INGLES II
EXERCISES
COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE
El comparativo se usa en Inglés para comparar diferencias entre dos personas, objetos y
animales a los que modifica (smaller, larger, higher, etc.) al hacer las comparaciones se
utilizan los adjetivos y que estos cambian su forma o se les agrega una terminación ER o
EST según si es comparativo o superlativo.
Estructura gramatical:
Para usar el adjetivo tall (alto) en grado comparativo
Nombre Verbo To be Adjetivo en grado THAN Nombre
(sujeto) comparativo (sujeto)
María is taller than Joana
María es más alta que Joana
Para poder utilizar de manera adecuada el grado comparativo se deben seguir algunas
reglas gramaticales:
1. La mayoría de los adjetivos forman el grado comparativo cuando se les agrega la
terminación ER, y EST para el superlativo
ADJETIVO COMPARATIVO SUPERLATIVO
Small smaller The smallest of
Pequeño Mas pequeño El más pequeño
2. Cuando los adjetivos tengan la forma consonante-vocal- consonante, se escribe la
última consonante dos veces y se le agrega la terminación er para el comparativo y
est para el superlativo.
ADJETIVO COMPARATIVO SUPERLATIVO
Hot hotter hottest
Caliente Mas caliente El más caliente
3. Si el adjetivo tiene más de dos vocales ya no se les escribe la terminación er, envés
de eso se escribe la palabra more antes del adjetivo para el comparativo y most
para el superlativo.
ADJETIVO COMPARATIVO SUPERLATIVO
Beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
Hermoso Mas hermoso El más hermoso
4. Cuando el adjetivo termina en “y” seguida de una consonante, se cambia la “y” por
“i” y se le agrega la terminación er para el comparativo y est para el superlativo.
ADJETIVO COMPARATIVO SUPERLATIVO
Happy happier most beautiful
Feliz Mas hermoso El más hermoso
EXERCISE
I. COMPLETE THE ADJECTIVES USING THE COMPARATIVE
FORM. (Cuál de las tres opciones es la correcta)
1. It's too noisy here. Can we go to a ___________ place?
a) quiet b) quieter c) more quieter
2. The hotel was __________ than that in which we stayed last year.
a) big b) bigger c) more big
3. Your work is __________ than mine.
a) good b) better c) gooder
4. The accident could have been ________ than it was.
a) worse b) bad c) badder
5. I was ________________ in my exam yesterday than Mark.
a) nervous b) nervouser c) more nervous
6. I´d like to have a __________ car. The one I have now is really old.
a) fast b) farter c) fastter
7. Last week it was really hot. Today is __________ than then.
a) cold b) colder c) more cold
8. We have an ______________ brother who lives in Miami.
a) more old b) older c) older
9. Her illness is ____________________ than what the doctors expected.
a) more serious b) most serious c) serioser
10. This dress is __________________ than that.
a) most beautiful b) more beautiful c) beautifuler
II. COMPLETE THE ADJECTIVES USING THE COMPARATIVE
FORM. (Cuál de las tres opciones es la correcta)
I am _____ _____ you (tall)
You are _____ _______ ______ other students (intelligent)
The cat is ______ ______ other animals (clean)
My car is _____ ______ theirs (fast)
That house is ________ ____ the one we saw (cheap)
III. COMPLETE THE ADJECTIVES USING THE SUPERLATIVE
FORM. (Cuál de las tres opciones es la correcta)
1. It´s a very nice house. It´s ______________ house in the street.
a) most beautiful b) more beautiful c) beautifuler
2. This is a cheap restaurant. It´s ______________ I have ever been.
a) most cheap b) cheapest mor c) cheaper
3. It was a very valuable painting. I´m sure it was _____________________
painting in the gallery.
a) most valuable b) valuablest c) valuabler
4. She´s a very good tennis player. Her trainer says she is ____________.
a) most goood b) goodest c) best
5. He´s a very dangerous criminal. The police says he is
__________________ in the country.
a) most dangerous b) dangerousest c) danger
6. We should buy him a beautiful present. Last year we gave
him______________________ gift of all in his birthday.
a) most beautiful b) beautifuly c) beautifuler
7. She was a very intelligent student. She was ________________ girl in
her class.
a) most intelligent b) more intelligent c) intelligenter
8. This new job is __________________ for me than the last I had.
a) most important b) more important c) importanter
9. Living in the countryside is _____________ than leaving in town.
a) most healthy b) more healthy c) healthy
10. These instructions were ______________________ ones I have ever
read.
a) most dificult b) more dificult c) dificultest
PAST SIMPLE (VERB TO BE)
El pasado del verbo to be
El verbo to be es un verbo irregular, como se puede ver en sus formas en past
simple (que se pueden traducir por: yo fui / estuve / era / estaba, tú fuiste / estuviste
/ eras / estabas, etc.).
Estructura:
Afirmativo Negativo Interrogativo
I was I was not Was I...?
You were You were not Were you…?
He / She / It was He / She / It was not Was he / she / it…?
We were We were not Were we...?
You were You were not Were you...?
They were They were not Were they...?
Por ejemplo:
• Afirmativa:
The party was amazing! (¡La fiesta fue increíble!).
We were really happy! (¡Todos estábamos súper contentos!).
• Negativa
He wasn’t at the cinema with us. Él no estaba en el cine con nosotros.
We weren’t at home on Sunday. Nosotros no estábamos en casa el domingo.
• Interrogativa
Was she a student? ¿Ella era estudiante?
Were they doctors? ¿Ellos eran doctores?
EXERCISE
IV. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING WAS AND WERE.
(complete las oraciones usando was y were)
EJEMPLO:
I _was_ intelligent.
