Making comparisons: más... que, menos... que, tan... como  



Gramática
One may use adjectives to make comparisons by using the following formula:

(más, menos/tan) + adjective + (que/como)

Examples:
Juan es más alto que Pablo. -- Juan is taller than Pablo.
Pablo es menos alto que Juan. -- Pablo is less tall than Juan.
Pablo es tan alto como Juan. -- Pablo is as tall as Juan.

Gramática
Verbs may be used to make comparisons by using a different formula:

verb + (más, menos, tanto) + (que/como)

Examples:
Jorge trabaja más que Cristina. -- Jorge works more than Cristina.
Cristina trabaja menos que Jorge. -- Cristina works less than Jorge.
Cristina trabaja tanto como Jorge. -- Cristina works as much as Jorge.

Sentences with adjectives
Juan es más grande que Pedro. - Juan is bigger than Pedro.
Elena es más inteligente que Rosa. - Elena is smarter than Rosa.
El estudiante es más delgado que el maestro. - The student is thinner than the teacher.
Marta es menos divertida que yo. - Marta is less funny than I.
Julia es menos atractiva que Rosa. - Julia is less attractive than Rosa.
Rosa es menos inteligente que Julia. - Rosa is less intelligent than Julia.
Ella es tan alta como Rosa. - She is as tall as Rosa.
Pedro es tan inteligente como Juan. - Pedro is as intelligent as Juan.
Yo soy tan divertida como ella. - I am as funny as she is.

Sentences with verbs
Ellos juegan más que ellas. - They play more than they do.
Marta come más que Rosa. - Marta eats more than Rosa.
Julia camina más que yo. - Julia walks more than I.
Pedro corre más que Juan. - Pedro runs more than Juan.
Rosa come menos que Marta. - Rosa eats less than Marta.
Yo camino menos que Julia. - I walk less than Julia.
Nosotros jugamos menos que ustedes. - We play less than you all.
Yo cocino tanto como mi hija. - I cook as much as my daughter.
Elena compra tanto como Victoria. - Elena buys as much as Victoria.
Juan trabaja tanto como Pedro. - Juan works as much as Pedro.

Notas para el Tutor

  • The student should repeat these simple sentences to practice and improve pronunciation.
  • Suggested Homework: The student should describe in simple sentences to the tutor situations in which he or she can use the material presented here.

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