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ESL Brains - What time do you...? (Present Simple questions)

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Numbers 1-100 in English | Numbers from 1 to 100 in English with Pronunciation | Learn English

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English Vocabulary

There are two main types of numbers:

Cardinal Numbers - 1 (one), 2 (two) etc. (Used mainly for counting)

Ordinal Numbers - 1st (first), 2nd (second) etc. (Used mainly for putting things in a sequence)

Cardinal Numbers

Cardinal numbers are normally used when you:

count things: I have two brothers. There are thirty-one days in January.

give your age: I am thirty-three years old. My sister is twenty-seven years old.

give your telephone number: Our phone number is two-six-three, three-eight-four-seven. (481-2240)

give years: She was born in nineteen seventy-five (1975). America was discovered in fourteen ninety-two

Notice how we divide the year into two parts. This is the form for year up to 1999. For the year 2000 and on, we say two thousand (2000), two thousand and one (2001), two thousand and two (2002) etc.

Ordinal Numbers

You can normally create Ordinal numbers by adding -TH to the end of a Cardinal Number.

Ordinal numbers are normally used when you:

give a date: My birthday is on the 27th of January. (Twenty-seventh of January)

put things in a sequence or order: Liverpool came second in the football league last year.

give the floor of a building: His office is on the tenth floor.

have birthdays: He had a huge party for his twenty-first birthday.

refer to centuries: Shakespeare was born in the 16th century.

For the name of a king or queen in written English, Roman numerals are used = Henry VIII
but in Spoken English you would say Henry the Eighth.

Cardinal Numbers

Listen to the pronunciation of the numbers from 1 to 100 in the following video:

Here is a list of cardinal numbers in English

* Instead of saying One Hundred, you can say A hundred.

e.g. (127) one hundred and twenty-seven OR (127) a hundred and twenty-seven.

The same rule applies for one thousand (a thousand) and one million (a million)

Notice that you need to use a hyphen (-) when you write the numbers between 21 and 99.

With long numbers, we usually divide them into groups of three which are divided by a comma. e.g. 5000000 (5 million) is normally written as 5,000,000

Version of this chart for Parents and Teachers (each purchase helps us to create more free ESL material)

Números en inglés (for Spanish Speakers)

Ordinal Numbers

1st - first

2nd - second

3rd - third

4th - fourth

5th - fifth

6th - sixth

7th - seventh

8th - eighth

9th - ninth

10th - tenth

11th - eleventh

12th - twelfth

13th - thirteenth

14th - fourteenth

15th - fifteenth

16th - sixteenth

17th - seventeenth

18th - eighteenth

19th - nineteenth

20th - twentieth

21st - twenty-first

22nd - twenty-second

23rd - twenty-third

30th - thirtieth

40th - fortieth

50th - fiftieth

60th - sixtieth

70th - seventieth

80th - eightieth

90th - ninetieth

100th - hundredth

101st - hundred and first

200th - two hundredth

300th - three hundredth

1,000th - thousandth

1,000,000th - ten millionth

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The Number 0

We normally say 'zero' for the number '0'.

BUT when we give our telephone number, we often say O like the name of the letter O.

e.g. 505-1023 = five-O-five, one-O-two-three

See our page about telephone numbers in English

Fractions and Decimals

We use ordinal numbers (at the end position) to talk about fractions.

1/2 - a half

1/3 - a third

2/3 - two thirds

1/4 - a quarter (a fourth)

3/4 - three quarters (three fourths)

1/5 - a fifth

2/5 - two fifths

1/6 - a sixth

5/6 - five sixths

1/7 - a seventh

1/8 - an eighth

1/10 - a tenth

7/10 - seven tenths

1/20 - a twentieth

47/100 - forty-seven hundredths

1/100 - a hundredth

1/1,000 - a thousandth

Notice that for 1/4, you can say a quarter OR a fourth.

IF we have a whole number with a fraction, we use the word AND between the two parts.
e.g. 2 3/5 = two and a three-fifths

For parts of whole numbers, we use a decimal point (and NOT a comma).
e.g. 2 1/2 (two and a half) = 2.5 (two point five)

If there is more than one number after the decimal point, we say each number individually.
e.g. 3,456.789 = three thousand, four hundred and fifty-six point seven eight nine.

The exception to this rule is when we are talking about dollars and cents (or pound and pence)
e.g. $21.95 = twenty-one dollars, ninety-five (cents). Saying the word cents at the end is optional.

Next Activities

GAMES: Try our interactive GAME about the numbers from 1-100 in English or our Numbers Spelling Game.

