I / me, he / him… — personal pronouns

There are subject and object pronouns. They can replace people or things.

When we talk about people

Subject	Object	Example
I	me	I call Mary. → Mary calls me.
you	you	You call Mary. → Mary calls you.
he	him	He calls Mary. → Mary calls him.
she	her	She calls Mary. → Mary calls her.
we	us	We call Mary. → Mary calls us.
they	them	They call Mary. → Mary calls them.

Pay attention

We always write the pronoun I with a capital letter.

When we talk about things, plants, animals, babies, we use "it" for the singular and "they" for the plural.

Subject	Object
it	it
they	them

Examples

— I like ice-cream.
— It is tasty. I like it, too. WRONG He is tasty. I like him.

I have a bicycle. It is nice. I ride it very often. WRONG He is nice. I ride him.

I watch a lot of films. They are interesting.

I have a lot of books. They are useful. I need them.