¿Cuál es la diferencia entre this, that, these y those?

This y these señalan algo cerca de ti; that y those señalan algo lejos. This y that son para una sola cosa; these y those son para más de una cosa. Combina la palabra con la distancia y con el número a la vez.

¿Este test de this/that/these/those incluye soluciones?

Sí. Las 50 preguntas de los cinco ejercicios muestran la respuesta correcta y una explicación sencilla al comprobarlas. El test es completamente gratuito y no necesitas registrarte para empezar a practicar. También puedes repetirlo tantas veces como quieras para seguir mejorando tu inglés.

¿Pueden this, that, these y those ir solos en la frase?

Sí. This is my book usa this solo como sujeto. This book is mine usa this delante de un sustantivo. Las dos formas son correctas, y este test practica las dos por igual en los cinco ejercicios cortos de abajo.

How do I choose between this, that, these and those?

Check two things: is it near or far, and is it one thing or more than one? Put the answers together to find the right word.

Do this and these ever mean the same as that and those?

No. This/these always mean near, and that/those always mean far. The distance never changes, only the number does.

This, That, These, Those – Gramática A1 (con Soluciones)

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✅ Correct	❌ Wrong
These shoes are new.	This shoes are new.

This, That, These or Those: Near, Far, One or Many

1. ___ is my phone, in my hand.
- A. This ✓
- B. That
- C. These
- D. Those
Respuesta: This
This is for one thing near you.
2. ___ are my keys, right here.
- A. This
- B. These ✓
- C. That
- D. Those
Respuesta: These
These is for more than one thing near you.
3. ___ car, over there, is yours.
- A. This
- B. These
- C. That ✓
- D. Those
Respuesta: That
That is for one thing far away.
4. Look at ___ birds, over there in the sky!
- A. This
- B. That
- C. These
- D. Those ✓
Respuesta: Those
Those is for more than one thing far away.
5. ___ is a lovely photo, right here in my hand.
- A. This ✓
- B. These
- C. Those
- D. That
Respuesta: This
This is for one thing near you.
6. ___ are delicious cookies, here on the table.
- A. That
- B. These ✓
- C. This
- D. Those
Respuesta: These
These is for more than one thing near you.
7. Can you see ___ mountain in the distance?
- A. This
- B. Those
- C. That ✓
- D. These
Respuesta: That
That is for one thing far away.
8. I don't like ___ shoes, over there in the window.
- A. This
- B. These
- C. That
- D. Those ✓
Respuesta: Those
Those is for more than one thing far away.
9. ___ is my seat, right here.
- A. This ✓
- B. That
- C. Those
- D. These
Respuesta: This
This is for one thing near you.
10. ___ are my friends, over there by the door.
- A. That
- B. Those ✓
- C. This
- D. These
Respuesta: Those
Those is for more than one thing far away.

This, That, These and Those in a Story: A Museum Tour

1. A guide shows visitors around the British Museum. She stops beside a glass case. _____ case holds the Rosetta Stone, found in Egypt in 1799.
Respuesta: This
This is for one thing right next to the speaker.
2. A visitor points across the hall. _____ statue is from Ancient Greece, she says.
Respuesta: That
That is for one thing far from the speaker.
3. The guide opens a small case beside her. _____ coins are over two thousand years old.
Respuesta: These
These is for more than one thing nearby.
4. She points to some huge statues far away. _____ statues came from Egypt too.
Respuesta: Those
Those is for more than one thing far away.
5. A child asks about a vase close to the group. Is _____ vase Roman?
- A. this ✓
- B. that
- C. these
- D. those

Word Order with This, That, These and Those

1. phone / this / my / is
Respuesta: This is my phone.
This comes first, then is, then my phone.
2. car / that / your / is
Respuesta: That is your car.
That comes first, then is, then your car.
3. friends / these / my / are
Respuesta: These are my friends.
These comes first, then are, then my friends.
4. those / birds / are / big
Respuesta: Those birds are big.
Those comes before the plural noun birds.
5. book / this / interesting / is
Respuesta: This book is interesting.
This comes before the singular noun book.
6. shoes / dirty / those / are
Respuesta: Those shoes are dirty.

This, That, These and Those: Shopping for Shoes

1. How much are ___ shoes, here on the shelf?
- A. these ✓
- B. this
- C. that
- D. those
Respuesta: these
These is for more than one thing nearby.
2. ___ are twenty dollars.
- A. This
- B. These ✓
- C. That
- D. Those
Respuesta: These
These matches the plural shoes nearby.
3. And what about ___ bag, over there?
- A. this
- B. these
- C. that ✓
- D. those
Respuesta: that
That is for one thing far away.
4. ___ is forty dollars.

Describing Things with This, That, These and Those

1. near, one: a book
Respuesta: This is a book., This is a book
Near and one thing takes this.
2. far, one: a mountain
Respuesta: That is a mountain., That is a mountain
Far and one thing takes that.
3. near, many: some keys
Respuesta: These are some keys., These are some keys
Near and more than one thing takes these.
4. far, many: some birds
Respuesta: Those are some birds., Those are some birds
Far and more than one thing takes those.
5. near, one: my bag
Respuesta: This is my bag., This is my bag
Near and one thing takes this.
6. far, many: some trees
Respuesta: Those are some trees., Those are some trees

This, That, These, Those – Ejercicios de Gramática Inglés A1 con Soluciones

___ is my phone, in my hand.

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