VIDEOS: See our Numbers from 1-10, Numbers from 1-100 and Ordinal Numbers in English Video.

English Teacher Resources

We have created a version of this numbers chart that ESL / ELA Teachers can easily print and use in their classroom (and parents with their kids).

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Numbers in English - English Vocabulary for English Learners. Los números en inglés

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This interactive exercise practises the present simple positive with 'be'.

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This interactive exercise practises the present simple negative with ‘be’.

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English Teachers: If you would like to use this Question Words wall chart in your classroom, then you can purchase a copy here: Question Words Wall Chart and Flash Cards.

The most common question words in English are the following:

WHO

WHO is only used when referring to people. (= I want to know the person)

WHERE

WHERE is used when referring to a place or location. (= I want to know the place)

WHEN

WHEN is used to refer to a time or an occasion. (= I want to know the time)

WHY

WHY is used to obtain an explanation or a reason. (= I want to know the reason)

Normally the response begins with "Because..."

WHAT

WHAT is used to refer to specific information. (= I want to know the thing)

WHICH

WHICH is used when a choice needs to be made. (= I want to know the thing between alternatives)

HOW

HOW is used to describe the manner that something is done. (= I want to know the way)

With HOW there are a number of other expressions that are used in questions:

How much - refers to a quantity or a price (uncountable nouns)

How many - refers to a quantity (countable nouns)

Read more about How much vs. How many.

How often - refers to frequency

How far - refers to distance

How far is the university from your house?

How far is the bus stop from here?

Next activity

Try our interactive games to practice Question words:
Question Words 1 and Question Words 2.

Download our free Question Words Worksheet (in PDF).
You can check the answers to this worksheet here: Answers to the Question Words Worksheet.

English Teacher Resources

We have the following activities for parents and ELA / ESL teachers:

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Who When What Why Which Where How Question Words in English - Preguntas en inglés

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Another present simple exercise - this one is about ‘wh’ questions with ‘be’.

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Conversation 2 Conversation 3
Man: What is your favorite class?
Woman: Spanish. I love it. My Spanish is not very good, though. I am just a beginner.
Man: Well, Spanish is my first language. My name is Tony, short for Antonio.
Woman: Really! That is so cool.
Man: Yeah, my dad is from Mexico, and my mom is from Costa Rica.
Woman: Wow! You are so lucky.
Man: Yeah, Spanish is easy for me, so I can help you if you like.
Woman: I'd like that. Thank you!
Conversation 4
Woman: Tony, where is the computer lab?
Man: It's just down the hall.
Woman: My Spanish class is there tomorrow.
Man: Oh, when is the class?
Woman: It's at 6, after school.
Man: Why isn't the class online?
Woman: It is, but I'm still new in town, so I don't have internet at home yet.
Man: Oh, I see. Well, good luck with the class.
Woman: Thanks. I'm excited for it. I think online classes are fun!
Man: I think so, too.

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Be Verbs - Present Simple - Beginner English Listening Lesson 1

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Conversation 1

Conversation 2

Conversation 3

Man: I like your shoes. Are they new?
Woman: Yes, they are.
Man: Are they expensive?
Woman: No, they are very cheap.
Man: Are they comfortable?
Woman: Yes, they are very comfortable.
Man: Are they from the discount shoe shop?
Woman: Yes! How did you guess?

Conversation 4

Man: Are you hungry?
Woman: Yes, I am very hungry.
Man: Do you want pizza?
Woman: Yes, let's get some.
Man: Is the pizza shop still open?
Woman: Yes, it is open until 10.
Man: What time is it now?
Woman: Eight. It's open for two more hours.
Man: Great! I'm starving.

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Yes-No Questions with Be Verbs - Beginner English Listening Lesson 2

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Tongue twisters are a great way to practice and improve pronunciation and fluency. They can also help to improve accents by using alliteration, which is the repetition of one sound. They're not just for kids, but are also used by actors, politicians, and public speakers who want to sound clear when speaking. Below, you will find some of the most popular English tongue twisters. Say them as quickly as you can. If you can master them, you will be a much more confident speaker.

1. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

2. Betty Botter bought some butter
But she said the butter's bitter
If I put it in my batter, it will make my batter bitter
But a bit of better butter will make my batter better
So 'twas better Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter

3. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
He would chuck, he would, as much as he could, and chuck as much wood
As a woodchuck would if a woodchuck could chuck wood

4. She sells seashells by the seashore.

5. How can a clam cram in a clean cream can?

6. I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream.

7. I saw Susie sitting in a shoeshine shop.

8. Susie works in a shoeshine shop. Where she shines she sits, and where she sits she shines.

9. Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear. Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair. Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't fuzzy, was he?

