Thank you so much.

It depends on the situation. Use that for things that are not near. Do you see that man walking across the street? That table is quite new. That house is in good repair. You can also refer to things and ideas that are not present using that. That was a bad idea. 1. Liz, I saw you talking to a stranger yesterday. 2. Oh. That man came up to me and asked me for money! (the man is not present, and was the subject of the verbal exchange.) This, on the other hand, is used to designate things that are close at hand. Ex: this is my new laptop computer. This is my friend, Jenny. And this is doctor Wiejcowski. It may also be used to refer to things and ideas which are near or recent. Ex: this is not a good idea. (we are about to do something bad). This story (you've just told me) doesn't sound right. ---- I hope that helped.