UNIT 12

UNIT 12

1. SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

   • SPELLING RULES
     • One-syllable adjectives
       • Most adjectives add "the" before the adjectiveand -est. Eg: the smallesr
       • when ending in -e, add -st. Eg: safe -the safest
       • adj. ending in a single vowel + a single vowel + a single consonant. Eg. the flattest
     • two syllable adjective
       • Most adjectives add the most before the adjective. Eg. the most polite
       • adjectives ending in -ow, -le, -et:; add -est or st. Eg. the quietest
       • Adjectives ending in -y. Change the -y y yo -iest. Eg. the easiest
     • adjectives with more than two syllabes
       • add the most before the adjectives. Eg. The most flexible
   • Use
     • For adjectives ending in consonant + -y, we can either change the -y to -iest or use the mos
       • Eg. Most friendly / the friendliest
     • to compare people, animals, or things with all the other people...
       • Always put the superlative before the noun
         • Eg. London is the most exponsive city in the world
     • often use with the present perfect
   • irregular adjectives
     • Eg. good - the best.
     • Eg. Bad - the worst

2. Review of tenses

   • present simple
     • resent routines and facts
   • present continuous
     • actions in progress now
   • past simple
     • finished actions in the past
   • going to
     • future plans and intentios
   • present perfect
     • past experiences when the time is not specific experiences up to now

3. Could / had to

   • Could is the past of can
     • Use to talk about an obligation or necessity in the past
   • Use to talk about ability in the past