10. Can you can a can as a canner can can a can?

11. I have got a date at a quarter to eight; I'll see you at the gate, so don't be late.

12. You know New York, you need New York, you know you need unique New York.

13. I saw a kitten eating chicken in the kitchen.

14. If a dog chews shoes, whose shoes does he choose?

15. I thought I thought of thinking of thanking you.

16. I wish to wash my Irish wristwatch.

17. Near an ear, a nearer ear, a nearly eerie ear.

18. Eddie edited it.

19. Willie's really weary.

20. A big black bear sat on a big black rug.

21. Tom threw Tim three thumbtacks.

22. He threw three free throws.

23. Nine nice night nurses nursing nicely.

24. So, this is the sushi chef.

25. Four fine fresh fish for you.

26. Wayne went to wales to watch walruses.

27. Six sticky skeletons. (x3)

28. Which witch is which? (x3)

29. Snap crackle pop. (x3)

30. Flash message. (x3)

31. Red Buick, blue Buick. (x3)

32. Red lorry, yellow lorry. (x3)

33. Thin sticks, thick bricks. (x3)

34. Stupid superstition. (x3)

35. Eleven benevolent elephants. (x3)

36. Two tried and true tridents. (x3)

37. Rolling red wagons. (x3)

38. Black back bat. (x3)

39. She sees cheese. (x3)

40. Truly rural. (x3)

41. Good blood, bad blood. (x3)

42. Pre-shrunk silk shirts. (x3)

43. Ed had edited it. (x3)

44. We surely shall see the sun shine soon.

45. Which wristwatches are Swiss wristwatches?

46. Fred fed Ted bread, and Ted fed Fred bread.

47. I slit the sheet, the sheet I slit, and on the slitted sheet I sit.

48. A skunk sat on a stump and thunk the stump stunk, but the stump thunk the skunk stunk.

49. Lesser leather never weathered wetter weather better.

50. Of all the vids I've ever viewed, I've never viewed a vid as valued as Alex's engVid vid.

Practice some common tongue twisters with me in these videos:

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50 Tongue Twisters to improve pronunciation in English

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Tongue twisters are a great way to practice and improve pronunciation and fluency. They can also help to improve accents by using alliteration, which is the repetition of one sound. They're not just for kids, but are also used by actors, politicians, and public speakers who want to sound clear when speaking.

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The Singing Walrus - English Songs For Kids

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Days of the Week Song | The Singing Walrus

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The verb be - Exercises Online - Learning English

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This interactive exercise practises the present simple positive with 'be'.

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This interactive exercise practises the present simple negative with ‘be’.

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This interactive exercise practises making present simple 'yes / no' questions with 'be'.

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Present simple exercise 2 - here's another interactive exercise about making the present simple positive

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Present simple exercise - practise making the negative present simple with this interactive quiz

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Present Simple - Correct / Incorrect - Conjugation - Present Simple - Present Simple : + / - / ? - Tenses - Missing Word - Past simple or Present Perfect?

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Ordinal Numbers in English – Rules, List, Usage & Examples

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ESL Brains - Healthy lifestyle (Present Simple negative)

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ESL Brains - Healthy lifestyle (Present Simple negative)

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montar perguntas com cada uma das question words e responder

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Question Words: Useful Wh Questions Rules & Examples • 7ESL

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Discover essential English question words like who, what, when, and why. Learn their usage with examples and visual aids.

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ESL Brains - What time do you...? (Present Simple questions)

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English Vocabulary

There are two common ways of telling the time.
1) Say the hour first and then the minutes. (Hour + Minutes)

6:25 - It's six twenty-five

8:05 - It's eight O-five (the O is said like the letter O)

9:11 - It's nine eleven

2:34 - It's two thirty-four

2) Say the minutes first and then the hour. (Minutes + PAST / TO + Hour)
For minutes 1-30 we use PAST after the minutes.

For minutes 31-59 we use TO after the minutes.

2:35 - It's twenty-five to three

11:20 - It's twenty past eleven

4:18 - It's eighteen past four

8:51 - It's nine to nine

2:59 - It's one to three

When it is 15 minutes past the hour we normally say: ( a) quarter past

7:15 - It's (a) quarter past seven

When it is 15 minutes before the hour we normally say: a quarter to

12:45 - It's (a) quarter to one

When it is 30 minutes past the hour we normally say: half past

3:30 - It's half past three (but we can also say three-thirty)

O'clock

We use o'clock when there are NO minutes.

