2. What is the purpose of Demonstrative
adjectives?
- Demonstrative adjectives describes the location of a
NOUN in relation to a person.
- Demonstrative adjectives in English are “This” “That” and
“That over there”
- For example:
This book, that chair, that table over there
- When we say “This,” we are implying that the object is
relatively close to the person speaking.
- When we say “that,” we are implying that the object is a
bit further away from the person speaking.
- When we say “that over there” we are implying that the
object may be some distance, across the room, perhaps
from the person speaking.
3. Los adjetivos demostrativos
What is a demonstrative adjective in English?
Demonstrative adjectives in English are simply the words:
THIS THESE
THAT THOSE
THAT OVER THERE THOSE OVER THERE
In English, we use one of the demonstrative adjectives based on:
1. How close or far the item is from us
2. How many items we are talking about
This sweater
is on sale.
Look at those boots.
The sweater
(singular) is close
to the speaker.
The boots (plural) are
farther away from the
speaker.
4. In Spanish, demonstrative adjectives have 3 basic forms:
THIS / THESE
(close to speaker)
THAT / THOSE
(not near speaker, but
possibly near listener)
THAT / THOSE
(farther from both
listener and speaker)
este ese aquel
Los adjetivos demostrativos
This and These have got T’s
That and Those no T goes
And an A for far away
OJO: Note that there are TWO ways to say THAT/THOSE depending on
the distance of the object from the speaker.
5. Los adjetivos demostrativos
¡__________ sombrero es perfecto!
_______________ traje me queda muy bien.
Perdone, quisiera ver
___________ abrigo rojo.
Este
Ese
Aquel
6. Los adjetivos demostrativos
Like all adjectives, demonstrative adjectives must match the noun they
accompany in two ways:
1. Masculine / Feminine
2. Singular / Plural
Which means that each of our 3 basic demonstratives have four variations!
THIS / THESE THAT / THOSE THAT / THOSE
(farther away)
este ese aquel
esta
estos
estas
esa
esos
esas
aquella
aquellos
aquellas
7. ¿Te gustan _____________ zapatos?
esos aquellos estos
__________ chaqueta te queda bien.
este esa ese
¡Qué bonita es __________ falda por allá
(over there)!
aquella esta ese
__________ suéteres cuestan $28.00.
Aquellos Estos Esos
Los adjetivos demostrativos
9. Repasemos: Los adjetivos demostrativos
This / These
(close to speaker)
That / Those
(not near speaker, but
possibly near listener)
That / Those
(farther from both listener
and speaker)
Las tres formas básicas:
ESTE ESE AQUEL
This and These have got T’s
That and Those no T goes
And an A for far away
11. ¡A escuchar!
A group of tourists is shopping at an open-air market. Listen to what
They say and mark an X in the column for the demonstrative adjective
You hear.
This That These Those
MODELO X
1
2
3
4
MODELO:
You hear: Me gusta mucho esa bolsa.
You mark: an X under “That”
12. ¿Qué piensas de
______ pantalones?
Identify the demonstrative adjective that correctly completes each
statement.
estos
esos
aquellos
13. Identify the demonstrative adjective that correctly completes each
statement.
aquel
ese
esa
Pero me gusta
________ camisa.
14. Identify the demonstrative adjective that correctly completes each
statement.
este
esta
esa
¿Te gusta _______
camisa?
15. Identify the demonstrative adjective that correctly completes each
statement.
ese
aquella
esa
¡Uy, no! ________
camisa es muy fea.
16. Identify the demonstrative adjective that correctly completes each
statement.
aquellos
aquel
estos
¿Tú ves _______
pantalones cortos por
allá?
17. Identify the demonstrative adjective that correctly completes each
statement.
ese
aquel
este
¡_______ vestido
es perfecto!
18. Identify the demonstrative adjective that correctly completes each
statement.
ese
aquel
este
Mmm…yo prefiero
________ vestido
de la otra tienda.
19. Identify the demonstrative adjective that correctly completes each
statement.
esas
esos
estas
¡________ botas
son muy bonitas!
20. Identify the demonstrative adjective that correctly completes each
statement.
estas
esos
aquellas
¡Miren _______
blusas!
