Introdução

Nós usamos "this" / "that" / "these" / "those" como adjetivos demonstrativos e pronomes para identificar a coisa ou coisas que falamos.

Adjetivos demonstrativos:

• I like this book.
• That book is expensive.
• She loves these books.
• I want those books.

Pronomes demonstrativos:

• Whose book is this?
• That is my book.
• These are mine.
• I want these, not those.

	Singular	Plural
Perto	this	these
Longe	that	those

Forma 1 – Adjetivos demonstrativos:

Nós usamos "this" / "that" / "these" / "those" como adjetivos demonstrativos com um substantivo:
adjetivo demonstrativo + substantivo.

• Nós usamos "this" e "these" para coisas que estão perto de nós em lugar e tempo ("próximo").
• Nós usamos "that" e "those" para coisas que estão longe de nós ou que não podemos ver ("agora").

Exemplos:

• Singular / perto:
  • This food is expensive.
• Plural / perto:
  • Are these shoes yours?
• Singular / longe:
  • That film is very long.
• Plural / longe:
  • Those books aren’t mine.

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Pratique

Complete as frases com o adjetivo demonstrativo correto:
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1)

Whose is    bag on the floor? (near)

 

2)

I love    flowers in the garden. (far)

 

3)

How much are    cakes? (near)

 

4)

I want to buy    leather chair. (far)

 

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Forma 2 – Pronomes demonstrativos

Nós usamos "this" / "that" / "these" / "those" como pronomes demonstrativos:

• sem um substantivo, se o substantivo do qual estamos falando for claro, por exemplo, porque você pode vê-lo:
  • Singular:
    • I own this.
  • Plural:
    • My sister loves these.
  • Singular:
    • Sarah doesn’t like that.
  • Plural:
    • My brother has those.
    
    
• com "be" antes do substantivo:

  • 	Singular	Plural
    Positivo	this is ... that is ...	these are ... those are ...
    Negativo	this isn't ... that isn't ...	these aren't ... those aren't ...
    pergunta	is this ... ? is that ... ?	are these ... ? are those ... ?

  • Singular:
    • This is a good book.
  • Plural:
    • These are pretty flowers.
  • Singular:
    • That is a good book.
  • Plural:
    • Those are pretty flowers.
  
  
• com "be" e adjetivos e pronomes possessivos:
  • Singular:
    • This is mine.
  • Plural:
    • These aren't hers.
  • Singular:
    • Is that her bag?
  • Plural:
    • Are those your shoes?

Podemos usar "this" / "these" para separar de "that" / "those" e para evitar a repetição do substantivo:

• Singular:
  • I don't like that. I prefer this.
• Plural:
  • "Are these books yours?" "No, those are mine."

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Pratique

Complete as frases com o pronome demonstrativo correto:
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1)

Which of    are yours? (near)

 

2)

   isn't my umbrella. (far)

 

3)

   is my mother's house. (near)

 

4)

My sister bought all of    . (far)

 

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Pratique ainda mais

Complete as frases com a resposta correta de a, b, c ou d:
.

1)

I loved ____ we saw yesterday.
 

those film

this films

these film

that film

 

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2)

____ the best film you've ever seen?
 

Is that

Are those

Are this

Is these

 

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3)

We bought ____ in 1992.
 

that houses

those house

these house

this house

 

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4)

These aren't Michael's suitcases. ____ his.
 

This are

Those are

That are

These is

 

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5)

____ my favourite jacket.
 

These is

Those are

This is

That are

 

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6)

Where ____ dresses you bought yesterday?
 

are that

is this

is these

are those

 

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