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Present Simple: Demonstratives

Learn how to use this, that, these, and those to point to objects.

We use Demonstratives to point out specific people or things. We use this and these for things near us, and that and those for things far away.

For a singular object near us, we use this:

This is a pen.

This is a pen.

For a singular object far away, we use that:

That is a book.

That is a book.

For plural objects near us, we use these:

These are pens.

These are pens.

For plural objects far away from us, we use those:

Those are books.

Those are books.

Practice

Follow along with these examples to strengthen your understanding.

Assistant
Stage 1

What is this?

What is this?

This is a pen.

This is a pen.

Assistant
Stage 2

What is that?

What is that?

That is a book.

That is a book.

Assistant
Stage 3

What are these?

What are these?

These are pens.

These are pens.

Assistant
Stage 4

What are those?

What are those?

Those are books.

Those are books.

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