Guide to test 3
Comparative adjetives

Are words used on the purpose of establishing comparisons between two items

 USE Short adjectives: Take the suffix “er” at the end of the adjectives (one syllable)

EXAMPLE:

1._ Tall-taller              2._old- older                     3._ young- younger  

·         If the adjective ends in-e, add only “r”

1._ wide- wider             2._ safe- safer          3._nice- nicer

·         In adjective ends in single vowel+ a single consonant (except “r”, “w” or “x”) double the consonant and add-er

1._ big- bigger      2._slim- slimmer        3._hot- hotter

USE: Long adjective: Take the word “more” in front of the adjective (Two or more syllables)

EXAMPLE:

1.Polite- More polite      2._famous- more famous

·         If the adjective ends in-ow, er, le, et, we add-er or –r

1._narrow- narrower   2._clever- cleverer      3.-simple- simpler    4._quiet- quieter

·         If the adjective ends in-y, change the-y to- ier

1._easy- easier   2._happy- happier   3._tidi- tidier

·         To from the comparative of all adjectives with more than two syllables, add “more” before the adjectives

1._beautiful- more beautiful    2._important- more important

IRREGULAR ADJETIVES

·         These adjectives and comparatives are irregular

1._ good- better   2._bad- worse    3.-far- further/farther

·         Remember to always use  “than” after a comparative to compare two things, animals or people

1.-Thim is taller than Josie

2._I think Maths is more difficult than French

·         Sometimes you understand the second thing, animal or person and don´t use than

1._ I think this house is nicer  

2.-I want this book. It looks more interesting           

Superlative adjectives           

USE Short adjectives: to form the superlative of adjectives, add “the” before yhe adjective and – est to most one syllable adjectives

1.-tall- the tall     2._old- the oldest      3._young- the youngest

·         If the adjective ends in e, add “st”

1._wide – the widest       2._safe- the safest        3._nice- the nicest

·         If the adjective ends in a voweland a consonant, double thye consonant and add- est

       1._big- the biggest    2._slin- the slimmest      3.-hot- the hottest

USE: Long adjective: to form the superlative of most two- syllables adjectives add “the most” before  the adjective

1._police- the most police     2._famous- the most famous     3._common- the most common

·         If the adjective ends in- y, the-y becomes- iest.

1.- easy- the easiest     2._happy- the happiest       3._tidy- the tidiest

IRREGULAR ADJETIVES

These adjectives and superlatives are irregular:

1._good- the best    2._bad- the worst    3._far- the farthest    4._much/many – the most   5._little- the least

 

Gonzalez Lopez Yakin

2IV15

March, 10th, 2014

GIDE TO TEST 2

  

1.- Past simple of be

1.1.-  WAS:

Is used to refer to an event or situation in the past. is used only for third person, but I also included (I, HE, SHE and IT), Used in affirmative, negative and question

AFIRMATIVE: subject+ was (full forms)

NEGATIVE: subject+ was + not (I wasn´t)  

QUESTION: Was+ Subject

EXAMPLES

1.- I was eating when he arrived

2.- My best friend was not (wasn´t) at school last week

3.- Was Diana sad about the break up?

1.2 Were:

Is used to refer to an event or situation in the past. Is used only for plural nouns(YOU, WE, YOU and THEY)

Used in affirmative, negative and question

AFIRMATIVE: subject+ were(full forms)

NEGATIVE: subject+ were + not (I weren´t)  

QUESTION: Were+ Subject

EXAMPLES

1. - You were at home all day

2. - We weren´t happy at the party

3. - Weren’t they going to go by bus?

Yes, they were / No, they weren´t

2 Verbs in the past simple

2.1 REGULAR VERBS:

Regular verbs are those that form the past adding 'ed' or 'd' to the verb. This marker past helps to recognize this type of verbs in written text.

EXAMPLES

Play- Played                    

Ask- asked

Dance- danced

Like- liked

Stay- stayed

Stop- stopped

Study- studied

Want- wanted

2.2 IRREGULAR VERBS:

Irregular English verbs are those whose past simple and past participle do not follow any rules

EXAMPLES

Arise- arose

Speak- spoke

Read- read

Have-had

Go- went

Leave- left

Understand- understood

Tell- told

See- saw

Sing- sang

3.-  Obligation past

3.1 HAD TO:

The modal verb “must” has one past tense form: “had to”, use “had to” to talk about a past obligation in singular nouns don´t change.  For question only adds”Did”.

EXAMPLE:

1.- We had to walk all the way

2.- They had to get up early.

3.- did she y have to get up early?

3.2 DIDN´T HAVE TO

Use didn´t have to for the absence of an obligation or necessity in the past.

third party for just gets

EXAMPLES

1.-we didn´t have to show our passports

2.- she didn´t have to

3.- he didn´t have to eat on the couch

3.3 NEED TO:

You can use didn´t need to instead of “didn´t have to” when there is no obligation or necessity in the past.

In this case use need like a main verb, not a modal.

EXAMPLES

1.- she didn´t need to should. We knew we were wrong

2.- You didn't need to pay for medical care in National Health Service hospitals.

3.- You didn't need to shout. It's a good line. I can hear you perfectly.

4.- Possibility past

4.1.- Could:

Use could to talk about ability and sensation in the past 

For a description in the past, also used in the negative form, is this that you not can do, but in past simple.

EXAMPLES:

1.-I couldn’t understand him

2.- They could see he was ill

3.- Could I have a lift?

4.2 were able to:

Use were able to to instead of could to talk about ability in the past. Use is say that somebody succeeded or didn´t succeed in doing something difficult

EXAMPLES

1. - He was able to finish the race

2. - We weren´t able to find him

3. - Were you able to do exercise 5? I wasn´t

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Vocabulary

1.-Treck: If you trek somewhere, you go on a journey across difficult country, usually on foot. 

2.- Sledges: A sledge is an object used for travelling over snow. It consists of a framework which slides on two strips of wood or metal

3.- Pulled: When you pull something, you hold it firmly and use force in order to move it towards you or away from its previous position. 

4.- Trip : A trip is a journey that you make to a particular place. 

5.- Develop: When something develops, it grows or changes over a period of time and usually becomes more advanced, complete, or severe

6.- Hurt: If you hurt yourself or hurt a part of your body, you feel pain because you have injured yourself.

7.- Beauty:  Beauty is the state or quality of being beautiful. 

8.- Landscape: The landscape is everything you can see when you look across an area of land, including hills, rivers, buildings, trees, and plants. 

9.- Environment: Someone's environment is all the circumstances, people, things, and events around them that influence their life. 

10:- Uneven: Someone's environment is all the circumstances, people, things, and events around them that influence their life

In order for me to ………….

1. - Get permission to give a party last Friday.

• ·         I didn´t have to tidy my bedroom.
• ·         I had to tidy my house
• ·         I had to behave well

2. - Pass this couse

• ·         I had to attend in class
• ·         I had to do my homework
• ·         I didn´t have to buy the copies

3. - Hang out with friends last weekend

• ·         I had to do my homework
• ·         I had to have money
• ·         I didn´t have to wear formal clothes

4. - Watch TV all today

• ·         I had to tidy my bedroom
• ·         I had to do my homework
• ·         I didn´t have to sweep the dining room

5.- Go to the stadium last Sunday

• ·         I had to buy the ticket
• ·         I had to obey my parents
• ·         I didn´t have to raise money

6.- buy the CD I wanted so bad*

*idiomatic expression (= really, really, really wanted)

• ·         I had to wait a week to raise money
• ·         I didn´t have to borrow money to my father
• ·         I had to work