Module 3Unit 9 and 10

Comparisons

Form: Woorden van 1 lettergreep:

◦ adjective + -er / –est Fast – faster (than) – (the) fastest

Woorden van 2 of meer lettergrepen: ◦ more / most + adjective

Beautiful – more beautiful (than) – (the) most beautiful

Gebruik: vergrotende / overtreffende trap

Don’t forget… Adjectives ending in y:

angry – angrier (than) – (the) angriest

Irregular adjectives: Bad – worse (than) – (the) worst Good – better (than) – (the) best Far – further (than) – (the) furthest Many – more (than) – (the) most

You sometimes have to doubble the consonant:

big – bigger (than) – (the) biggest

Examples!

1. Who do you think is ... (boring) teacher in the school?

2. What is ... (slow) animal on earth? 3. A Coke in a pub is ... (expensive) a

bottle of Coke from the supermarket. 4. Jacob’s room is ... (big) mine. 5. Maria is ... at English ... (bad) I am.

She wishes she was ... (good) of all.

Examples!

1. Who do you think is the most boring teacher in the school?

2. What is the slowest animal on earth? 3. A Coke in a pub is more expensive

than a bottle of Coke from the supermarket.

4. Jacob’s room isbigger than mine. 5. Maria is worse at English than I am.

She wishes she was the best of all.

Present Continuous Vorm:

◦ vorm van “to be” (am / is / are) + hele werkwoord + -ING

Wanneer gebruik je het?Rule: We often use the present continuous to talk

about plans and arrangements for the future.

Waaraan herken je het? (signaalwoorden)◦ Tomorrow, next week/month, in … days’ time, the day

after tomorrow, the week after next

I am playing tennis tomorrow afternoon

Vragende vorm: Het onderwerp komt tussen de twee

werkwoorden in: ◦ Am I doing Home Economics this year? ◦ Are you watching … ? ◦ Is he/she/it talking … ? ◦ Are we rolling … ?◦ Are you singing … ? ◦ Are they baking … ? (let op: Géén bakeing) ?

Let op uitzonderingen:

Have --> having NOT haveing!! Make --> making Put --> putting (de ‘t’ verdubbeld) Get --> getting

Als een werkwoord op een -e eindigt, dan vervalt de -e als ING wordt toegevoegd.

Let op:

Examples!

1. I ... (watch) TV all night during next week’s film marathon.

2. … my little brother ... (sleep) this afternoon?

3. They ... (play) a basketball game tomorrow.

4. Mrs Jones ... (drive) home from Spain in two days’ time.

5. My brother ... (not spend) a week on a canal boat.

Examples!

1. I am watching TV all night during next week’s film marathon.

2. Is my little brother sleeping this afternoon?

3. They are playing a basketball game tomorrow.

4. Mrs Jones is driving home from Spain in two days’ time.

5. My brother isn’t spending a week on a canal boat.