Personal Pronouns Chart in English with Examples

Personal pronouns are words we use instead of names or nouns when talking about people, animals, things, or groups. Words like I, me, you, he, she, it, we, and they are common personal pronouns.

A personal pronouns chart helps you compare these words in one place. For example, I can change to me, my, mine, and myself depending on its job in a sentence. You can say I am ready, Help me, This is my book, This book is mine, or I did it myself.

This guide uses a clear chart and simple examples to help you understand personal pronoun forms, so you can choose the right word when speaking or writing English.

Personal Pronouns List

Here is a quick list of personal pronouns in English:

• I
• Me
• You
• He
• Him
• She
• Her
• It
• We
• Us
• They
• Them

Personal pronouns can also have possessive and reflexive forms, such as:

• My
• Mine
• Your
• Yours
• His
• Hers
• Its
• Our
• Ours
• Their
• Theirs
• Myself
• Yourself
• Himself
• Herself
• Itself
• Ourselves
• Yourselves
• Themselves

Personal Pronouns Chart

Person	Subject	Object	Possessive Adjective	Possessive Pronoun	Reflexive
First person singular	I	me	my	mine	myself
Second person singular	you	you	your	yours	yourself
Third person singular masculine	he	him	his	his	himself
Third person singular feminine	she	her	her	hers	herself
Third person singular neutral	it	it	its	no separate form	itself
First person plural	we	us	our	ours	ourselves
Second person plural	you	you	your	yours	yourselves
Third person plural	they	them	their	theirs	themselves

This chart shows how personal pronouns change according to their role in a sentence. For example, she is used as a subject, her is used as an object or before a noun, hers shows ownership alone, and herself refers back to the same person.

How to Read the Personal Pronouns Chart

A personal pronouns chart becomes easy when you understand each column.

Column	Meaning	Example
Subject	Does the action	She is reading.
Object	Receives the action	I called her.
Possessive adjective	Comes before a noun	This is her book.
Possessive pronoun	Shows ownership alone	This book is hers.
Reflexive	Refers back to the subject	She made it herself.

In simple words, use subject pronouns before actions, object pronouns after verbs or prepositions, possessive forms to show ownership, and reflexive pronouns when the action comes back to the same person or group.

Personal Pronouns by Person Chart

Personal pronouns are grouped by person. First person refers to the speaker, second person refers to the listener, and third person refers to someone or something else.

Person	Meaning	Pronouns
First person	The speaker or writer	I, me, my, mine, myself, we, us, our, ours, ourselves
Second person	The listener or reader	you, your, yours, yourself, yourselves
Third person	Someone or something else	he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its, itself, they, them, their, theirs, themselves

Examples:

• I am speaking.
• You are listening.
• They are playing outside.

First Person Personal Pronouns

First person personal pronouns refer to the speaker or writer. They can be singular or plural.

First Person Singular

• I
• Me
• My
• Mine
• Myself

Examples:

• I am ready.
• Please help me.
• This is my notebook.
• The blue pen is mine.
• I made this card myself.

First Person Plural

• We
• Us
• Our
• Ours
• Ourselves

Examples:

• We are classmates.
• The teacher called us.
• This is our classroom.
• The final decision is ours.
• We cleaned the room ourselves.

Second Person Personal Pronouns

Second person personal pronouns refer to the person or people being spoken to. In English, you can be singular or plural.

Second Person Singular

• You
• Your
• Yours
• Yourself

Examples:

• You are kind.
• This is your seat.
• The red bag is yours.
• You should trust yourself.

Second Person Plural

• You
• Your
• Yours
• Yourselves

Examples:

• You are all invited.
• Please bring your books.
• These seats are yours.
• You can introduce yourselves.

Third Person Personal Pronouns

Third person personal pronouns refer to someone or something other than the speaker and listener.

Third Person Singular Masculine

• He
• Him
• His
• Himself

Examples:

• He is my brother.
• I called him yesterday.
• This is his pencil.
• The black bag is his.
• He introduced himself.

Third Person Singular Feminine

• She
• Her
• Hers
• Herself

Examples:

• She is my friend.
• I helped her with homework.
• This is her book.
• The red notebook is hers.
• She made the cake herself.

Third Person Singular Neutral

• It
• Its
• Itself

Examples:

• It is raining.
• The cat cleaned its paws.
• The door closed by itself.

Third Person Plural

• They
• Them
• Their
• Theirs
• Themselves

Examples:

• They are waiting outside.
• We invited them to the party.
• This is their project.
• The final choice is theirs.
• They prepared the room themselves.

