Adjetivos comparativos y superlativos, verbos modales y condicionales en inglés

Tipos de adjetivos

There are three types of adjectives: short (big, heavy), long (polite, dangerous), and irregular (good, bad).

Comparativo

To form the comparative of short adjectives, add -er. Examples: big → bigger; heavy → heavier.

Use the C.V.C. (consonant vowel consonant) principle to make the comparative forms for short adjectives: Examples: big → bigger (CVC → doble consonante + er); heavy → heavier (cambia la y por i).

To form the comparative of long adjectives, add more. Examples: polite → more polite...

Irregular adjectives change completely! Examples: good → better; bad → worse.

Remember! To compare two elements, we use the comparative form of the adjective and the conjunction than. Example: Alex is taller than Felix.

Comparativo y superlativo

COMPARATIVE
SUPERLATIVE

We use the superlative to compare three or more people or things. To form the superlative of short adjectives, add -est, use the CVC principle. Example: small → the smallest...

To form the superlative of long adjectives, add the most + adjective. Example: ferocious → the most ferocious...

Irregular adjectives change completely. Example: good → the best; bad → the worst.

Verbos modales

MODAL VERBS

Should, can and could are modal verbs.

a) Advice

To ask for and give advice, use should. Example: What should I do with my old clothes?

b) Permission

To ask for, give and refuse permission, use can or could. Example: Can/Could I go out tonight, Dad?

Notice that could is more polite than can when asking for permission, but we usually use can when giving or refusing permission.

Forma afirmativa, negativa e interrogativa

• Afirmativa: We should try harder! You can stay out late.
• Negativa: You shouldn't wait until the last minute.
• Interrogativa: Should we clean up this mess?

Remember! Should, can and could do not change in the third person singular. He should clean up the mess.

Cuantificadores

QUANTIFIERS

There are a few eggs; there are a lot of eggs; there are too many eggs; there are not enough eggs... How many eggs are there?

There is a little milk; there is too much milk... How much milk is there?

Use can('t) and could(n't) to express ability and to ask for, give and refuse permission.

Will

WILL

Will is an auxiliary verb. It is used to form the future simple tense. We use the future simple to make predictions: Example: It'll be sunny tomorrow.

We use the future simple to express decisions made at the moment of speaking: Example: I'll help you carry that bag.

Afirmativa: will do, will be. Negativa: will not (won't).

Going to y Present Continuous

GOING TO AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS

a) Present continuous

To express definite arrangements.

b) Going to

To express future plans.

Expresiones de tiempo: next week, next month, next year, tomorrow, this weekend...

Ortografía y palabras compuestas

Television, microchip, geography.

Oraciones condicionales

Conditional sentences have two parts: the condition (if clause) and the consequence (main clause). In open conditions, the if clause is in the present tense, and the main clause can be in the present, the future or the imperative.