10:00 - It's ten o'clock

5:00 - It's five o'clock

1:00 - It's one o'clock

Sometimes it is written as 9 o'clock (the number + o'clock)

12:00

For 12:00 there are four expressions in English.

Telling the time video

Asking for the Time

The common question forms we use to ask for the time right now are:

What time is it?

What is the time?

A more polite way to ask for the time, especially from a stranger is:

Could you tell me the time please?

The common question forms we use to ask at what time a specific event will happen are:

What time...?

When...?

What time does the flight to New York leave?

When does the bus arrive from London?

When does the concert begin?

Giving the Time

We use It is or It's to respond to the questions that ask for the time right now.

We use the structure AT + time when giving the time of a specific event.

The bus arrives at midday (12:00).

The flight leaves at a quarter to two (1:45).

The concert begins at ten o'clock. (10:00)

We can also use subject pronouns in these responses.

It arrives at midday (12:00).

It leaves at a quarter to two (1:45).

It begins at ten o'clock. (10:00)

AM vs. PM

We don't normally use the 24-hour clock in English.

We use a.m. (am) for the morning and p.m. (pm) for the afternoon and night.

3am = Three o'clock in the morning.

3pm = Three o'clock in the afternoon.

Telling the Time - Practice Exercise

Next Activity

Try our interactive games to practice telling the time at: Telling the Time 1 and Telling the Time 2.

Check out our grammar notes about using prepositions of time.

Cómo decir la hora en inglés (for Spanish Speakers)

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English Vocabulary about how to tell the time for English Learners - Vocabulario en inglés - como decir la hora

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ESL Brains - What time do you...? (Present Simple questions)

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Can - can't: exercises. Present simple affirmative and negative forms. Elementary level esl

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Can - verbs exercises - elementary level esl

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Can: present simple affirmative and negative forms. Beginner level esl.

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Exercises: can - present simple test 1. Can / can't: affirmative, negative and yes / no questions. Interactive exercises online for beginners esl. Learn English.

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Katie: Hey Todd, can I ask you a favor?

Todd: Sure, anytime.

Katie: Um, I really need a place to stay, and I heard that your place is on AirBNB.

Todd: It is on AirBNB. I do rent my house, but for you it's free.

Katie: OH, amazing. Can I stay there then?

Todd: You can. How long?

Katie: Maybe a week or two weeks.

Todd: OK, when?

Katie: From next Monday.

Todd: Yeah, actually, you can do that. That works.

Katie: Excellent. Thank you so much! How about a car? Can I park my car?

Todd: Ah, that's a problem. You can't park your car because there's no space, but there's a cheap parking lot about maybe two blocks away.

Katie: OK.

Todd: So, it's only a couple dollars a day.

Katie: OK, I guess I can park my car there. How about cooking there? Can I cook?

Todd: Of course, you can cook. I have a stove, a frigerator. You can bring your own food. You can do whatever you want.

Katie: Excellent. Thank you. Can I use the Internet?

Todd: You can use the Internet. There's a password. I will write down the password before I leave, and I will write down the password before you get there.

Katie: Excellent. Thank you so much! I was thinking about asking my friend if he can stay. Can my friend stay over?

Todd: Yeah, sure, so your friend can stay. Not a problem I don't think.

Katie: He has a dog? Can he bring his dog?

Todd: Oh, that is a problem. Does the dog have a cage?

Katie: Ah, no, but we can get a cage.

Todd: I'm not sure about the dog. If the dog is in a cage, it's OK in the house but I think you can't have the dog in the house.

Katie: OK, how about smoking? My friend is a very heavy smoker. Can he smoke outside?

Todd: Yeah, he can smoke outside, just please pick up cigarette butts, but of course, he can't smoke inside.

Katie: OK, he can't smoke inside.

Todd: No.

Katie: OK, how about if we want to have a party? Can we have a party?

Todd: Yeah, you can have a party. That's OK, but please be quiet. Don't be too loud. The neighbors live very close to my house.

Katie: Alright, that sounds good. Thanks. And I have one more question. Can I use the washing machine?

Todd: Yeah, of course. You can use anything. You use the washing machine. You can use the Internet. You can use the TV. You can use anything you like.

Katie: Wow, excellent. That sounds great. Thank you so much.

Todd: Yeah, I will write down directions for my house, and I will send you a map, and you can check it out and get all the information, and just I will leave the key for you with my neighbor.

