Unidad IV: LA GRAMATICA Y DIAS FESTIVOS

SEMANA 13
Comparative Adjectives (Regular and Irregular adjectives)
Regular adjectives:

Regular adjectives are the ones which form the comparative and the superlative by
adding the suffixes ‘-er’ and ‘-est’ or by adding more and most before
the positive respectively. The adjectives given above are all examples of regular
adjectives.

Examples:
• Sweet, sweeter, sweetest.

• Weak, weaker, weakest.

• Strong, stronger, strongest.

• Dangerous, more dangerous, most dangerous.

• Comfortable, more comfortable, most comfortable.

Irregular adjectives:

For certain adjectives, the comparative and the superlative cannot be formed from
the positive. They are called irregular adjectives.

Examples:
• Good, better, best.

• Bad, worse, worst.

• Many, more, most.

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Superlative Adjectives (Regular and Irregular Adjectives)
Superlative adjectives
Superlative adjectives are used to describe an object which is at the
upper or lower limit of a quality (the tallest, the smallest, the
fastest, the highest). They are used in sentences where a subject is
compared to a group of objects.
Noun (subject) + verb + the + superlative adjective + noun (object).
The group that is being compared with can be omitted if it is clear
from the context (final example below).
Examples
• My house is the largest one in our neighborhood.
• This is the smallest box I've ever seen.
• Your dog ran the fastest of any dog in the race.
• We all threw our rocks at the same time. My rock flew
the highest. ("of all the rocks" is understood)
Forming regular comparatives and superlatives
Forming comparatives and superlatives is easy. The form depends
on the number of syllables in the original adjective.
One syllable adjectives
Add -er for the comparative and -est for the superlative. If the
adjective has a consonant + single vowel + consonant spelling, the
final consonant must be doubled before adding the ending.
Adjective Comparative Superlative

tall taller tallest

fat fatter fattest

big bigger biggest

sad sadder saddest

Two syllables
Adjectives with two syllables can form the comparative either by
adding -er or by preceeding the adjective with more. These
adjectives form the superlative either by adding -est or by
preceeding the adjective with most. In many cases, both forms are
used, although one usage will be more common than the other. If
you are not sure whether a two-syllable adjective can take a
comparative or superlative ending, play it safe and
use more and most instead. For adjectives ending in y, change the
y to an i before adding the ending.

Adjective Comparative Superlative

happy happier happiest

simple simpler simplest

busy busier busiest

tilted more tilted most tilted

Adjective Comparative Superlative

tangled more tangled most tangled

Three or more syllables

Adjectives with three or more syllables form the comparative by
putting more in front of the adjective, and the superlative by
putting most in front.

Adjective Comparative Superlative

important more important most important

expensive more expensive most expensive

Irregular comparatives and superlatives

These very common adjectives have completely irregular
comparative and superlative forms.

Adjective Comparative Superlative

good better best

bad worse worst

little less least

much more most

far further / farther furthest / farthest

Examples
• Today is the worst day I've had in a long time.
• You play tennis better than I do.
• This is the least expensive sweater in the store.
• This sweater is less expensive than that one.
• I ran pretty far yesterday, but I ran even farther today.
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Would like to / like.
"Like" es una forma de "like", un verbo transitivo que se puede
traducir como "gustar". "I would like to" es una frase que se
puede traducir como "me gustaría". Aprende más sobre la
diferencia entre "like" y "I would like to" a continuación.
I would like to
FRASE
1. (en general)
a. me gustaría
I would like to travel to Japan someday.
Me gustaría viajar a Japón algún día.
b. quisiera
I would like to place an order for delivery.
Quisiera hacer un pedido de servicio a domicilio.

LIKE
VERBO TRANSITIVO
1. (encontrar agradable)
a. gustar
I like getting up early.
Me gusta madrugar.
2. (preferir)
a. gustar
I like anchovies on my pizza.
Me gusta la pizza con anchoas.
3. (encontrar simpático)
a. caer bien
I have known John for years and I really like him.
Hace años que conozco a John y me cae muy bien.
4. (sentir atracción por)
a. gustar
I really like you. Will you go to the dance with me?
Me gustas mucho. ¿Me acompañas al baile?
5. (informática)
a. poner un me gusta a
Please like this video and subscribe to my channel.
Por favor, ponle un me gusta a este video y subscríbite a mi canal.

-Expressing Advice and Obligation: should, must, have to-

Exercises.
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