di Adverbs
Si formano aggiungendo –ly all’aggettivo
Quick -> quikly , slow -> slowly , bad -> badly, easy -> easily
• Alcuni avverbi uguali agli aggettivi
Early, fast, hard, late
Irregolare: Good -> well
Se l’aggettivo termina in –le, cade la e e si aggiunge- y : gentle -> gently
Se l’aggettivo termina in -y, la y diventa -i : easy -> easily
Se l’aggettivo termina in ic, si aggiunge -ally : tragic -> tragically
Comparativo di maggioranza
More + avverbio : more slowly than me
• Alcuni comparativi degli avverbi uguali a quelli degli aggettivi
Early -> earlier , fast -> faster, late -> later, hard -> harder , badly -> worse, well -> better
Comparativo di uguaglianza : (not) as + avverbio + as “ He don’t take notes as carefully as Jhon”
Afford, decide, hope, promise, refuse, try, want
Verb + ing
Love, hate, keep, like, give up, avoid, enjoy, start, suggest
Sia in – ing che in to
Stop + ing = smettere di
Stop + to = fermarsi per
Remember + ing = ricordare il passato
Remember + to = ricordarsi di
Forget+ ing = dimenticare il passato
Forger + to = dimenticare di fare qualcosa
You thrashed me = mi hai battuto!
Passives
Verbo be al tempo e modo richiesti dalla frase e participio passato del verbo principale.
Es. He was invited,He wasn’t invited, Was he invited?
He is being invited, he isn’t being invited, Is he being invited?
He will be invited, he won’t be invited, Will he be invited?
He has been invited, he hasn’t been invited, Has he been invited?
