ENGLISH III

Class 12 : too - enough

Teacher: Ing. Carolina Miranda Torpoco

2022 - II
Ing. Carolina Miranda Torpoco
 TOO / ENOUGH

Too and enough se usan para expresar cantidades. Significan “demasiado” y “suficiente”. Los podemos
encontrar cuantificando a adverbios, adjetivos y también a nombres. A parte del uso como determinante
de cantidad, pueden funcionar solos aplicando su significado a toda la frase.

ENOUGH: Cuando queremos decir que hay o no hay sufiente de algo.

• Adjetivo + enough:

–You are old enough to go to school on your own. (Eres lo suficiente mayor para ir al colegio solo.)
– I think she is strong enough to get over this. (Creo que ella es lo suficiente fuerte como para superar
esto.)
_ Nobody is old enough to learn a new language.

• Adverbio + enough:

– I am not well enough today. I’m still feeling bad. (No estoy suficientemente bien hoy. Aún me siento
mal.)
_ Sara is not playing well enough to win the tennis match.
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• enough + sustantivo:

– I don’t have enough space in my house. (No tengo espacio suficiente en casa.)
– Is there enough cold water in the fridge? (¿Hay suficiente agua fría en la nevera?)
_ There is enough water in the glass.

•Solo. Cuando se sobreentiende el objeto a cuantificar:

– I don’t want to eat more. I’ve had enough. (No quiero comer más. He tenido suficiente.)

• Enough of.

– I have heard enough of your poems to know you have a great talent. (He escuchado suficientes de
tus poemas, como para saber que tienes un gran talento.)

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TOO:

Cuando hablamos de too hablamos de una palabra de la clase de los adverbios. Significa
demasiado.

• too + adjetivos o adverbios:

–You are too old to know this. (Eres demasiado mayor como para saber esto.)
_ Jhon is three, he is too young to read.(Jhon tiene 3 años, él es demasiado joven para leer)
_ You are driving too quickly (Tú estás manejando demasiado rápido)
– I don’t like to wake up too early. (No me gusta levantarme demasiado temprano.)

•Too many / too much:

Too many se usa con sustantivos contables y too much con incontables.

–I don’t want to eat too much meat. (No quiero comer demasiada carne.)
_ There are too much food for me to eat. (Hay demasiada comida para mi para comer).
– I like too many Spanish writers. (Me gustan demasiados escritores españoles.)
_ There are too many plants in the garden. (Hay demasiadas plantas en el jardín)
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Escoge la repuesta correcta..

1) Maria is clever ____ to take this decision.

a) too much b) too many c) too d) enough

2) I am ____ old to understand this music.

a) too much b) too many c) too d) enough

3) I don’t think it’s ____ early to wake up.

a) too much b) too many c) too d) enough

4) There are ______ cats in these streets.

a) too much b) too many c) too d) enough

5) I don’t like this meal. There is _____ salt in it.

a) too much b) too many c) too d) enough

6) It’s ____ far to go there by foot, let’s take the train.

a) too b) enough

7) This apartment is big ____ for me and my dog.

a) too b) enough
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