When to Use That and This

We use “this” to refer to people, things, situations and experiences that are more close to the speaker or very close in time. “This is paired with single or uncountable nouns. We use “that” to refer to people and things, situations and experiences that are more distant to the speaker, either physically or in time.

When use that and when use this?

Generally speaking, we use this/these to refer to people and things, situations and experiences that are close to the speaker or very close in time. We use that/those to refer to people and things, situations and experiences that are more distant, either in time or physically.

How do you use that clause?

1. A that-clause is an example of a noun clause. …
2. I believe that he is innocent.
3. Here the that-clause ‘that he is innocent’ is the object of the verb believe.
4. She said that she can speak three languages. ( …
5. I suspect that she eloped with her boyfriend.