This, that, these, those

This, that, these, those

Exercise 1

Complete the sentences with this, that, these, those.

1 TheseThis are my trousers.

2 'Hi, Chris. ThatThis is my friend Jona.' 'Hi, Jona. Nice to meet you.'

3 Look at thosethese birds in the sky.

4 'What are thosethat?' 'They are my books.'

5 Is thatthose hotel nice?

6 Are thisthese your friends?

7 Who is thatthis man over there?

8 Isn't thisthese your friend Erik?

9 Why are thesethose boxes here?

10 ThatThese are my glasses.

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This/these= here, that/those= there

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This, these

We use this and these for things that are here (near). This is singular and these is plural.

• This is my new watch. 
• These are my sisters Anna and Jenny. 

That, those

We use that and those for things that are there (not near). That is singular and those is plural.

• That man is very strange. 
• I need those boxes over there. 

With a noun or without a noun

We can use this, that, these, those with a noun (this box, that car, etc.) or without a noun.

• This watch is very expensive. 
• I like that woman in the park. 
• Who is that? (= that person)
• ‘What are those?’ ‘They are old pictures.’

This is John (introductions and on the phone)

We use this is when we introduce people and on the telephone.

• Hi, this is Tim. (Tim on the telephone)
• Laura: ‘Hi, Sara. This is my friend Paul.’ Sara: ‘Hi, Paul. Nice to meet you.’

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