Singular and Plural Personal Pronouns

Some personal pronouns refer to one person or thing, while others refer to more than one.

Singular Personal Pronouns	Plural Personal Pronouns
I	we
me	us
my	our
mine	ours
myself	ourselves
you	you
your	your
yours	yours
yourself	yourselves
he	they
him	them
his	their
she	they
her	them
hers	theirs
it	they
its	their
itself	themselves

The pronoun you can be singular or plural. The pronoun they can refer to more than one person, and it can also be used for one person when gender is unknown or when someone uses they/them pronouns.

Examples:

• You are my friend.
• You are all welcome.
• The students are here. They are ready.
• Someone left their notebook.

Subject and Object Personal Pronouns

Subject pronouns do the action. Object pronouns receive the action or come after a preposition.

Subject Pronoun	Object Pronoun
I	me
you	you
he	him
she	her
it	it
we	us
they	them

Examples:

• I called him.
• She helped me.
• We invited them.
• They saw us.
• He thanked her.
• Please listen to me.

Quick rule:

Use subject pronouns before the verb when they do the action. Use object pronouns after verbs or prepositions.

Examples:

• She is singing.
• I sat beside her.
• They are coming.
• This gift is for them.

Possessive Forms of Personal Pronouns

Possessive forms show ownership. Some possessive forms come before nouns, while others stand alone.

Possessive Adjective	Possessive Pronoun	Example
my	mine	This is my pen. / This pen is mine.
your	yours	This is your seat. / This seat is yours.
his	his	This is his bag. / This bag is his.
her	hers	This is her book. / This book is hers.
its	no separate form	The dog wagged its tail.
our	ours	This is our house. / This house is ours.
their	theirs	This is their room. / This room is theirs.

Use my, your, his, her, its, our, and their before nouns.

Examples:

• This is my pencil.
• Her answer is correct.
• Our team won.
• Their classroom is large.

Use mine, yours, his, hers, ours, and theirs when the noun is not repeated.

Examples:

• This pencil is mine.
• The red bag is hers.
• The big room is ours.
• The final decision is theirs.

Reflexive Personal Pronouns

Reflexive personal pronouns refer back to the subject. They are used when the subject and object are the same person, animal, thing, or group.

Subject	Reflexive Pronoun	Example
I	myself	I taught myself.
you	yourself / yourselves	You should trust yourself.
he	himself	He introduced himself.
she	herself	She made it herself.
it	itself	The door closed by itself.
we	ourselves	We cleaned the room ourselves.
they	themselves	They prepared it themselves.

More examples:

• I looked at myself in the mirror.
• She hurt herself.
• We enjoyed ourselves at the picnic.
• They completed the work themselves.

Personal Pronouns in Sentences

Here are useful examples of personal pronouns in sentences:

• I wake up early.
• Please call me after class.
• This is my school bag.
• The blue notebook is mine.
• I cleaned the table myself.
• You are welcome here.
• This is your chair.
• That seat is yours.
• He works hard.
• I helped him yesterday.
• This is his jacket.
• She likes reading.
• The teacher praised her.
• The red pen is hers.
• It is cold today.
• The bird opened its wings.
• We are learning English.
• The coach trained us.
• This project is ours.
• They are outside.
• We waited for them.
• Their answer is correct.
• The final choice is theirs.
• They introduced themselves politely.

These examples show how personal pronouns work as subjects, objects, possessive forms, and reflexive forms.

Common Mistakes with Personal Pronouns

Learners often confuse subject, object, possessive, and reflexive forms. Here are common mistakes and correct examples.

Incorrect	Correct
Me am ready.	I am ready.
Him is my friend.	He is my friend.
Her is reading.	She is reading.
They invited we.	They invited us.
She helped I.	She helped me.
This is mine book.	This is my book.
This book is my.	This book is mine.
The dog wagged it’s tail.	The dog wagged its tail.
Me and John went home.	John and I went home.
I saw me in the mirror.	I saw myself in the mirror.

To avoid these mistakes, check the role of the pronoun in the sentence. Ask yourself: Is it doing the action, receiving the action, showing ownership, or referring back to the subject?

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Summary

A personal pronouns chart helps you learn pronoun forms quickly and clearly. It shows how pronouns change into subject, object, possessive, and reflexive forms, such as I, me, my, mine, myself and they, them, their, theirs, themselves.

Personal pronouns are used every day in speaking and writing. Learning these forms will help you avoid repetition, write clearer sentences, and use English more naturally.

Read More

• List of Pronouns in English
• First Person Pronouns in English
• Distributive Pronouns in English
• Possessive Pronouns Chart in English