Its vs That vs The vs This

Cuándo usar cada una en inglés, con significado, registro y ejemplos.

Its

Top 1000 (muy común) A1 determiner

That

Bloque de alta frecuencia A1 determiner

The

Bloque de alta frecuencia A1

This

Bloque de alta frecuencia A1

	Its	That	The	This
Pronunciación	🇬🇧 /["/ɪts/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ɪts/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/ðæt/","/ðəʊz/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ðæt/","/ðəʊz/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/ðə//ði//ðiː/","/ðiː/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ðə//ði//ðiː/","/ðiː/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/ðɪs/","/ðiːz/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ðɪs/","/ðiːz/"]/
Significado	Belonging to it.	used to refer to a specific thing or person	A word that shows a specific thing is being talked about.	Used to refer to something nearby or just mentioned.
Ejemplo	Turn the box on its side.	Look at that man over there.	The cat is on the mat.	This is my favorite book.
Registro	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
Qué tan común	Top 1000 (muy común)	Bloque de alta frecuencia	Bloque de alta frecuencia	Bloque de alta frecuencia
Nivel CEFR	A1	A1	A1	A1
Categoría gramatical	determiner	determiner
Colocaciones	its meaning, its value, its characteristics	that is, that way, that means, not that, that much	the best, the worst, the first, the last, the same	this time, this week, this way
Antónimos	his, her, their	this	-	that
Errores comunes	Confused with 'it's' (it is or it has)., Used incorrectly to refer to people instead of objects., Omitted when needed to show possession.	Confusing 'that' with 'which' in restrictive vs non-restrictive clauses., Using 'that' when the antecedent is a person (use 'who')., Overusing 'that' in sentences, which can make them awkward.	Omitting 'the' before unique nouns, like 'the sun'., Using 'the' before general nouns, like 'the dogs' when talking about all dogs., Confused with 'a' or 'an' when referring to something for the first time.	Using 'this' for objects that are not close., Confusing 'this' with 'these' (plural)., Using 'this' as a standalone response without context.
Notas de uso	Used to show that something belongs to an object or animal. Make sure not to confuse it with 'it's' (it is).	Used to refer to something already mentioned or known. In spoken English, it's often used informally. Be careful not to use it in overly formal writing where specificity is needed.	Used before nouns to refer to something specific, like 'the book'. Common in both spoken and written English, but omitted in some languages.	Used in both spoken and written English. When referring to something far away, use 'that' instead of 'this'.

Preguntas frecuentes: Its vs That vs The vs This

¿Cuál es la diferencia entre Its, That, The y This?

Its: Belonging to it. That: used to refer to a specific thing or person The: A word that shows a specific thing is being talked about. This: Used to refer to something nearby or just mentioned.

¿Its, That, The y This tienen el mismo nivel CEFR?

Its: A1, That: A1, The: A1, This: A1 en la escala CEFR.

¿Puedes mostrar un ejemplo de cada una?

Its: Turn the box on its side. That: Look at that man over there. The: The cat is on the mat. This: This is my favorite book.

¿Puedo usar Its, That, The y This indistintamente?

No siempre. Its, That, The y This están relacionadas y a veces se solapan, pero difieren en registro, frecuencia y uso, así que cambiar una por otra puede alterar el significado o el tono. Revisa las diferencias de arriba antes de sustituir.