comparative and superlative adverbs

COMPARATIVO Y SUPERLATIVO DE LOS ADVERBIOS

Con los adverbios terminados en -ly, se utiliza more para formar el comparativo y most para formar el superlativo.
AdverbioComparativoSuperlativo
quietlymore quietlymost quietly
slowlymore slowlymost slowly
seriouslymore seriouslymost seriously
EJEMPLOS
  • The teacher spoke more slowly to help us to understand.
  • Could you sing more quietly please?
En el caso de adverbios cortos que no terminan en -ly, las formas comparativas y superlativas son idénticas a los adjetivos: se añade -er para formar el comparativo y -est para formar el superlativo. Si el adverbio termina en e, se elimina esta última vocal antes de añadir la terminación.
AdverbioComparativoSuperlativo
hardharderhardest
fastfasterfastest
latelaterlatest
EJEMPLOS
  • Jim works harder than his brother.
  • Everyone in the race ran fast, but John ran the fastest of all.
Ciertos adverbios tienen formas irregulares en el comparativo y superlativo.
AdverbioComparativoSuperlativo
badlyworseworst
farfarther/furtherfarthest/furthest
littlelessleast
wellbetterbest
EJEMPLOS
  • The little boy ran farther than his friends.
  • You're driving worse today than yesterday !
  • He played the best of any player.
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