you and I / you and me

Which form to use when I or me is joined to another person.

Use the form the pair requires. If the pair is the subject, use you and I. If the pair is the object of a verb, or the object of a preposition, use you and me. And does not change the form either pronoun would take alone. You and I can sound more refined, but after a verb or a preposition it is wrong: they billed you and I should be they billed you and me.

Examples

UseYou and I locked the gate. (subject)

AvoidYou and me locked the gate.

UseThey billed you and me. (object of a verb)

AvoidThey billed you and I.

UseThe decision is up to you and me. (object of a preposition)

AvoidThe decision is up to you and I.

To test the choice, omit the other person and the and. If what remains is correct, the full form is correct. I locked the gate is correct, so you and I locked the gate is correct. They billed I is not correct, so they billed you and I is not correct.