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This / That

Vocabulary - Nouns

'This' or 'That'

Subject + verb 'be' + noun

This

That

This is a car.

That is a bike.

This is a bike.

That is a car.

This / That Exercises

This

This bus
This plane
This bike
Answer

This is a bus.

Answer

This is a plane.

Answer

This is a bike.

That

That train
That car
That boat
Answer

That is a train.

Answer

That is a car.

Answer

That is a boat.

These / Those

These

Those

These are cars.

Those are bikes.

These are bikes.

Those are cars.

These / Those Exercises

These

Parked School Buses
Answer

These are buses.

Those

Image by Stefano Lombardo
Answer

Those are trains.

This / That / These / Those Exercises

This bus
Image by Stefano Lombardo
Answer

This is a bus.

Answer

These are trains.

That plane
Bikes at Amsterdam Canal
Answer

That is a plane.

Answer

Those are bikes.

Negative

Subject + verb 'be' + notnoun

This is not a boat.

That isn't a bike.

These are not cars.

Those are not planes.

The verb 'be' changes from 'is' to 'are' because there is more than one noun.

Questions (?)

Verb 'be' + subject + noun

Is that a car?

Are these bikes?

Is this a plane?

Are those cars?

This / That / These / Those + noun

That car is blue.

This car is green.

This car = subject - you are talking about the car near to you.

is = verb 'be'

green = adjective

That car = subject - you are talking about the car far from you.

is = verb 'be'

blue = adjective

This / That / These / Those Exercises

Subject + verb 'be' + adjective

This / That / These / Those + noun + verb 'be' + adjective

Answer - This

This train is purple.

Answer - These

These bikes are black.

Answer - This

This plane is orange.

Answer - That

That bus is red.

Answer - Those

Those boats are yellow.

Answer - That

That car is green.

Negative

Subject + verb 'be' + notadjective

This / That / These / Those + noun + verb 'be' + notadjective

This boat is not blue.

That bike isn't black. 

These buses are not red. 

These planes aren't white. 

Questions (?)

Verb 'be' + subjectadjective

Verb 'be' + this / that / these / those + noun + adjective

Is this boat blue?

Is that train yellow? 

Are these cars black? 

Are those bikes green?

Natural sentences!

Subject + verb 'be' + adjective

This / That / These / Those + noun + verb 'be' + adjective

This food is delicious.

That painting is beautiful.

Those dogs are cute. 

These book are very interesting.

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