comparative and superlative and present perfect

[betoonline]

hi my name is gilberto.



i would like to know about present perfect becuase i don't know use this and i would like to know about compariteve and superlative.


thank you

[Teia]

Originally Posted by betoonline

hi my name is gilberto.



i would like to know about present perfect becuase i don't know use this and i would like to know about compariteve and superlative.


thank you

Hi

Present Perfect Simple is used with :

a] recently completed actions :

e.g. I have just finished my breakfast.

b] past actions completed in an unspecified time :

e.g. She has seen that movie but she doesn`t mind watching it again.

c] with time expressions : for years, for two/three..years, for two/three..months, for ages, for a long time, since last week, lately, recently, before, always, this morning/ afternoon..., today, yest, so far, already, etc.

e.g. He has not seen her for ages.

d] asking if an action has been completed:

e.g. Have you finished your breakfast yet? No, I haven`t finished it yet.

e] future actions[ in time clauses]:

e.g. You can go out as soon you have finished your lunch.

The degree of comparison of adjectives and adverbs is quite a large topic, but I will try to give you some examples. There are some irregular adjectives :

little ---less---the least
much/many---more---the most
old -older / elder---the oldest/ the eldest
good----better---the best
far----farther/further----the farthest / the furthest

One syllable adjectives and adverbs usually take "-er" in the comparative and "-est" in the superlative

hot ----------hotter-------the hottest
busy---------busier----------the busiest
tiny--------tinier----------the tiniest
fat--------fatter----------the fattest
fast--------faster-----------the fastest
big----------bigger----------the biggest
bad/ill------worse-------the worst

Adjectives formed of two or more syllables take the morphemes "more" and "most"

e.g. beautiful ----more beautiful-the most beautiful
difficult------more difficult---------the most difficult

but, there are some exceptions, as well :
clever----cleverer---the cleverest
narrow----narrower----the narrowest

For more and detailed information on degrees of comparison search "google"


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