Modal verbs

• Rules– They are followed by a verb in the base form

• I can run very fast– They are the same for all the pronouns

• She/they/I/ you could make it better – They do not need auxiliars. They take direct negative

and qestion forms• You can’t smoke here / Can you repeat that?

– They never combine with another modal verbs• You can’t must read**

Can and could

Can expresses ability •I can speak English •You can’t play the guitar•Where can you play tennis?

Could expresses ability in the past tense. It is also like CAN but in a formal way

• I could touch my nose with the tongue when I was six• She couldn’t speak properly when she was 2 years old• Could you pass me the salt, please?

STRUCTURESUBJECT + CAN/COULD + BASE FORM OF THE VERB without toSUBJECT + CAN’T /COULDN’T + BASE FORM OF THE VERBCAN/COULD + SUBJECT + BASE FORM?

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Questions with HOW

• How far is your house?– It’s …… kilometres

• How strict is your mother?– She is ….

• How often do you wash your hair?– I wash my hair ….

• How many people are there in your class today?– There are ….

• How much is the cinema today?– It is…

• How tall is your partner?– He/She is …

• How funny is your best friend?– He/ She is …

COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE

• What can we find?

• SHORT ADJECTIVESShort, small, heavy, pretty, big…

• LONG ADJECTIVESExpensive, intelligent, amazing…

• IRREGULAR FORMS• Good, bad, far…

SHORT ADJECTIVES

• Long• Short• Fat• Thin• Happy• Pretty• Heavy

• Big• Rare• Noisy• Small• Cheap • Light• Fast

LONG ADJECTIVE

• Interesting• Handsome• Expensive• Intelligent

• Artistic• Aggressive• Peaceful

IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES

•Good•Bad•Far

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVEScompare two things

SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES Compare just one thing with the rest of

things

It’s the fattest giraffe in the world!!

SHORT ADJECTIVES

COMPARATIVEWe add ………adjective –er

– Fast – faster– Wild – wilder– Long – longer– Quiet – quieter

• One syllable words ending with VOWEL + CONSONANT .– Big – bigger– Fat – fatter

• One sylable words ending with Y– Heavy – heavier– Pretty – prettier– Happy - happier

SUPERLATIVEWe add the .. adjective -est

Fast – the fastestWild – the wildestLong – the longest Quiet – the quietest

One syllable words ending with VOWEL + CONSONANT

Big – the biggest Fat – the fattest

One sylable words ending with YHeavy – the heaviest Pretty – the prettiestHappy – the happiest

We add ………..-ER THAN

LONG ADJECTIVES

COMPARATIVEWe add……. MORE THAN

– Artistic • She is more artistic than me

– Intelligent• Elephants are more intelligent

than dogs

– Interesting• The film is more interesting than

the book

– Creative • My brother is more creative than

his girlfriend

– Peaceful• I’d like to live in a more peaceful

world

SUPERLATIVEWe add……. THE MOST

Artistic She is the most artistic in the familyIntelligentDolphins are the most intelligent animals in the world InterestingThis film is the most interesting I´ve ever seen Creative My brother is the most creative in the schoolPeacefulWhich is the most peaceful place in the world?We add MORE ………..THAN

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