🎥 Video Lesson

📖 Story: Using Pronouns

Ahmed learned about pronouns today! 📚

“I am Ahmed,” said Ahmed. (I = me!)

“You are my friend,” said Ahmed to Sara. (You = Sara!)

“He is Ali,” said Ahmed about his brother. (He = Ali!)

“She is Fatima,” said Ahmed about his sister. (She = Fatima!)

“It is my book,” said Ahmed about his bag. (It = thing!)

“We are students,” said Ahmed and Sara together. (We = Ahmed + Sara!)

“They are teachers,” said Ahmed about the adults. (They = other people!)

“Pronouns help us talk without repeating names!” said Ahmed.

📚 Subject Pronouns

The 7 Subject Pronouns

Pronoun	Use For	Example	Pashto	Persian
I	Myself	I am happy.	زه (Za)	من (Man)
You	One person or many	You are smart.	تاسو (Tasu)	تو / شما (To / Shoma)
He	A boy/man	He is tall.	هغه (Hagha)	او (U)
She	A girl/woman	She is kind.	هغه (Hagha)	او (U)
It	A thing/animal	It is big.	دا (Da)	آن (An)
We	Me + others	We are friends.	موږ (Moǵ)	ما (Ma)
They	Other people/things	They are here.	هغوی (Haghwi)	آنها (Anha)

Using Pronouns with “am/is/are”

Pronoun	Verb	Example Sentence
I	am	I am 7 years old.
You	are	You are my friend.
He	is	He is a student.
She	is	She is a teacher.
It	is	It is a book.
We	are	We are happy.
They	are	They are at school.

More Examples

Sentence	Meaning
I like apples.	Me likes apples.
You are nice.	The person I’m talking to is nice.
He plays football.	The boy plays football.
She reads books.	The girl reads books.
It is red.	The thing is red.
We go to school.	Me and others go to school.
They eat lunch.	Those people eat lunch.

🎮 Memory Card Game: Choose the Pronoun

Instructions: Replace the name with the correct pronoun!

Sentences:

1. ___ am Ahmed. → I
2. ___ is Sara. (girl) → She
3. ___ is Ali. (boy) → He
4. ___ are my friend. → You
5. ___ is a book. (thing) → It
6. ___ are students. (me + friend) → We
7. ___ are teachers. (other people) → They

Practice Activity: Point to yourself and say “I am [your name]!” Point to a friend and say “You are [friend’s name]!” Point to a boy and say “He is [boy’s name]!” Point to a girl and say “She is [girl’s name]!”

🧠 Quiz – Subject Pronouns

1. Which pronoun do you use for yourself?

• A) You
• B) I ✅
• C) He

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2. Which pronoun do you use for a boy?

• A) She
• B) It
• C) He ✅

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3. Which pronoun do you use for a girl?

• A) He
• B) She ✅
• C) It

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4. Which pronoun do you use for a thing?

• A) He
• B) She
• C) It ✅

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5. “___ am happy.” What goes in the blank?

• A) I ✅
• B) You
• C) He

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6. “___ are my friend.” What goes in the blank?

• A) I
• B) You ✅
• C) He

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7. “___ is a teacher.” (talking about a woman)

• A) He
• B) She ✅
• C) It

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8. “___ are students.” (me + my friends)

• A) They
• B) We ✅
• C) You

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