Demostrativos - Free Printable

Let's solve this Spanish exercise on demonstrative adjectives ("demostrativos"). These words indicate the location or proximity of a noun: *this*, *these*, *that*, *those*, *that one over there*.

In Spanish, demonstratives change based on:
- Gender (masculine/feminine)
- Number (singular/plural)
- Distance (close to speaker, far from speaker, or far from both)

Demonstrative Adjectives in Spanish:

| English | Singular (Masculine) | Singular (Feminine) | Plural (Masculine) | Plural (Feminine) |
|--------|----------------------|---------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
| This (near) | este | esta | estos | estas |
| That (far) | ese | esa | esos | esas |
| That one over there (very far) | aquel | aquella | aquellos | aquellas |

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Now let’s go through each sentence and fill in the correct demonstrative adjective based on the clue in parentheses.

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1. Quiero ______ abrigo. (this)
→ "abrigo" is masculine singular → este
✔ Quiero este abrigo.

2. Prefiero ______ zapatos (these)
→ "zapatos" is masculine plural → estos
✔ Prefiero estos zapatos.

3. _______ vaqueros son más elegantes (those over there)
→ "vaqueros" is masculine plural → aquellos
✔ Aquellos vaqueros son más elegantes.

4. Me gusta ______ falda (that)
→ "falda" is feminine singular → esa
✔ Me gusta esa falda.

5. Me llevo ______ corbata (that one over there)
→ "corbata" is feminine singular → aquella
✔ Me llevo aquella corbata.

6. Queremos ______ pulseras (those)
→ "pulseras" is feminine plural → esas
✔ Queremos esas pulseras.

7. ¿Cuánto cuesta ______ camisa? (this)
→ "camisa" is feminine singular → esta
✔ ¿Cuánto cuesta esta camisa?

8. Me gusta ______ abrigo (that one over there)
→ "abrigo" is masculine singular → aquel
✔ Me gusta aquel abrigo.

9. No me gustan ______ jerseys (these)
→ "jerseys" is masculine plural → estos
✔ No me gustan estos jerseys.

10. ¡Qué bonitas son ______ zapatillas de deporte! (those ones over there)
→ "zapatillas" is feminine plural → aquellas
✔ ¡Qué bonitas son aquellas zapatillas de deporte!

11. Quiero comprar ______ pantalón (that)
→ "pantalón" is masculine singular → ese
✔ Quiero comprar ese pantalón.

12. Juan prefiere ______ camisetas (these)
→ "camisetas" is feminine plural → estas
✔ Juan prefiere estas camisetas.

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✔ Final Answers:

1. este
2. estos
3. Aquellos
4. esa
5. aquella
6. esas
7. esta
8. aquel
9. estos
10. aquellas
11. ese
12. estas

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📝 Summary Tip:

Always check:
- The gender of the noun
- The number (singular/plural)
- The distance:
- Este/esta = this (near you)
- Ese/esa = that (not near you)
- Aquel/aquella = that one over there (far away)

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