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In European Portuguese, the basic distinction is:
- este = this, near the speaker
- esse = that, near the listener or something already mentioned
- aquele = that over there, farther from both
So este exercício usually means this exercise here / the one I’m referring to now.
This distinction is often taught more clearly in European Portuguese than in everyday Brazilian Portuguese, where usage can be looser.