Demonstratives in Spanish Language

This video tutorial introduces Spanish demonstratives, explaining their use to indicate distance between objects or people. It covers singular and plural forms in both masculine and feminine, as well as neuter demonstratives for unspecified objects. The tutorial also includes adverbs of place and provides examples to illustrate each concept. Viewers are encouraged to practice with activities available on the profe de el punto es website.

What is the purpose of demonstratives in Spanish?

• To describe the size of objects

• To show the ownership of objects

• To indicate the distance between objects or people

• To indicate the color of objects

Which demonstrative would you use for a cat that is close to you?

• Esos gatos

• Este gato

• Ese gato

• Aquel gato

Which feminine singular demonstrative would you use for a door that is close to you?

• Esa puerta

• Aquella puerta

• Esta puerta

• Esas puertas

Which masculine plural demonstrative would you use for papers that are close to you?

• Esos papeles

• Aquel papel

• Aquellos papeles

• Estos papeles

Which feminine plural demonstrative would you use for pizzas that are not close to you but not far away?

• Estas pizzas

• Esas pizzas

• Aquellas pizzas

• Esa pizza

Where is the cat if it is 'aquí'?

• Here

• Nowhere

• There

• Over there

Which demonstrative would you use for a watch that is far away?

• Este reloj

• Esos relojes

• Ese reloj

• Aquel reloj

What is the neuter demonstrative used when the object is unknown?

• Aquello

• Esto

• Eso

• Este

Which neuter demonstrative would you use to refer to an unknown object that is a gift?

• Este

• Aquello

• Esto

• Eso

Which neuter demonstrative would you use to refer to an unknown object that is a cactus?

• Este

• Aquello

• Eso

• Esto