Adolescentes 5 - San Luis

21^st April

Hello there!

Today we are going to learn the difference between possessive adjectives (determiners) and possessive pronouns.

Possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns indicate possession or ownership. (Indican posesión o pertenencia)

But first let’s remember how to use the possessive adjectives

My	Mío / mía / míos / mías
Your	Tuyo / tuya / tuyos / tuyas
His / her / its	Suyo / suya / suyos / suyas (de él, de ella, de ello)
Our	Nuestro / nuestra / nuestros / nuestras
Your	Vuestro / vuestra / vuestros / vuestras
Their	Suyo / suya / suyos / suyas (de ellos / ellas)

Tienen que ir siempre acompañados de un nombre, por lo tanto, siempre irán antes de un sustantivo.

Example: My car

Now it’s time to know when and how to use possessive pronouns.

Sustituyen al sustantivo y al adjetivo posesivo que lo acompaña cuando este sustantivo ha sido ya anteriormente mencionado, o cuando por el contexto queda perfectamente definido:

Mine	Mío / mía / míos / mías
Yours	Tuyo / tuya / tuyos / tuyas
His / hers	Suyo / suya / suyos / suyas (de él, de ella, de ello)
Ours	Nuestro / nuestra / nuestros / nuestras
Yours	Vuestro / vuestra / vuestros / vuestras
Theirs	Suyo / suya / suyos / suyas (de ellos / ellas)

For example:

This is my car	possessive adjective	Este es mi coche
This is mine	possessive pronoun	Este es el mío
This is our house	Possessive adjective	Esta es nuestra casa
This is ours	Possessive pronoun	Este es la nuestra
Those are their books	Possessive adjective	Esos son sus libros
Those are theirs	Possessive pronoun	Esos son los suyos

Los pronombres posesivos nunca irán acompañando a un sustantivo, sino que aparecerán solos, delante o detrás del verbo. 

This book is mine (Este libro es mio)
A: My house is very big (Mi casa es muy grande)

B: Mine is bigger (La mía es más grande)

Let’s watch a video!

You will find a useful explanation about this topic in this video.

Important:

→No existe pronombre posesivo para it.

→Cuidado con la traducción. En español utilizamos el artículo el/la/los/las míos/as, tuyos/as, etc. En inglés, nunca se pone el artículo the delante. 

Mine is bigger ✓                The mine is bigger 

→Cuidado con his y hers. En inglés tenemos que diferenciar entre masculino y femenino. 

    A:  My house is very big. 

    B: His is bigger. (su casa -de él- es más grande) / Hers is bigger. (su casa -de ella- es más grande)

Ejemplos: 
Is this Peter's Jacket? Yes, I think it's his.
(¿Es esta la chaqueta de Peter? Sí, creo que es la suya)

These books are mine. 
(Estos libros son míos)

Jack and Peter came home yesterday. These umbrellas must be theirs. 
(Jack y Peter vinieron ayer a casa. Estos paragüas deben ser suyos)

My smartphone is fast but yours is faster. 
(Mi smartphone is rápido pero el tuyo es más rápido)

Let’s practice!

Task1:

Fill in the gaps with my, your, his, he, its, our or their.

1- Mr. Brown has got a new car. ______________ colour is red.

2- 'Where is Sue?' 'She's washing ______________  hands.'

3-Peter is doing ______________ homework.

4-My brother and I are tidying ______________ things.

5-They are going to the cinema tonight. They have got ______________ tickets.

6-'What are you doing?' 'I'm helping ______________ friends.´

7-Don't forget to take ______________ raincoat. It's raining!

Task 2:

Choose the right possessive pronoun.

1-Philip has got a lot of books. They are _________

a)his                           b)hers                        c)theirs

2-Jane, is this money _________?

a)hers                         b)its                            c)yours

3-Whose hat is this? It's my sister's hat. It's ________

a)mine                        b)yours                        c)hers

4-This is my book, where is _________?

a)yours                       b)ours                          c)its

5-These are the pupils' bikes. They're_______

a)his                           b)hers                           c)theirs

Task 3:

Complete the sentences using a possessive determiner or pronoun.

1- 'I can't find ______________ umbrella. Can I borrow ______________?' 'Of course, take it.´

2-We live in this house. It's ______________.

3-Tom has taken ______________ car to the garage to be repaired.

4-The teacher is angry because the students didn’t  do ______________ homework.

5-I have my passport but Jane lost ______________. She needs to take a new one to go with me on holiday.

That’s all for now!

Have a great week!

STAY SAFE, STAY AT HOME!