Estudios Generales

Asignatura 340210-1 – Inglés II

15/06/ 2020

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COMPARATIVE and SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

+ IRREGULAR FORMS

Rules Adjective Comparative Superlative

One-syllable   adjective + -er + than the + adjective + -est

adjectives and  
adjectives
 
ending in -y
old older the oldest
 

  big bigger the biggest

  friendly friendlier the friendliest

Two-syllable or more + adjective+than the most + adjective

longer
adjectives

interesting more interesting the most

than interesting

boring more boring than the most boring

horrible more horrible than the most horrible

Irregular forms

  good better the best

bad worse the worst

far farther the farthest

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little less the least

A. Paying attention to the chart above, complete the following exercises

with the comparative or superlative form.
Ex. My car goes ……..faster than…… yours (fast)

1. I work ………………….. than my boyfriend/girlfriend (hard)

2. The last bus was ………………the first bus (crowded)
3. Roses are the flowers that have …………….. smell (nice)
4. A leather jacket is ………………………than a wool jacket. (expensive)
5. Mr. Bean is ……………….. man I know (stupid)
6. That was ………………….. joke I’ve ever heard. (funny)

B. Correct the mistakes.

1. Sam is more cleverer than Tom.

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2. Susan is prettier from Tania.
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3. Chocolate ice-cream is the more delicious of all.
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4. Christiane Endler is a very taller woman.
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5. A train is longest than a bus.
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6. My daughter is stronger than me.
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C. Complete the conversation using comparatives, superlatives, future,

present perfect and past tense.

a) Mom, the phone is ringing.

b) Okay. I ……………..answer it (future)
You ……………. ……… your homework yet, dear. (have not
finish)
a) I know. I …………………. it after I have a bath. (future finish)
b) I remember that you (be)………. (comparative responsible)
………………....... last year.
a) Yes, I know, mom, but I ……… …………… too much to study
since last month. (have)
b) Did you feed the dog?
a) Yes, I … and I also …………….. his house yesterday. (clean)

FUTURE

To be going to Present continuous Will

(am, is, are + verb-ing) Expresses a sudden
Expresses a plan for the decisión.
future Expresses an arrangement
done previously with I will have chicken soup
specific time and date. instead of pasta.

I am going to travel to I am travelling to England Expresses a desire.

England next year on august 14th, 2021
I will keep my promise.
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Words to identify the tense:

Simple Past Present Perfect

 yesterday  just
 … ago  already
 in 1990  up to now
 the other day  until now / till now
 last …  ever
 (not) yet
 so far
 lately / recently
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Simple Past Present Perfect

Ex. 1 She has never traveled to Egypt (posiblemente viaje en el futuro. Present
Perfect)
Ex. 2 She traveled to Argentina in 2016 (Ya viajó- Simple Past Tense)