Modern computers are much faster than the early ones (fast)
Los PC modernos son mucho más rápidos que los primeros
My sister is taller than me (tall)
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I'm busier this week than last week (busy)
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Newcastle is farther from London than Leeds (far)
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I thought the third "men in black" film was worse than than the first two (bad)
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Manchester United played better than Arsenal (good)
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The French exam was harder than than the German (hard)
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My new job is more boring than my old one (boring)
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My new apartment is bigger than my old one (big)
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I'm not lazy - I just work more slowly than you (slowly)
To compare the speed of modern computers to the early ones, we can use the comparative form of the adjective "fast", which is "faster". This is because we are comparing the speed of the two types of computers.
Translation: "Los PC modernos son mucho más rápidos que los primeros"
2. My sister is taller than me
To compare the height of two people, we can use the comparative form of the adjective "tall", which is "taller". This is because we are comparing the height of the two individuals.
Translation: "Mi hermana es más alta que yo"
3. I'm busier this week than last week
To compare the level of busyness between two different time periods, we can use the comparative form of the adjective "busy", which is "busier". This is because we are comparing the level of busyness between two weeks.
Translation: "Estoy más ocupado/a esta semana que la pasada"
4. Newcastle is farther from London than Leeds
To compare the distance between two cities, we can use the comparative form of the adjective "far", which is "farther". This is because we are comparing the distance between Newcastle and London with the distance between Leeds and London.
Translation: "Newcastle está más lejos de Londres que Leeds"
5. I thought the third "men in black" film was worse than the first two
To compare the quality of two or more films, we can use the comparative form of the adjective "bad", which is "worse". This is because we are comparing the quality of the third film with the quality of the first two films.
Translation: "Pensé que la tercera película de 'Men in Black' fue peor que las dos primeras"
6. Manchester United played better than Arsenal
To compare the performance of two sports teams, we can use the comparative form of the adjective "good", which is "better". This is because we are comparing the performance of Manchester United with the performance of Arsenal.
Translation: "Manchester United jugó mejor que Arsenal"
7. The French exam was harder than the German
To compare the difficulty level of two exams, we can use the comparative form of the adjective "hard", which is "harder". This is because we are comparing the difficulty level of the French exam with the difficulty level of the German exam.
Translation: "El examen de francés fue más difícil que el de alemán"
8. My new job is more boring than my old one
To compare the level of boredom in two jobs, we can use the comparative form of the adjective "boring", which is "more boring". This is because we are comparing the level of boredom in the new job with the level of boredom in the old job.
Translation: "Mi nuevo trabajo es más aburrido que el antiguo"
9. My new apartment is bigger than my old one
To compare the size of two apartments, we can use the comparative form of the adjective "big", which is "bigger". This is because we are comparing the size of the new apartment with the size of the old apartment.
Translation: "Mi nuevo apartamento es más grande que el antiguo"
10. I'm not lazy - I just work more slowly than you
To compare the speed of work between two people, we can use the comparative form of the adverb "slowly", which is "more slowly". This is because we are comparing the speed of work between the speaker and the person they are addressing.
Translation: "No soy perezoso/a, simplemente trabajo más lentamente que tú"