Introducción

Se usan "this" / "that" / "these" / "those" como adjetivos y pronombres demostrativos para identificar algo de lo que estamos hablando.

Adjetivos demostrativos:

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

Pronombres demostrativos:

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

	Singular	Plural
cerca de	this	these
lejos	that	those

Forma 1 – adjetivos demostrativos

Se usan "this" / "that" / "these" / "those" como adjetivos demostrativos con un sustantivo:
adjetivo demostrativo + sustantivo .

• Se usan "this" y "these" para cosas que están cerca de nosotros en relación a tiempo y lugar (“near”)
• Se usan "that" y "those" para cosas que están lejos de nosotros o que no las podemos ver (“far”)

Ejemplos:

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

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Práctica

Complete las frases con el adjetivo demostrativo correcto:
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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 – pronombres demostrativos

Se usan "this" / "that" / "these" / "those" como pronombres demostrativos:

• sin un nombre, si el nombre del que estamos hablando está claro, por ejemplo porque usted puede verlo:
  • Singular:
    • I own this.
  • Plural:
    • My sister loves these.
  • Singular:
    • Sarah doesn’t like that.
  • Plural:
    • My brother has those.
    
    
• con "be" antes del sustantivo:

  • 	Singular	Plural
    Positivo	this is ... that is ...	these are ... those are ...
    Negativo	this isn't ... that isn't ...	these aren't ... those aren't ...
    interrogativo	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.
  
  
• con "be" y los adjetivos posesivos y pronombres:
  • Singular:
    • This is mine.
  • Plural:
    • These aren't hers.
  • Singular:
    • Is that her bag?
  • Plural:
    • Are those your shoes?

Se pueden usar "this" / "these" para separarlos de "that" / "those" y para no tener que repetir el sustantivo:

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

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Práctica

Complete las frases con el pronombre demostrativo correcto:
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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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Más práctica

Complete las frases con la respuesta correcta de a, b, c ó d:
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1)

I loved ____ we saw yesterday.
 

these film

that film

those film

this films

 

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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

these house

this house

those house

 

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4)

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

Those are

This are

That are

These is

 

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5)

____ my favourite jacket.
 

Those are

These is

This is

That are

 

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6)

Where ____ dresses you bought yesterday?
 

is this

are those

is these

are that

 

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