How to use the word “them”
like a native
Video 1: Them with the verbs
To ask, to call and to tell
#Module 8
How to use the word “them”
like a native
Video 1: Them with the verbs
To ask, to call and to tell
Me
You
Her
Him
Us
Them
I
You
She
He
We
They
HER
1: referring to or talking about a WOMAN
NEVER A THING
2: HER = possessive
It’s my car
It’s your car
It’s her car
HIM
1: referring to or talking about a MAN
NEVER A THING
2: HIS = possessive
It’s my car
It’s your car
It’s his car
= People
Her
+
Him
=
People
+
Nouns
Them
=
Singular
person
=
Plural
person
My friend
My
friends
I can call my friends
I can call them
I can ask my parents
I can ask them
=
Singular
noun
= Plural noun
Them
IT
=
Singular
noun
= Plural noun
My book
My books
I need my book
I need it
I need my books
I need them
Tell him Tell‘im
Tell them Tell‘em
asked I em th
She told em th
I called em th
I didn’t ask ‘em because I didn’t see ‘em yesterday
I did not ask them because I did not see
them yesterday
I didn’ask ‘em because I didn’see ‘em yesterday
I told’em what to do yesterday
I told them what to do yesterday
I told’em what ta do yesterday
We called ‘em yesterday but they didn’t call us back
We called them yesterday but they did
not call us back
We called ‘em yesterday but they didn’call us back
You’re just going to have to ask’em to come today
You are just going to have to ask them to
come today
You’re jus’ gonna hafta ask’em ta come today
You need to tell ‘em to get off the train at central station
You need to tell them to get off the train
at central station
You need ta tell ‘em ta get off the train at central station
We shouldn’t call ‘em now it’s very late
We should not call them now it is very
late
We shouldn’call ‘em now it’s very late
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How to use the word “them”
like a native
Video 2: Them with the verbs
To know, to meet and to find
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How to use the word “them”
like a native
Video 2: Them with the verbs
To know, to meet and to find
To meet them
To know them
To find them
He met em th
We never knew
yesterday
em th
She never found em th
I don’t know ‘em well enough to ask ‘em
I do not know them well enough to ask
them
I don’know ‘em well enough ta ask ‘em
Have you found‘em yet?
Have you found them yet?
Have ya found‘em yet?
Living together was a good opportunity to get to know’em
better
Living together was a good opportunity to
get to know them better
Livin’ together was a good opportunity ta get ta know’em
better
She met’em yesterday but she didn’t like‘em
She met them yesterday but she did not
like them
She met’em yesterday but she didn’ like‘em
We knew we weren’t going to be able to find’em
We knew we were not going to be able to
find them
We knew we weren’t gonna be able ta find’em
We knew we weren’gonna be able ta find’em
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How to use the word “them”
like a native
Video 3: Them with the verbs
To see, to hear and to help
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How to use the word “them”
like a native
Video 3: Them with the verbs
To see, to hear and to help
To see them
To hear them
To help them
To see - saw
To hear - heard
To help - helped
I saw em th
She heard
yesterday
em th
We helped em th
We didn’t see ‘em yesterday
We didn’see ‘em yesterday
We did not see them yesterday
I heard‘em saying they didn’t want to start today
I heard‘em saying they didn’wanna start today
I heard them saying they did not want to
start today
Can you help ‘em throw out all the rubbish and bottles?
Can ya help ‘em throw out all the rubbish and bottles?
Can you help them throw out all the
rubbish and bottles?
Are you able to hear ‘em?
Are ya able ta hear ‘em?
Are you able to hear them?
I would really like to be able to help’em
I’d really like ta be able ta help’em
I would really like to be able to help them
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How to use the word “them”
like a native
Video 4: Them with to
listen/talk/speak/explain to
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How to use the word “them”
like a native
Video 4: Them with to
listen/talk/speak/explain to
These verbs must have TO before THEM
me
you
her
him
us
them
To speak to
To talk to
To listen to
To explain to
Listen them!
