Demonstrative pronouns o pronombres demostrativos
En esta sección, podrás conocer todos los pronombres demostrativos en inglés, además de entenderlos, podrás aprender a utilizarlos. También, al final podrán encontrar ejercicios prácticos del contenido.
In this section, you will be able to know, understand and put into used the demonstrative pronouns. Also, you will find some exercises at the bottom of this webpage.
Pronombres demostrativos en inglés
Demonstrative pronouns are words used to refer to thing o things, which could be people, animals or objects that have been mention before or can be understood from the context. Demonstrative pronouns also reflect distance from the noun they refer to and can be singular or plural.
Los pronombres demostrativos en inglés son palabras que remplazan al sustantivo y se utilizan para referirse a una cosa o a varias cosas que pueden ser personas, animales u objetos que se han mencionado anteriormente o se puede entender por el contexto. También, estos pronombres reflejan la distancia del sustantivo al que se refieren y puede ser singular o plural.
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| This /ð?s/ | Singular and near the speaker | This is my boyfriend! | (He is next to me) | Esta es mi pareja |
| That /ðæt/ | Singular and farther away | That’s my boyfriend | (He is away from me) | Esa es mi pareja |
| These /ði?z/ | Plural and near the speaker | These are my cats | (I have more than one cat and they are near me) | Estos son mis gatos |
| Those /ð??z/ | Plural and farther away | Those are my cats | (I have more tan one cat and they are away from me) | Esos son mis gatos |
This
| This is my sister, Valentina, and that is her bicycle. | Ésta es mi hermana, Valentina, y ésa es su bicicleta |
That
| That over there is my mom. | Ésa que está allá es mi mamá |
These
| These are the best students of the class | Estos son los mejores estudiantes de la clase |
Those
| Those are the roses he brought to me | Esas son las rosas que me compró |
| Those are my dad’s dogs | Esos son los perros de mi papá |
Exercises
____ smell like vanilla (plural and near)
____ dogs are barking to loud (away)
____ supermarket is cheaper (near)
____ one over there is Camila’s best friend (away)