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| Learn Spanish __ Comparative and Superlative , Irregular Forms , Future Tenses |
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Comparative and Superlative
Comparisons are expressed as follows:
màs...que
menos...que
tan...como
tanto(a, os, as)...como |
more... than
less... than
as... as
as much/many... as |
El gato es menos inteligente que el perro. The cat is less intelligent than the dog.
Mi prima tiene más discos que nadie. My cousin has more records than anyone.
No tengo tanto dinero como ustedes. I don't have as much money as you.
Irregular Forms
Some adjectives and adverbs have irregular comparative and superlative forms. The most common are:
| Adjective/Adverb |
Comparative |
Superlative |
good
bad
great
small
well
badly
much
little |
bueno
malo
grande
pequeño
bien
mal
mucho
poco |
better
worse
greater
less
better
worse
more
less |
mejor
peor
mayor
menor
mejor
peor
más
menos |
the best
the worst
the greatest
the least
best
worst
most
least |
el mejor
el peor
el mayor
el menor
el mejor
el peor
el más
el menos |
Note that the bueno and malo change according to gender and number while grande and pequeño change according to gender. The adverbs (the last four) do not agree with the noun.
Future Tenses
The future of regular verbs is formed by adding the following endings to the infinitive:
Many verbs use irregular stems in the future tense, but they still use the regular endings from above:
decir (to say, tell)
hacer (to do, make)
poder (to be able)
poner (to put, place)
saber (to know)
salir (to leave, go out)
tener (to have)
venir (to come) |
dir-
har-
podr-
pondr-
sabr-
saldr-
tendr-
vendr- |
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