Listen TO them
I wasn’t listening them
I wasn’t listening to them
it
this
that
the problem
the situation
To explain TO
me
you
her
him
us
them
Can you explain them what to do
Can you explain TO them what to do
I need to explain them the situation
I need to explain TO them the situation
To listen to them
To talk to them
To speak to them
to explain to them
To listen to’em
To talk to’em
To speak to’em
To explain to’em
I knew she wouldn’t listen to’em
I knew she wouldn’listen to’em
I knew she would not listen to them
He doesn’t have a good relationship with’em, he hates talking
to’em
He doesn’have a good relationship with’em, he hates talkin
to’em
He does not have a good relationship with
them, he hates talking to them
We had to explain everything to’em again
We hadta explain everything to’em again
We had to explain everything to them
again
What time does she have to talk to‘em?
What time does she hafta talk to‘em?
What time does she have to talk to them?
If you had explained to’em properly they would know what to
do
If you’d explained to’em properly they’d know what ta do
If you had explained to them properly
they would know what to do
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How to use the word “them”
like a native
Video 5: Them with to send to
give and to show
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How to use the word “them”
like a native
Video 5: Them with to send to
give and to show
To give
To show
To send
I gave them the file 70%
I gave the file TO them 30%
She showed them the video 70%
She showed the video TO them 30%
We sent them the documents 70%
They sent the documents TO them 30%
To give them the money
To send them the email
To show them the house
To give’em the money
To send’em the email
To show’em the house
To give the money to them
To send the email to them
To show the house to them
To give the money to’em
To send the email to’em
To show the house to’em
didn’t want to give ‘em everything before everything was
ready
I didn’wanna give ‘em everything before everything was
ready
I did not want to give them everything
before everything was ready
She doesn’t want to show all the new photos to‘em today
She doesn’wanna show all the new photos to‘em today
She does not want to show all the new
photos to them today
We’re going to have to show’em what to do
We’re gonna hafta to show’em what ta do
We are going to have to show them what
to do
They want to give’em a second chance
They wanna give’em a second chance
They want to give them a second chance
Did you get a chance to send it to’em last night?
Didya get a chance ta send it to’em last night?
Did you get a chance to send it to them
last night?
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How to use the word “them”
like a native
Video 6: Them with the most
common verbs
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How to use the word “them”
like a native
Video 6: Them with the most
common verbs
NEVER TAKE TO
To watch
To follow
To include
To understand
To remember/ remind
To let
To pay
To believe
Watched them
Followed them
Included them
Understood them
Remembered them
Reminded them
Let them
Paid them
Believed them
To say to them
To apologise to them
To write to them
Said to them
apologised to them
Wrote to them
Said to’em
Apologised to’em
Wrote to’em
VERB+ OBJECT PRONOUN
To offer
To teach
To take
To bring
Took them
Brought them
Offered them
Taught them
Took’em
Brought’em
Offered’em
Taught’em
Verb+ object + to+ them
To take it to them
To bring it to them
To offer it to them
Took it to them
Brought it to them
Offered it to them
Took it to’em
Brought it to’em
Offered it to’em
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Them + prepositions and
conjunctions
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How to use the word “them”
like a native
Video 7: Them prepositions
and conjunctions
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How to use the word “them”
like a native
Video 7: Them prepositions
and conjunctions
To do something for them
To agree with them
To go with them
To work with them
To complain about them
To talk about them
To look at them
To do something for them
To do something fə them
Can ya do a favour fa ’em ?
Can you do a favour for them ?
To agree with them= agree with’em
To go/come with them= go with’em
To work with them= work with’em
We couldn’t agree with ‘em about how to run the business
We couldn’agree with ‘em about how ta run the business
We could not agree with them about how
to run the business
If I went with’em, I would be too tired to work tomorrow
If I went with’em, I’d be too tired ta work tomorrow
If I went with them, I would be too tired
to work tomorrow
I really love working with’em
I really love workin’ with’em
I really love working with them
To complain about them
To talk about them
To complain abou TEM
To talk abou TEM
I know you have problems with’em, but complaining about
‘em is not helping
I know you have problems with them, but
complaining about them is not helping
I know ya have problems with’em, but complainin’ about ‘em
is not helpin’
Well, let’s not talk about ‘em in front of them
Well, let’s not talk about ‘em in front of’ em
Well, let’s not talk about them in front of
them
To look at them
To loo katem
Looking a tem
She just can’t stop looking at’em
She jus’can’t stop lookin’ at’em
She just can not stop looking at them