DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES AND PRONOUNS

Singular:
This (este, esta, esto)
That (ese, esa, eso, aquel, aquella, aquello)
Plural:
These (estos, estas)
Those (esos, esas, aquellos, aquellas)

This, these se refieren a algo que se encuentra cerca del hablante:
This is my sister´s room
These are my new shoes
That, those se refieren a algo que está más lejos de la persona que está hablando:
That is the teacher´s pen
Those are your things

EXERCISES

1. Complete with "this" or "these":
a) ____chair b) ____sandwich c) ____children d) _____houses
e) ____chairs f) ____things g) ____place h) _____trousers

2. Complete with "that" or "those":
a) ____picture b) ____men c) ____eggs d) _____room
e) ____socks f) ____tree g)____woman h) _____plates

3. Complete with this and these:
1. ____________aren´t my trainers
2. Is ________an interesting museum?
3. _________ are new bicycles

4. Complete with that and those:
1. Are _________your books?
2. _________are her CDs
3. _________is a great shop

5. Choose the correct answer:
a) That/those pair of shoes is really nice
b) Those/these mannequins over there look very real
c) These/those shoes on my feet fit well
d) These/those paintings in that room are beautiful
e) That/those comedians kept us laughing all night
f) The characters in this/that haunted house were scary
g) You must have been joking about this/these new idea of yours
h) This/these classrooms are full of tiny desks
i) There are problems with this/these research paper