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Adjectives, Comparatives, & Superlatives. March 30, 2012 Diplomado. Adjective. Describes a noun Find the adjectives in the sentences below: Mary is tall. We are funny. Michelle and Andrew are interesting people. The book was long and boring.
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Adjectives, Comparatives, & Superlatives March 30, 2012 Diplomado
Adjective • Describes a noun • Find the adjectives in the sentences below: • Mary is tall. • We are funny. • Michelle and Andrew are interesting people. • The book was long and boring. • School can be fun, but can it can also be stressful. • I didn’t like the movie because it was too long , too violent and way too gory!
Comparative • Compares two nouns using the same adjective • Structure: • Subject + verb + comparative + than + other subject • Find the comparative in the sentences below: • Mary is taller than Amy. • We are funnier than you. • Michelle is more interesting than Andrew.
Comparatives • What 2 nouns are we comparing??? • The book was longer and more boring than the movie. • Work is more stressful than school, and school is more fun than work! • I thought the movie was longer, more violent and gorier than the book.
Superlative • Comparing more than 2 nouns using one adjective • Find the Superlative in the sentences below: • Mary is the tallest of all her friends. • We are the funniest people here. • Michelle is the most interesting of her sisters. • The book was the longest and most boring book that I ever read. • Work is the most stressful part of my day. • Star Wars is the coolest movie I have ever seen.
Make some of your own • Comparative & Superlatives: • intelligent • wet • lucky • wide • gruesome • scary • little
Present Perfect • Structure • [has/have + past participle] • Examples: • You have seen that movie many times. • Have you seen that movie many times? • You have not seen that movie many times.
Signal Words for Present Perfect • already – I have already eaten, thank you. • ever – Have you ever seen that movie? • just – He has just arrived. • never – We have never met before. • not yet – They don’t have the money yet. • Q: Have you paid? – A: Not yet. • so far – The book has been good so far. • till now – She hasn’t called till now. • up to now – Up to now, it has been difficult to understand.
Use 1: Unspecified Time Before Now • Experience • I have been to France. • Change over time • You have grown since the last time I saw you. • Accomplishments • Man has walked on the moon. • Uncompleted Action You’re Expecting • James has not finished his homework yet. • Multiple Actions at Different Times • The army has attacked the city five times.
Use 2 Duration From the Past Until Now • I have had a cold for two weeks. • She has been in England for six months. • Mary has loved chocolate since she was a little girl. • Adverb Placement • always, only, never, ever, still, just • You have only seen that movie one time. • Have you only seen that movie one time? • Have you just arrived now? • I have never been here before.
Put the verbs into the correct form (present perfect simple). • I (not / work) today. • We (buy) a new lamp. • We (not / plan) our holiday yet. • Where (be / you) ? • He (write) five letters.
She (not / see) him for a long time. • (be / you) at school? • School (not / start) yet. • (speak / he) to his boss? • No, he (have / not) the time yet.
