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Unit 11 Past perfect                                               Unit 24 Comparison: adjectives


           We form the past perfect with had + past participle.
                                                                                           Adjective       Comparative Superlative
                                          regular         irregular |         one
          I Affirmative j                                                     syllable     small           smaller         the smallest
                                                                              ending in
           Full form
                                                                              consonant
           1 / you / he / she / it / we /
                                                                              one
           they had                                                           syllable
                                          worked          written                          nice            nicer           the nicest
           Short form                                                         ending in

                                                                              - e
           1 / you / he / she / it / we /
           they'd                                                             one
           Negative 1                                                         syllable
                                                                              ending in    big             bigger          the biggest
           1/you/he/she/it/we/                                                vowel +
                                          worked          written
           they hadn't                                                        consonant
           Questions 1                                                        Note: Adjectives ending in -w don't double the

                                                                              consonant: new - newer - newest
           Had 1/you/he/she/it/
                                          worked?         written?
           we/they                                                            ending in
                                                                                           easy            easier          the easiest
           Short answers |                                                    - y

           Yes, 1 / you / he / she / it /  No, 1 / you / he / she / it /      two or                       more            the most
           we/they had.                   we/they hadn't.                     more         famous          famous          famous
                                                                              syllables

                                                                                                           better          the best
                                                                                           good
                                                                                                           worse           the worst
                                                                              irregular    bad
                                                                                                           farther/        the farthest/
                                                                                           far
                                                                                                           further         furthest
















































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