Pronombres relativos: the person who …, the place where … (A2)

Para decir de qué persona o cosa hablas, añade that y más palabras. that sirve para personas y para cosas. Para cosas, es lo que la gente dice casi siempre.

that para personas y cosas

• The woman that lives next door has a dog.
• This is the key that opens the back door.
• Pruébalo: Woman: What do you want for dinner? Man: A pizza ___ has lots of vegetables. Elige lo que dice el hombre. (who / that / where) Respuesta: that — Una pizza es una cosa, y that sirve para personas y cosas.

who para personas, which para cosas

También puedes decir who para personas y which para cosas.

• The boy who sits next to me is very funny.
• My sister has a car which is very old.
• Not "The boy which sits next to me is very funny." — say "The boy who sits next to me is very funny.". Con una persona va who (o that), no which.
• Pruébalo: Woman: Can I take an umbrella? Man: Sure. Take the one ___ is by the door. Elige lo que dice el hombre. (where / who / which) Respuesta: which — Un paraguas es una cosa, y which sirve para cosas.

where para un lugar

Para un lugar, di where y lo que pasa ahí.

• This is the store where I buy my bread.
• Is there a place where we can park?
• Pruébalo: Man: I'm hungry. Woman: Let's go to the restaurant ___ we had lunch on Sunday. Elige lo que dice la mujer. (where / that / which) Respuesta: where — Un restaurante es un lugar, y where sirve para lugares.

¿that, who, which o where?

Personas: that o who. Cosas: that o which. Un lugar y lo que pasa allí: where.

• a teacher who likes jokes
• a movie that makes you cry
• a town where people walk everywhere
• Pruébalo: Woman: I have a neighbor ___ talks all the time. Man: Oh no! Is he nice? Elige lo que dice la mujer. (which / where / who) Respuesta: who — Un vecino es una persona, y who sirve para personas.