUN
I MINE
YOU YOURS
HE HIS
SHE HERS
IT ITS
WE OURS
YOU YOURS
THEY THEIRS

EXAMPLES:

1. Mary has a dog. ------> .The dog is hers.

Maria tiene un perro. ------> .El perro es de ella.

2. This is my book, yours is there.

Este es mi libro, el tuyo esta alli.

IMPORTANT: Al designar a una o varias personas de entre un grupo, podemos utilizar la siguiente estructura:

Sujeto + of + pronombre posesivo

EXAMPLES:

1. A friend of hers is a dentist.

Un amigo suyo (de ella) es dentista.
2. Some pupils of mine were ill yesterday.
Ayer Algunos de mis alumnos estaban enfermos

IMPORTANT: Cuando utilizamos un possessive pronoun en español es muy habitual poner el artículo
el/la/los/las (THE) Sin embargo en inglés nunca se les pone el artículo:

EXAMPLES:

1. This is not my jacket. Mine is black.

Esta no es mi chaqueta. La mía es negra.
2. These are my toys. Yours are in the box.
Estos son mis juguetes. Los tuyos están en la caja.

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I. CAREFULLY READ AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES ABOUT POSSESSIVE

PRONOUNS, THEN TRANSLATE TO SPANISH.

1. We bought that house last year. It is …………………………………………………………………………

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2. This car belongs to Mr. and Mrs Smith. It is ………………………………………………………………...

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3. I think I saw Carlos drop this pen; I think it is ……………………………………………………………….

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4. This book is …………………………………………………………...……………… It has my name on it.

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5. My brother and I made that chair. It is ……………………………………………………………………….

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6. Excuse me. This phone is ……………………………………………..……. You forgot to take it with you.

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7. Her sister drew the picture. It´s ……………………………………………………………………...……….

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8. The little boy shouted, “Give the ball to me! It´s ……………………...…………………………………….

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9. That’s ……………………………………………………… we bought it last night at the department store.

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10. The bicycles were ………………….……………………………….. so they rode them home after school.

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11. Are you sure this book belongs to your mother? Yes, It´s ………………...………………………………..

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12. I think these keys are ……………………………….…………………………….. I left them on the table.

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13. Thomas can find his classroom, but Susan and Mary can’t find …………………………………..……….

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