Read the conversations below:
David: Could you give me that book on the table over there?
Frank: Do you mean this book here?
David: Yes, that book.
Frank: Here you are. Oh, could you give me those magazines on the table over there?
David: These? Sure, here you are.
Frank: Do you mean this book here?
David: Yes, that book.
Frank: Here you are. Oh, could you give me those magazines on the table over there?
David: These? Sure, here you are.
David: Is there an apple on that table over there?
Frank: Yes, there is. Here it is.
David: Great, are there any oranges?
Frank: No, there aren't.
David: Oh, here they are, next to me on this table.
Frank: Yes, there is. Here it is.
David: Great, are there any oranges?
Frank: No, there aren't.
David: Oh, here they are, next to me on this table.
Look at the chart below:
Singular FormsUse "here" for something which is near to us.
Example: Here is the pencil in my hand.
Use "there" for something which is far from us.
Example: There is the pen next to the lamp.
Use "this" for one object (singular) which is here(near to us).
Example: This is a book in my hand.
Use "that" for one object (singular) which isthere.
Example: That is his car over there.
Plural FormsUse "these" for more than one object (plural) which are here (near to us).
Example: These are my friends next to me.
Use "those" for more than one object (plural) which are there.
Example: Those are his toys over there.
Use "there" for one object (singular) which exists - or "is" (near to us).
Example: There is (There's) a table next to the window.
Use "there" for more than one object (plural) which exist - or "are".
Example: There are (There're) many of my friends at the party tonight.
Exercise
Complete the sentences using this, that, these, those, here and there. Click on the next page to see the answers.
- Could you bring me that chair over _____?
- Here are _____ pictures.
- Can you see _____ building next to the bank?
- Is _____ piece of pie over there for me?
- _____ are three boys sitting on the bench.
- I would like some of _____ cookies on that shelf.
- _____ bicycles over there are expensive.
- These dolls on the table _____ are very old.
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