Comparative & Superlative

COMPARATIVE



1. To adjectives with two consonants adds er

         Tall - Taller
         Old - older

2. For adjectives that end in the letter e add r
       
          Large - Larger
          Fine - Finer

3. For adjectives that end in y add ier
           
           Early - Earlier
           Pretty -Prettier

4. For adjectives ending in a vowel + one consonant adds consonant + er

            Big - Bigger
            Hot - Hotter

5. If the adjective has two syllables or more used more + the adjective
         
           Modern - More modern
           Interesting - More interesting



SUPERLATIVE



1.  For adjectives with two consonants adds  the + adjective + est
           
             Tall - The tallest
               

2.  For adjectives that end with the letter e adds  the + adjective + st    
             
              Large -  The largest


3. For adjectives that end with a vowel & one consonant adds the + consonant  + est

              Big - The biggets


4. For adjectives that end with y adds the + adjective + iest

              Tidy - Tje tidiest
             

5. For adjectives with two syllables or more use the most + adjective

                Important - The most important




EXCEPTIONS

Good – better – the best

Bueno – mejor – el mejor

Bad    -     worse    –     the worst

Malo   -     peor      –     peor

Far –     farther       –  the farthest
      further           the furthest

Lejos – mas lejos   –   el mas lejos

           

Present Tense	[VERB] + s/es in third person
Past Tense	[VERB+ed] or irregular verbs
Present Progressive	[am/is/are + present participle]
Past Progressive	[was/were + present participle]
Will	[will + verb]
Be going to	[am/is/are + going to + verb]

He – She – it
	Positive	Negative	Interrogative
Present Tense	He speaks english	He does not speak english	Does he speak english?
Past Tense	He called debbie	He didn’t call debbie	Did he call debbie?
Present Progressive	He is watching tv	He is not watching tv	Is he watching tv?
Past Progressive	He was studying when she called	He wasn’t studying when she called	Was he studying when she called?
Will	He will help him later	He will not help him later	Will he help him later?
Be going to	He is going to meet Jane tonight	He is not going to meet Jane tonight	Is he going to meet Jane tonight?

You – They – We
	Positive	Negative	Interrogative
Present Tense	You speak English	You do not  speak English.	Do you speak English?
Past Tense	You called Debbie.	You did not call Debbie	Did you call Debbie?
Present Progressive	You are watching TV	You are not watching TV	Are you watching TV?
Past Progressive	You were studying when she called.	You were not studying when she called.	Were you studying when she called?
Will	You will help him later.	You will not help him later.	Will you help him later?
Be going to	You are going to meet Jane tonight	You are not going to meet Jane tonight.	Are you going to meet Jane tonight?