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"I" vs "me"

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"I" vs "me"

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What’s the difference between "I" and "me"?

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Who wants to know more about the difference between “I” and “me”?

Both “I” and “me” are personal pronouns, and they both refer to the person who speaks:

"I am thirsty." "Could you please bring me a glass of water?"

You use “I”

👉 when the person who speaks is doing the action (when they are the subject in the sentence):

"I am running."

"I’d like to visit Panama."

You use “me” 👉

when the person who speaks receives the action (when they are the object in the sentence):

"Can you tell me at what time you’ll be here?"

"Can you go to the supermarket for me? I’m not feeling OK."

💡 Helpful tips

You can never use “I” after a preposition, so if you have a preposition you’ll always use “me”. "Come to the store with me. It'll be fun!"

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When you answer a question, you can’t just say “I”: "Who broke the vase?" "I did." / "Me."

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Some fixed expressions are an exception: for example, you say “It’s me”, and not “It’s I” (very formal). 👉 You can remember this by thinking of Adele’s song "Hello" → 🎶 "Hellooo, it’s meee" 🎶

🗣️ Spoken English

Sometimes, native speakers use “me” in the subject position and “I” in the object position. This happens when they’re doing or receiving an action with someone else: "My friends and me went on holiday to Jamaica."

"The teacher gave the books to Jenn and I."

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When you do the action, you use ____.

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When you receive the action, you use ____.

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Can you pass ____ the salt, please?

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They told ____ a very long story.

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But ____ didn’t believe a word they said!

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Who called the house at 3AM last night?

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Full Video Duration: 17 minutes
Aired: almost 3 years ago

Both “I” and “me” are personal pronouns, and they both refer to the person who speaks:

You use “I”

"I am running."

"I’d like to visit Panama."

You use “me” 👉

"Can you tell me at what time you’ll be here?"

"Can you go to the supermarket for me? I’m not feeling OK."

💡 Helpful tips

💡 Helpful tips

💡 Helpful tips

🗣️ Spoken English

"The teacher gave the books to Jenn and I."

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