Grammar section: lesson 2

 

Adjective demostrative

If you find it before the noun, it is a demostrative pronoun, since like all adjectives, it gives more information about the noun.

Keep in mind these rules

1. Use this and these if the thing/things or action/actions find near in distance or time.

2. Use that and those if the thing/things or action/actions find away in distance or time.

Demostrative	Use
This (este, esto, esta)	The thing or action is close physically or in time
These (estos, estas)	The things or actions is close physically or in time
That (eso, ese, esa, aquel, aquella, aquello)	The thing, person or action is physically distant or in time
Those (esos, esas, aquellos, aquellos)	The things or actions is physically distant or in time

Examples of demostratives

This cat is really active. (Este gato es muy activo)

That ball belongs to my sister. (Esa pelota pertenece a mi hermana) 

That helicopter is flying low. (Ese helicóptero esta volando bajo)

This window is dirty. (Esta ventana está sucia)

Apply what you have learned on a test