Objective: TO LEARN PERSONAL PRONOUNS AND

ARTICLES “A/AN-THE”
PERSONAL PRONOUNS
 Personal pronouns are used to replace people, places or
things to make sentences shorter and clearer. Examples of
personal pronouns include: I, you, he, she, it, we and they.
Your choice of personal pronoun will determine if you are
writing in the first person or the third person.
 I  yo
 You  tú, ustedes (puede ser singular o plural dependiendo
del contexto)
 He  él
 She  ella
 It  él o ella para objetos o animals
 We  nosotros
 They  ellos, ellas
 Tom is nice. He lives next to my house.
He is a very good soccer player. He likes
travelling a lot.

 My name is Mara, I was born in Valparaíso.

I have lived in Los Andes for many years.
I have three kids, they are all boys.
What pronouns can we use to replace
the following subjects?
1. Mary and Tom study industrial mechanics at the university.
_______ study industrial mechanics at the university.
2. Ryan is the best of our class in Maths.
______ is the best of our class in Maths.
3. Lily works at the factory from Monday to Friday.
_______ works at the factory from Monday to Friday.
4. Three of our best mechanics and I are working on fixing the
generator.
_______ are working on fixing the generator.
5. The engine works with solar power.
_______ works with solar power.
Definite and indefinite articles

 English has two articles: the and a/an. The is used to

refer to specific or particular nouns; a/an is used to
modify non-specific or non-particular nouns. We
call the the definite article and a/an the indefinite
article. For example, if I say, "Let's read the book," I
mean a specific book.
 The is used for things that are the only ones in their type,
Ex: the moon, the stars, the sun, etc.

 “A/An” is used when you name something for the first

time.
Ex: There is a woman in the bus stop. The woman is nice.
I baked a cake. The cake is incredibly good!

 A/an is also used to name professions or occupations

Ex: I am a teacher
She is a mechanic
He is an engineer.
 A or An have the same meaning, using either of them, depends on
the sound of the next word.

 Ex: a mechanic, an architect, an engineer, a chef, etc.

When the next word in the sentence starts with a vowel (a, e, i, o u), we
use AN.

When the next word in the sentence starts with a consonant, we use A.
Let’s remember simple present tense:
 Write a ten-lines paragraph, narrating something about
your routine, make sure you include personal pronouns,
definite and indefinite articles (A/AN/THE).
COMPLETE WITH THE CORRESPONDING ARTICLE: A, AN, THE.