Katie: Excellent. Thank you very much!

Todd: Sure, no problem.

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Listen to English speakers from around the world talk about real world topics in real conversations.

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Conversation 1

Woman: What sports can you play?
Man: I can play baseball a bit, and I can play tennis pretty well.
Woman: Can you play football?
Man: No, I am terrible at football. What about you?
Woman: Yeah, I can play football. I like it a lot, but I'm not great.
Man: I bet you're pretty good.
Woman: No, really! I'm not that good.

Conversation 2

Man: What languages can you speak?
Woman: I can speak Japanese and French.
Man: Wow, can you write in Japanese?
Woman: I can write a little bit but not that much.
Man: Yeah, I hear kanji is really difficult.
Woman: Yeah, it's really difficult. What about you? What languages can you speak?
Man: I can speak some Spanish, but not great. I can also speak Thai.
Woman: Wow, can you write in Thai?
Man: No, but I can read it. Writing is really difficult.
Woman: Still, that's pretty cool.

Conversation 3

Man: So, are you a good cook?
Woman: Not really, but I can cook basic stuff.
Man: Yeah? What can you cook?
Woman: I can make pasta dishes and some French cuisine. What about you?
Man: I can't cook anything. I can only make an omelet.
Woman: Well, that's not too bad. Can you make pancakes?
Man: No, I can't even make that.

Conversation 4

Man: What are you doing tonight?
Woman: I am going to Karaoke with friends. Do you want to come?
Man: No, thanks. I can't sing at all.
Woman: Oh, you should come. Singing is fun.
Man: Maybe for you. I hear you can sing really well.
Woman: I can sing a little bit, but I am not great.
Man: That's not what I heard.

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Object Pronouns in English

This sentence is about the person (I). I is subject of this sentence. I is a subject pronoun.

Me is the person receiving the help. Me is the object of this action. Me is an object pronoun.

We cannot say:

This is because the object pronoun often has a different form compared to the subject pronoun.
Look at these sentences and questions:

* Notice how YOU and IT do not change in form. The subject and object pronouns have the same form for YOU and IT.
Now look at this sentence:

Do we know who HER refers to? No. It could be my friend, my sister, my mother, my wife, we don't know.

We use object pronouns when we have already specified or mentioned the person we are talking about. We know who the person is.

Why did we use HER in this sentence? Probably because we have already talked about the person. For example:

It's Angelica's birthday today. I sent her some flowers.

Now we know the flowers are for Angelica because I mentioned her name before.
I sent HER ... = I sent Angelica ...
The person receiving the flowers is Angelica.

BUT we don't repeat the name immediately if it has just been mentioned:

It's Angelica's birthday today. I sent Angelica some flowers.

This sounds repetitive!
That is why we use object pronouns ... to avoid repetition.
Compare these questions:

You can see that saying John twice in this question sounds repetitive.
How can we make this sound more natural? By using an object pronoun.

We used the object pronoun him in the second question to avoid sounding repetitive.
Compare these two sentences.

Who is giving the flowers in the first sentence?
Emma is giving the flowers.

Who is receiving the flowers in the first sentence?
ME ... I am receiving the flowers

Who is giving the chocolate in the second sentence?
I am giving the chocolate.

Who is receiving the chocolate in the second sentence?
HER ... which means SHE or EMMA is receiving the chocolate.

Object Pronouns - Word Order Introduction

You may have noticed in all the previous examples that the object pronoun goes after the verb.

Sometimes object pronouns go after a preposition.

We will learn more about the word order of direct and indirect object pronouns in another lesson.

The Imperative + Object pronouns

Object pronouns are frequently used with The Imperative.
The imperative is mostly used to give orders or instructions.

We will learn more about the imperative in another lesson.

Object pronouns exercise

Let's practice. Complete the blank spaces with the correct object pronoun.

1. Mary is early. Can you tell ___ to wait please?

2. We're making pizza. Do you want to help ___?

3. Your brother is noisy. Tell ___ to be quiet.

4. Can you tell ___ the truth? I need to know.

5. I have a new book. I want to read ___ now.

6. I have many books. I read ___ at night.

7. You're busy so I will call ___ later.

8. Jack and Jill had an accident. I took ___ to hospital.

The answers to this exercise appear in the video.

Object Pronouns Summary Chart

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Object pronouns in English - Me, You, Him, Her, It, Us, Them - English Grammar Lesson with a video and exercise. Learn English Object Pronouns - ESOL resource