1. Pronombres Demostrativos This / That / These / Those (esto / eso / estos / esos)
Hay 4 demostrativos en Inglés.
Los de „cerca‟: This y These, en singular y plural respectivamente
Los de „lejos‟: That y Those, en singular y plural respectivamente
Son demostrativos porque demuestran el objeto al que se refieren.
That car belongs to Peter (demuestra qué coche pertenece a Peter)
That y This (esto y eso/aquello)
Los dos son singulares y se usan con el singular del verbo „to be‟ (ser/estar). El This se utiliza mucho con “here”
(aquí). Y el that con ‘over there’ (allí)
This computer is here on my desk / This is my favorite book
That picture on the wall was painted by my friend / That’s his car over there
These y Those (estos y esos/aquellos)
Los dos son plurales y se usan con el plural del verbo „to be‟ (ser/estar). El These se utiliza mucho con “here” (aquí).
Y el those con ‘over there’ (allí)
These are my favorite pens / These apples are very tasty
Those people over there are very interesting
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Exercise:
Complete the sentences using this, that, these, those, is, are, here or there.
1. that chair over _____
2. _____ pictures are nice
3. _____ bicycles over there are expensive.
4. These dolls on the table ___ very old.
5. ____ are his toys over there
6. ____ beach is very nice
7. Look at ____ people
8. ____ is the pencil in my hand
9. ____ book is my hand
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Conversation:
David: Could you give me that book on the table over there?
Frank: Do you mean this book here?
David: Yes, that book.
Frank: Here you are. Oh, could you give me those magazines on the table over there?
David: These? Sure, here you are.
David: Is there an apple on that table over there?
Frank: Yes, there is. Here it is.
David: Great, are there any oranges?
Frank: No, there aren't.
David: Oh, here they are, next to me on this table.
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Answers EJERCICIO: 1.there / 2.these-those / 3.those / 4.are / 5.those / 6.this-that / 7.those-these / 8.this / 9.this