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The maid must clean the house every day , We must eat in order to live , You must be thirsty after your long walk.
We can use 'must' to show that we are certain something is true. We are making a logical deduction based upon
some clear evidence or reason.
We also use 'must' to express a strong obligation. When we use 'must' this usually means that some personal
circumstance makes the obligation necessary (and the speaker almost certainly agrees with the obligation.)
We can also use 'have to' to express a strong obligation. When we use 'have to' this usually means that some
external circumstance makes the obligation necessary.
In each of the above cases, the "obligation" is the opinion or idea of the person speaking. In fact, it is not a real
obligation. It is not imposed from outside
We use must not to say that something is not permitted or allowed, for example:
must and have to: expressing the future and the past
Must and have got to have no future or past tense forms.
We cannot say: I had got to.../ I'll have got to.../ I'll must.../
I've must....
However we can also use must to express future as well as
present intention, especially if it is the speaker who decides
that something is necessary. But it cannot be used to express
past intention.
Have to is the only one of the three that possesses past and
future forms.
I must clean the house before mum gets back. I want her to find it all neat and tidy.
Sorry, I can't come out now. I've got to tidy up my room before I'm allowed out.
He has to attend the clinic every two weeks. He's really quite seriously ill.
You must come and visit us again soon. It's ages since we saw you.
You don't have to drink champagne at the reception. You can have a soft drink.
I didn't have to play after all. Jane turned up and could partner Alice.
You won't have to drive Tom to the airport next Saturday. Julie's taking him.
I mustn't forget my keys. I'll put them here so that I remember them.
cold - colder
small - smaller
tall - taller
-er is added to the end of an adjective with 2 syllables, if the word ends in -y.
early - earlier
happy - happier
crazy - crazier
"more" is used for words that have 2 syllables, if the word doesn't end in -y. adjectives that end in -y, change the -y
to i and add -ed
nice -nicer
safe -safer
adjective that end in a consonant, vowel, consonant - the last consonant is doubled
big -bigger
fat- fatter
hot -hotter
The structure of a superlative usually consists of the root of the adjective root of the adjective plus the suffix -est or
"most" or "least" is added before the adjective in it's root form.
The amount of syllables the adjectives contain determines if -est is added to the end of the adjective or if "most" or
"least" is added before the adjective.
The chart below is a guide to help you understand the correct structure of superlative adjectives.
English Superlative Adjectives Rules
-est is added to the end of an adjective 1-syllable word
cold - coldest
small - smallest
tall - tallest
Change the y to an -i.and add -est to the end of an adjective with 2 syllables, if the word ends in -y.
early - earliest
happy - happiest
crazy - craziest
"most" or "least" are used for adjectives that consist of two syllables, if the word doesn't end in -y. adjectives that
end in -y, change the -y to i and add -ed
"most" and "least" are used for adjectives that contain 3 or more syllables
If an adjectives that ends in -e, then only -r is added to end of the adjective.
nice -nicest
safe -safest
Adjective that end in a consonant, vowel, consonant - the last consonant is doubled and -est is added to the end of
the adjective.
big -biggest
fat- fattest
hot -hottest
bigger
than yours.
than smokers.
woman on earth?
3. Ed is the
. (thin)
5. Al has the
6. Al is
7. Ed is the
8. Joe is
9. Ed is the
10. Joe is
thief of all.
2. Al is the
4. Joe is
than a beer.
Comparative is the name for the grammar used when comparing two things. The two basic ways to compare are
using as .. as or than. Examples of each are shown below:
When comparing with as .. as, the adjective does not change. When comparing with than, however, some changes
are necessary, depending on the number of syllables the adjective has: