What time is it?

REGLA GENERAL

Para decir la hora, hay que decir primero los minutos.

TO =menos Past = y

En punto se dice: o'clock

Las seis Six o'clock
Las siete Seven o'clock

Y cuarto se dice: quarter past

Las seis y cuarto Quarter past six
Las siete y cuarto Quarter past seven

Menos cuarto se dice: quarter to

Las seis menos cuarto Quarter to six
Las siete menos cuarto Quarter to seven

y media se dice: half past

Las seis y media Half past six
Las siete y media Half past seven

Y cinco, y diez, y veinte, y venticinco se dicen: five past, ten past, twenty past, twenty-five past

Las seis y veinte Twenty past six
Las siete Meno diez Ten to seven
Menos cinco, menos diez, menos veinte y menos veinticinco se dicen: five to, ten to, twenty to, twenty-five to

Las seis menos cinco Ten to six
Las siete menos veinte Twenty to seven

Si los minutos no terminan en cinco o en cero hay que decir: minutes

Las seis y siete Seven minutes past six
Las siete menos seis Six minutes to seven

A las siete se dice así: At seven o'clock

A Las seis At six o'clock
A las seis y media At half past six

La hora es siempre singular en inglés

Para preguntar la hora se hace así:

¿Que hora es? What is the time?
¿Que hora es? What time is it?

ADJETIVOS COMPARATIVOS: IGUALDAD

Para expresar que una cosa es igual que otra utilizamos esta construcción:

as + adjetivo + as


Ejemplos:

- My car is as good as yours.
- That t-shirt is as expensive as the other.
- Her house is as big as mine.

Y para decir que algo no es igual que otra cosa:

not as / not so + adjetivo + as

Ejemplos:

- Her job isn´t so good as his. / Her job isn´t as good as his.
- Today the weather isn´t so nice as yesterday. / Today the weather isn´t as nice as
yesterday.

ADJETIVOS COMPARATIVOS: SUPERIORIDAD

Para expresar que “una cosa es más ..... que otra” se utilizan estas formas del
adjetivo:

adjetivos de una sílaba + er adjetivos de 2 sílabas acabados en –y + er

short shorter easy easier
tall taller happy happier
fast faster heavy heavier
slow slower
big bigger
hot hotter

Observa que los adjetivos de una sílaba que acaban en “vocal + consonante” duplican
la consonante cuando se les añade “-er”.

Ejemplos:

- Paul is shorter than John.
- Planes are faster than cars.
- Exercise number 4 is easier than number 2.

more + adjetivos de más de una sílaba

beautiful more beautiful
expensive more expensive
interesting more interesting
modern more modern

Ejemplos:

- That house is more beautiful than that one.
- Gabriel is more intelligent than his brother.
- This book is more interesting than this one.

adjetivos irregulares

good better
bad worse
far farther / further
much / many more

Ejemplos:

- The blue skirt is better than the red one.
- The village is further than the mountain.
- I´ve got more apples than you.

ADJETIVOS COMPARATIVOS: INFERIORIDAD

Para expresar que “una cosa es menos ..... que otra”:

less + adjetivo + than


Ejemplos:

- The blue shirt is less expensive than the red one.
- Paul is less happy than Jill.

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