Question

“Enough and too (hot enough, too hot)

Meaning

Look at these examples:

I’m 18 years old now. I am old enough to drive.

The words in bold indicate that the person is the necessary age to drive. It means the person is the age

needed to drive.

John, you need to slow down. You are driving too fast.

The words in bold indicate that John is driving faster than is needed or necessary. He needs to slow down.

Structure

The structure for enough is:

Adjective/adverb + enough

For example:”

“I think I am strong enough to lift this on my own.

The zebra ran quickly enough to escape from the lion.

And

Enough + nou

For example:

I have enough money to buy the car I like.

The structure for too is:

Too + adjective

For example:

This car is too old. Let’s buy another one.

Things to note

1. Compare enough and too:”

“This bed is big enough. = It is a good size for me.

This bed is not big enough. = It needs to be bigger.

This bed is too big. = It needs to be smaller.

2. We can use enough without a noun if we mention the noun before or if we know what the person is

talking about

Jane: “I’m going to buy some more wine for the guests.”

Paul: “No, we have enough.” (= we have enough wine).

3. We can use much and many with too. Much is for uncountable nouns, many is for countable nouns:

I ate too much ice cream today. I feel really sick now.

There were too many people at the beach today. We couldn’t sit down anywhere.

4. Very often, we use for somebody/something (noun) with enough and too:”
“Mixed examples

Here are mixed examples for enough and too. Study them, listen to the MP3s and train your brain to

master enough and too.

1. Teacher: “Come on Robert. You’re not working quickly enough.”

Robert: “But these questions are too difficult for me.”

2. Company CEO: “What do you think home?”

Samantha: “No, it’s too late. Let’s visit them tomorrow.”

9. I need to buy a new suitcase. This one isn’t big enough for all my stuff.

10. I’m going to buy some things from the shop. Shall I buy some milk or do we have enough?

11. Man: something happened often in the past (an action), but doesn’t happen

now. This meaning shows that I played lots of sports before, but now I have changed. Now I don’t play

lots of sports.

“The words in bold indicate that something was true in the past, but isn’t true now. This meaning shows

that Hong Kong belonged to Britain before, but now it has changed. Now it isn’t true, because it belongs

to China.

Structure

The structure for used to is:

I/we/you/they/he/she/it + used to + basic verb (be, go, play, visit etc.)

For example:

She used to love chocolate, but now she doesn’t eat it.

The negative structures are:

I/we/you/they/he/she/it + didn’t + use to + basic verb

For example:”

Things to note

Used to is always to talk about the past. There is no present tense or future form of this structure. If”

“you want to talk about the present, use the present simple.
When using the negative didn’t use to or the question did you use to?, notice that there is no ‘d’ at the

end of used to. This is because the past tense is marked with didn’t and did, so there is no need for the

‘d’ in this case.

Detailed examples in use

Meaning one examples:

I used to visit my best friend every week, but he moved recently. = Before, I visited my friend weekly, but

now I don’t. This action has changed from the past.

Peter didn’t use to work very hard, but now he is very diligent. = Before, Peter wasn’t a hard worker, but

now he is. This action has changed from the past.

I never used to talk to Rob, but now we get along very well. = Before, I didn’t talk to Rob, but”

Meaning two examples:

I used to have a lovely dog, but it died last year. = I had a dog before, but now I don’t because it died. It

was true I had a dog before, but it isn’t true now.

This building didn’t use to be a department store. = This building was something else before, but now it

is a department store. It is a department store now, but this wasn’t true before.

Did this used to be a nice neighbourhood? = Was it true before that this was a nice neighbourhood? I

don’t think it is nice now, but was it nice before?”

“Mixed examples

Here are mixed examples for used to. Study them, listen to the MP3s and train your brain to master used

to.

1. People used to believe the earth was flat.

2. My wife used to spend so much money on shoes. Now she has calmed down.

3. My son didn’t use to read very much, but now he loves it.

4. I never used to like coffee, but nowadays I drink two or three cups a day

5. Albert used to watch TV a lot. Thankfully, he is watching it less now.

6. Did you use to work at the supermarket near Vine Street? I think I recognize you.

7. We used to live in a tiny town, but we moved to a big city a few years ago.

8. Gary bought a car recently. He used to ride a motorbike, but it was so dangerous.”

Write 20 sentences according to the text you have learned.


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Answer 1

Respuesta:

holaa nolose

Explicación:

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