1. You _______ young. 2. They ______ teachers.
3. We ________ dancers. 4. He _______ drinking wine.
5. He ________ coming. 6. It _______ cold.
7. He _______ there. 8. They ______ at home.
8. We _______ singing. 10. I ________ rich.
V. Convert the following sentences to the negative form.
(Convierte a la forma negativa las siguientes oraciones.) was not,
were not.
Ejemplo:
I am cold. ____ I was not cold___________________
1. My girlfriend is in China.
2. Our family is here.
3. His sisters are teachers._______________________________________________
4. I am from London.
5. Her name is Lucy.___________________________________________________
VI. Choose the correct past simple interrogative form of the
verb to be. (Elige la forma correcta del pasado simple interrogativo del
verbo to be.)
Ejemplo:
1. ____ this my house?
a) Was b) is c) were
2. ____ you sad?
a) Was b) is c) were
3. ________ Mary at home?
a) Was b) is c) were
4. _________ Susan and her sister hungry?
a) Was b) is c) were
5. __________his new boyfriend German?
a) Was b) is c) were
VII. Order the words to form the sentences. (ordena las palabras
para formar las oraciones.)
Ejemplo:
was / a good / I / student I was a good student_____________________
1. was / He / sad. _____________________________________________________
2. were / They / here / yesterday. ________________________________________
3. was / party / The / boring. ____________________________________________
4. was / It / yesterday / hot. _____________________________________________
5. was not/ The sky / clear. ____________________________________________
6. weren’t / sick / They / yesterday.______________________________________
7. he / Was/ his office?/ in / ____________________________________________
8. we / Were / married? ________________________________________________
PAST SIMPLE
El pasado simple o past simple del inglés es un tiempo verbal que expresa
situaciones o acciones que se dieron en el pasado, y aunque pueden ser del pasado
reciente o del pasado lejano, su duración no es importante; solo se debe entender
que estas ya finalizaron.
Estructura del pasado simple con verbos regulares e irregulares:
Sujeto + verbo (en pasado) + complemento
He + lived + in London 2 years.
(Él vivió en Londres 2 años)
Afirmativa
He + tried + a new diet.
(Él probó una nueva dieta)
Sujeto + did not + verbo en forma básica + complemento
He + did not + enjoy + his birthday party
Negativa (Él no disfrutó su fiesta de cumpleaños)
She + did not + finish + her degree
(Ella no terminó su Carrera)
Did + sujeto + verbo en forma básica + complemento
Did + she + clean + her house yesterday?
Interrogativa
(¿Ella limpió su casa ayer?)
Did + he + call + you?
(¿Él te llamó?)
Es importante que recuerdes que en el past simple, las formas negativa e
interrogativa de las oraciones deben construirse con el auxiliar did y el verbo
principal de la acción debe permanecer sin ningún cambio.
EXERCISE
VIII. Choose the correct form of the verb. (Elija la forma correcta
del verbo)
1. Jodie _____ in the concert last night.
a) singed b) sang c) sung
2. We _____ happy to see you.
a) Is b) were c) was
3. The ant _____ my hand.
a) bite b) bit c) bitten
4. We are _____ for Julie as president of the student council.
a) voted b) votes c) voting
5. Jim _____ all the milk last night.
a) drank b) drunk c) drink
6. She _____ her bags the other week.
a) sells b) sell c) sold
7. Her mobile phone _____ a few minutes ago.
a) ring b) rang c) rung
8. My sister _____ to New York ten years ago.
a) go b) went c) gone
9. They _____ these letters everyday.
a) write b) wrote c) written
10. She _____ to bring the papers last week.
a) forget b) forgot c) forgotten
IX. Write the following sentences in the negative form.
(Escribe las siguientes oraciones a la forma negativa.)
Ejemplo:
I studied at Concordia University, in Montreal.
I did not study at Concordia University, in Montreal.
1. My family celebrated Thanksgiving day last year.
2. After work we went to Simon's birthday party.
_______________________________________________________________
3. I liked Maths and Technical Drawing ten years ago.
_______________________________________________________________
4. Mary spent the best three months in her life in Ireland.
_______________________________________________________________
5. The boys took off the mudguards of their bicycles.
_______________________________________________________________
6. We saw some beautiful flowers.
_______________________________________________________________
7. They learned how to cook some traditional dishes.
_______________________________________________________________
X. Choose the correct option. (Elige la opción correcta.)
Ejemplo:
Did you _________ TV last night?
a) Watched b) watch
1. Did your mother ever __________ a novel?
a) Writed b) writes c) write
2. How many books __________ last summer?
a) You read b) did you read c) did you readed
3. Where ____________ last Friday?
a) You went b) did go you c) did you go
4. Did they __________ a good time?
b) had b) have
5. What _____________ at school today?
a) Did she studied b) Did she studies c) Did she study
6. ___________ at school last week?
a) Did she was b) was she c) Did she be
7. _____________ on holiday last year?
a) Did you go b) Did you went c) Went you
8. What _______________ she do yesterday morning?
a) Did b) Does
9. What time _____________ up last Sunday?
a) Did you get b) Do you get c) Did you got
XI. Order the words to form the sentences. (ordena las palabras
para formar las oraciones.)
Ejemplo:
Mike / drink / the juice / all / didn't. Mike didn't drink all the juice.______________
1. that movie /Sam /didn't / and / Ernest / watch.
_______________________________________________________________
2. arrive / Did / on time?/ he. __________________________________________
3. did / arrive?/ When / they __________________________________________
4. the competition / didn't / win / Our team
__________________________________________________________________
5. window / He / the / closed __________________________________________
6. the / keys / lost / They. ____________________________________________
