GUÍA DE ESTUDIO COMPARATIVES HACE + time expression Los

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Fecha _________________________________
GUÍA DE ESTUDIO
COMPARATIVES
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Expressions used to compare people, things,
activities
There are three types of comparatives
1. Comparative or superiority
2. Comparative of equality
3. Comparative of inferiority
1. Comparison of Superiority  more …than
HACE + time expression
 Tell for how long something has been
going on
FORMULAS
AFFIRMATIVE
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In English you have regular comparison:
Ex: more beautiful than
Hace + time + que + ( pronouns) + present tense
of the verb
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You also have irregular comparison for the
short adjectives
Hace dos años que nosotros estudiamos español.
We have been studying Spanish for two years.
Taller, smaller, slimmer, smarter
(one cannot say more tal, more small
NEGATIVE
EXCEPTIONS
Better 
Worse 
Older 
Younger 
1. More…than más …que
Ella es más alta que su hermana.
2. As…as  tan….…como
Paco es tan alto com Jeff.
As much …as  tanto/a …como
Mi hermano tiene tanta tarea como yo.
As many …as  tantos / as…como
Ns. tenemos tantos amigos como Paco.
3. Less…tan  menos…que
Ellos son menos talentosos que los Díaz.
Los Díaz – Díaz family
Hace + time +que + (pronoun) + NO + present
tense of the verb
Hace tres meses que no veo a mi abuela.
I have not seen my grandmother in three
months.
INTERROGATIVE
¿Cuánto* tiempo + hace + que + pronoun +
present tense of the verb?
¿Cuánto tiempo hace que tú estudias español?
How long have you been studying Spanish?
* Cuánto is subject to change if we have
different periods of time
¿Cuántos años? – How many years?
¿Cuántos meses? – How many months?
¿Cuántos días? – How many days?
¿Cuántas semanas? – How many weeks
Translate the following sentences into
Spanish:
1. Pedro’s friends have as many books as him.
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2. Is your house as big as mine?
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3. Are Pablo and Pedro taller than their father?
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4. Does she have as many books as her cousin?
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5. Does John have more talent that Mary?
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Compare the following people using the hints given
6. Beyoncé – Alicia Keys. (equality)
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7. Jerry Seinfeld – Barack Obama (sup.)
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8. Oprah – LeBron James (inf. )
Use the information below and make
sentences using the formulas / Translate into
Spanish!
1. Yo / 3 semanas / estar enferma.
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2. Mis padres / estar casados / 40.
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3. Paul / ver / su abuela / 2 años.
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4. ¿Ana / estudiar / latín?
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5. ¿Ellas / practicar / la natación?
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6. Yo / no bailar / 2 meses.
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7. Sra. Sosa / enseñar / muchos anos.
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8. We have been rehearsing for the band for 1
hour.
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9. How long has she been taking notes?
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10. For how many hours have they been playing
chess?
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9. Dwayne Wade – Derek Jeter (equal.)
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11. I haven’t done my homework for 2 weeks.
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10. Bill Gates (Equal.)
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12. My family has been living in NY for 200 years.
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11. Victoria Bechham – Jane Doe (sup.)
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13. For how many days did you travel to Australia?
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12. Lena Dunham - Jennifer Lawrence (inf.)
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14. You have not seen a movie in 6 months.
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