COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE

Comparative:

Hay tres clases de adjetivos en inglés: cortos (1 ó 2 sílabas), largos ( más de 2 sílabas, y algunos de 2) e irregulares ( good, bad far...).

• Los adjetivos cortos forman el comparativo de superioridad añadiendo la terminación -er ( con sus excepciones) y añadiendo también la palabra than (que):

Ex.: The teacher is older than me.

• Los adjetivos largos forman el comparativo de superioridad anteponiendo la palabra more y postoniendo la palabra than :

Ex.: A house is more expensive than a car.

• Los adjetivos irregulares más comunes son: good ----better (mejor); bad ----worse (peor)

Now do the following exercises:

• http://www.isabelperez.com/comp.htm
• http://www.citycol.com/esol/saccess/lang_systems/vocabulary/v-int/v-i-it/comparatives.swf
• http://eolf.univ-fcomte.fr/uploads/ressources/grammar/02_comparatives_superlatives/02a_comparatives_mr_blue_mr_purple/01.htm
• http://eolf.univ-fcomte.fr/uploads/ressources/grammar/02_comparatives_superlatives/02b_compartives_superlatives/07.htm
• http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-1/exercise-english-91.php
• http://eolf.univ-fcomte.fr/uploads/ressources/grammar/02_comparatives_superlatives/02b_compartives_superlatives/13.htm

El comparativo de igualdad es igual para todos los adjetivos: as + adjetivo + as :
Ex.: Mary is as intelligent as Ron. / A cat is not as big as a dog.
Do the following exercises:

• http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-7132.php
• http://eolf.univ-fcomte.fr/uploads/ressources/grammar/02_comparatives_superlatives/02b_compartives_superlatives/12.htm

Superlative:

• Adjetivos cortos: anteponen el artículo the y terminan en -est:

Ex.: Mike is the oldest in the class.

• Adjetivos largos: anteponen the most:

Ex.: Mike is the most intelligent student in the class.

• Adjetivos irregulares: good----the best (el mejor); bad ---- the worst (el peor).

Do the following exercises:

• http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/supadj.php
• http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-28995.php
• http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz66fck.htm
• http://englishexercises.itgo.com/yyadjective2.html
• http://eolf.univ-fcomte.fr/uploads/ressources/grammar/02_comparatives_superlatives/02b_compartives_superlatives/13.htm
• http://www.1-language.com/englishcourse/unit25_grammar_exs.htm
• http://pagesperso-orange.fr/raud.dugal/beginners/comparison/exercise%202.htm

FUTURE: WILL / BE GOING TO

En general podemos decir que hay dos formas de expresar el futuro en inglés:

• Con "WILL" (partícula que va detrás del sujeto y delante de la forma base del verbo), ej.: She will come tomorrow.


• Con BE (am / is / are) GOING TO ( que también va detras de sujeto y delante de la forma base del verbo):
  ej.: She is going to come tomorrow.

Se utiliza WILL para predicciones (ej.: it will rain next weekend) y para acciones que se deciden en el momento de hablar (ej.: it is cold so I will close the window). La forma corta de WILL es 'LL .
Para negar se añade simplemente not ( will not = won't): ej.: It will not (won't) rain tomorrow. Y para preguntar, simplemente se antepone will al sujeto, ej.: Will it rain tomorrow?

Se utiliza BE (am / is /are) GOING TO para acciones que ya están planeadas: Next weekend I am going to celebrate my birthday.
Para negar simplemente se añade NOT detrás del verbo to be, ej.: My cousin is not going to come to the party. Y para preguntar, basta con anteponer el verbo to be al sujeto, ej.: Is your cousin going to come to the party?

Now for more information click here to open a grammar web site. When it opens, look at the menu on the left and click on "2nd year - Intermediate" then click on "grammar" and then go to "Future simple" and "To be going to" . Read it and do the exercises.

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I am sure you know a lot about future so click on the following links and try to do the exercises. If you have any question, ask your teacher.

be going to

• http://www.kico4u.de/english/uebungen/5klasse/going.htm
• http://saberingles.com.ar/curso/lesson11/05.html


• http://www.carmenlu.com/first/grammar/begoingto1_2.htm
  

will

• http://learnenglish.be/gr2_fusi_study.htm
• http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/future-1-will/exercises?02


• http://www.learn-english-online.org/Lesson39/willwont.htm


• http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/future-1-will-2

will or be going to:

• http://www.learnenglish.be/gr2_dif3_study.htm
• http://www.e-anglais.com/exercices/future.php
• http://www.englishlab.net/hp/quiz22_will_going_to_1.htm
• http://eflworksheets.com/onlineexercises/elementary/grammar/futuretenses1.htm
• http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/goingtoorwill/exercise2.swf
• http://www.saberingles.com.ar/curso/lesson18/06.html

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PRESENT PERFECT

Present Perfect tense- Pretérito Perfecto: Es un tiempo verbal que se utiliza para expresar acciones que han tenido lugar en el pasado, pero en un pasado muy reciente.
Este tiempo verbal se forma con el presente del verbo (to) have:
has o have+el participio del verbo de la acción Regular (Infinitivo+ed) o Irregular (tercera columna de la lista de verbos irregulares).

Ej.: John has washed the dishes this morning.
(John ha lavado los platos esta mañana).

Forma negativa del Present Perfect Tense:

Sujeto+ has not o hasn't /have not o haven't + Verbo de la acción en participio+ Complementos.
Ej.: John has not/ hasn't washed the dishes this morning.

Forma interrogativa del Present Perfect Tense:
Has/Have+ Sujeto+ Verbo de la acción en participio+ Complementos.
Ej.: Has John washed the dishes this morning?


NOW, DO THE FOLLOWING EXERCISES:


-Irregular verbs exercises: (5-6 exercises)
http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/past_simple.html

-Present Perfect exercises: (as many exercises as possible)
http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/present_perfect.html