262 Complete Spanish Grammar
En esa epoca, no habfa telefonos At that time, there were no cordless phones.
inalambricos.
• When the forms of ese and este follow the noun they take on a condescending or affective connotation. The tonę of the message underscores the meaning intended.
,£Por que aceptas una invitación del hombre ese?
Recuerdo mis vacaciones en Puerto Yallarta. jQue dias aquellosI
Why doyou accept an invitation from a man like that?
I remember my vacation in Puerto Yallarta. Those beautiful days!
• Aquel, aquella, aquellos, and aquellas refer to a place, a concern, or an era relatively far from the speaker and the interlocutor.
En aquel momento salto eon el At that moment, hejumped with theparachute
paracaidas. (he parachuted out).
There are three adverbs that help distinguish the respective locations or perspectives indi-cated by these pronouns. They are often used for emphasis.
Use Ud. este bano aqul Use this bathroom here.
Ponga Ud. esa toalla ahl Put that towel there.
Gierre Ud. aquella puerta alla. Close that door over there.
En el parąue zoológico. Mas practica. Usa la forma apropiada del adjetivo demostrativo ese, esa. es os. es as. aąuel, aąuella, aąuellos, aąuellas entre parentesis.
1. _monos (monkeys) (ese)
2. _jirafa (aquel)
3. _pajaro (ese)
4. _panteras (aquel)
5. _tigre (ese)
6. _leones (aquel)
1. |
serpiente (ese) |
8. |
tiburón (shark) (aquel) |
9. |
osos panda (ese) |
10. |
elefante (aquel) |
11. |
hipopótamo (ese) |
12. |
rinoceronte (aquel) |
La decoración de la casa. En espańol. Escńbe la forma apropiada del adjetwo demostratroo de aeuerdo al aduerbio aąut\ alit y alla entre parentesis.
1. Gompre_florero (vase) ayer. (aqui)
2. Loli siempre compra_flores, (ahl)
3. En_ tienda tienen la cafetera italiana. (alla)