2. Form:
Woorden van 1 lettergreep:
◦ adjective + -er / –est
Fast – faster (than) – (the) fastest
Woorden van 2 of meer lettergrepen:
◦ more / most + adjective
Beautiful – more beautiful (than) – (the) most beautiful
Gebruik: vergrotende / overtreffende trap
3. Adjectives ending in y:
angry – angrier (than) – (the) angriest
Irregular adjectives:
Bad – worse (than) – (the) worst
Good – better (than) – (the) best
Far – further (than) – (the) furthest
Many – more (than) – (the) most
You sometimes have to doubble the
consonant:
big – bigger (than) – (the) biggest
4. 1. Who do you think is ... (boring) teacher in
the school?
2. What is ... (slow) animal on earth?
3. A Coke in a pub is ... (expensive) a bottle
of Coke from the supermarket.
4. Jacob‟s room is ... (big) mine.
5. Maria is ... at English ... (bad) I am. She
wishes she was ... (good) of all.
5. 1. Who do you think is the most boring
teacher in the school?
2. What is the slowest animal on earth?
3. A Coke in a pub is more expensive than a
bottle of Coke from the supermarket.
4. Jacob‟s room isbigger than mine.
5. Maria is worse at English than I am. She
wishes she was the best of all.
6. Vorm:
◦ vorm van “to be” (am / is / are) + hele werkwoord +
-ING
Wanneer gebruik je het?
Rule: We often use the present continuous to talk
about plans and arrangements for the future.
Waaraan herken je het? (signaalwoorden)
◦ Tomorrow, next week/month, in … days‟ time, the
day after tomorrow, the week after next
I am playing tennis tomorrow afternoon
7. Het onderwerp komt tussen de twee
werkwoorden in:
◦ Am I doing Home Economics this year?
◦ Are you watching … ?
◦ Is he/she/it talking … ?
◦ Are we rolling … ?
◦ Are you singing … ?
◦ Are they baking … ? (let op: Géén bakeing) ?
Let op uitzonderingen:
8. Have --> having NOT haveing!!
Make --> making
Put --> putting (de „t‟ verdubbeld)
Get --> getting
Als een werkwoord op een -e eindigt, dan
vervalt de -e als ING wordt toegevoegd.
9. 1. I ... (watch) TV all night during next
week‟s film marathon.
2. … my little brother ... (sleep) this
afternoon?
3. They ... (play) a basketball game tomorrow.
4. Mrs Jones ... (drive) home from Spain in
two days‟ time.
5. My brother ... (not spend) a week on a
canal boat.
10. 1. I am watching TV all night during next
week‟s film marathon.
2. Is my little brother sleeping this afternoon?
3. They are playing a basketball game
tomorrow.
4. Mrs Jones is driving home from Spain in
two days‟ time.
5. My brother isn‟t spending a week on a
canal boat.
