Comparative adjectives are used in English when we want to compare only two different things. They are very common and are therefore very useful to learn and to use ‘correctly’. I say ‘correctly’, because a lot of students know about and have some experience with comparatives, however, I am quite often ‘fixing’ them even with my advanced students.
First you must ask yourself, ‘How many things am I comparing?‘ If you are comparing only two things then you must use a comparative, if it’s three of more, then it must be a superlative (see below).
You then need to decide if the Adjective you are using is either one syllable, two syllables ending in ‘y’, or 2 or more syllables. The forms for each type are in the image.
A comparative adjective is used when we want to compare two things. In English we either add ‘-er’ to the adjective or use ‘more / less ….. than …‘ :
e.g. tall = taller, beautiful = more beautiful
In Spanish the ‘-er’ form does not exist and we only use the ‘more / less …… than …….‘ way of comparing thingsPara escribir frases comparativas:
Se usa el verbo + adjetivo comparativo + than + objeto
She is taller than her sister. Ella es mas alta que su hermana.
Today is hotter than yesterday. Hoy es mas caluroso que ayer
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