TÍTULO: THIS – THAT - THESE

– THOSE
 S. 1 Grammar
THIS / THAT, THESE / THOSE
THIS is used when
the thing or the
person is NEAR us This is a Porsche.

THAT is used
when the thing or That is a
the person is not Porsche.
NEAR US
Both THIS
and THAT
mean ONLY
ONE
THESE is used when the things
or people are NEAR us

These are roses.

Those are roses.

THOSE is used when the
things or people are NOT
NEAR us

Both THESE and

THOSE mean
MORE THAN ONE
 This is a rose

We use THIS
and THESE
because the
roses are These are roses.
NEAR the
person.
We use THAT and THOSE
because the roses are NOT That is a rose
NEAR us

Those are roses

Is this a lily? No, it isn’t. It
is a rose

No, they aren’t.

Are these They are roses.
lilies ?

Notice the
changes in the
subjects.
 Is that a lily? No, it isn’t.
It is a rose.

Are those No, they aren’t.

lilies? They are roses.

Notice the
changes in
the subjects.