Adverbios de Manera: Uso de "Too" y "Enough"

Clase 22 de 26 • Curso de Inglés Intermedio B1: Descripción de Eventos y Preferencias

Resumen

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Too y enough son palabras que se usan para mejorar o limitar el significado de un adverbio.

Los adverbios de modo (adverbs of manner) indican cómo se realiza una acción y se dividen en regulares, que se forman añadiendo -ly al adjetivo; y en irregulares, que varían con respecto al adjetivo.

Regular	Irregular
Quickly	High
Carefully	Late
Softly	Hard
Loudly	Well
Badly	Early
Exactly	Wrong
Easily	Fast
Politely	Straight
Equally	Daily

Too

Too hace referencia a que algo es más que suficiente (demasiado rápido) o menos que la necesaria (demasiado lento), siempre en una oración positiva en un contexto negativo.

Estructura: Too + adverb of manner.

Ejemplos usando too

He speaks too slowly. I’m bored!
This kid is eating too quickly.
You are listening to this music too loudly.
Be careful! You drive too fast.

Enough

Enough se utiliza para referirse a la cantidad de algo, es suficiente en una oración positiva, o insuficiente en una oración negativa.

Estructura: Adverb of manner + enough.

Erick doesn’t work hard enough.
I’m feeling well enough to go.
He’s driving fast enough to win the race.
They are not walking quickly enough.

Ejercicio de writing

Escribe cuatro oraciones usando to y enough para adverbios de modo.

Contribución creada por Andrés Guano.

Víctor Ruiz

student•

it's not "Enough + Adverb of manner", is "Adverb of manner + enough.

Diego Alejandro Moreno Pedroza

student•

i was thinking the same, maybe the structure of the slide is wrong

Alex Gonzalez

student•

Thanks for pointing that out.

Edmundo Vélez

student•

I usually go to bed too late.
My cat always wakes me up too early. I don't know what I have to do.
My neighbors sometimes listen music too loudly.
I don't sleep deeply enough.
Everyday I run quickly enough.

Marlon Jese Reyes Herrera

student•

Good job with your senteces. I liked them!

Helberth Espindola

student•

I usually go to bed too late. I'm not sleeping well enough

José Eduardo Vinagre de Dios

student•

Life is too expensive. Be careful!. This is a highway, and you are not driving quickly enough.

Patricia Mago

student•

Too -She looks suspicious, her response was too quickly. -Never is too late to start a new adventure. .
Enough -He doesn't practice hard enough. -Maybe the employee wasn't politely enough by the phone.

Mauricio Coronado

student•

Governments around the globe don´t react fast enough to tackle COVID 19 pandemic effects

Mauricio Hernandez Londoño

student•

I think that the right structure is> Adverb of manner + enough Hard enough Well enough Fast enough Do I right?

Cesar Eduardo Cordero Caicedo

Team Platzi•

That's correct, Mauricio!

Diego Alejandro Moreno Pedroza

student•

Yes, it seems the slide is wrong

David Rodríguez

student•

Never is too late to start to learn new things.

I was thinking if I have enough money to be happy.

I overthinking too much that it makes me crazy.

Sometimes is not enough efforts to achieve our goals.

Stephanie Alexandra Callejas Escobar

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The real life is too hard. She eats fast enough to go. My mum is carefully enough with the dinner. He´s working too badly. The course is well enough.

Maria Alejandra Gutiérrez

student•

if too has a negative connotation i can not say she`s too good at chemestry?

Cesar Eduardo Cordero Caicedo

Team Platzi•

You could use it, but it wouldn't really convey the message you want to share. It's better to say: "she's very good at chemistry" or she's so good at chemistry"

Emmanuel Chávez Mera

student•

does "enough" works before the adverb of manner or after? Because it:

So, i can understand if it is a mistake, don't worry. But i'll wait four your answer. Thank you!

Emmanuel Chávez Mera

student•

my examples over here:

My sister does worked hard enough during 4 years. Now she have a big house.
My brother Peter lives too fast most of time. That's an ability and he shared it with me 4 weeks ago.

Miguel Ángel Chávez Mera

student•

OMG

William Infante Rodríguez

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i sleep too much every day i walk fast enough to get early to work the last englislh test was too easy my sister always gets home too late i have to study hard enough to get the promotion

JOSE DAVID ORTIZ GONZALEZ

student•

I didn't phrase it well enough :(

Brenda Arias

student•

I ussually go to bed at 9:00 I dont sleep to deeplay´enough He is working too badly

DANIEL SANTIAGO MOLINA IBAÑEZ

student•

I think this course is good enough to share with others. we need to get ready quickly or we'll miss the bus.

David Santiago Martínez Vargas

student•

Example:

I eat my lunch too quickly
I'm studying hard enough to learn English.

David Almonacid

student•

I wrote the code for the project too fast.
I don't think he is good enough for this position at the company.

Cristian Gallego

student•

Never is enough to learn english.
I'm learning english too easily with Platzi.

Felipe Buitrago

student•

I'm waking up too early for workout
I haven't read enough today

Lina Marcela García Loaiza

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The teacher talks too fast in English class.
I’m not prepared enough to be a data analyst.
Mateo doesn’t clean his house efficiently enough

Adverbios de Manera: Uso de "Too" y "Enough"

Introduction

Gramática y Uso del Inglés: Pasado Simple vs. Presente Perfecto

Describing events

Describir eventos en vivo en inglés usando presente simple

Conectores de Secuencia para Narrativas Claras

Práctica de Habilidades Auditivas con Eventos en Vivo

Simple past vs. Present perfect

Diferencias entre Pasado Simple y Presente Perfecto en Inglés

Uso de "Used to" para Describir Hábitos Pasados

Uso de "Just" en Presente Perfecto para Pasado Inmediato

Práctica de Escritura y Comprensión Lectora Avanzada

Prepositions

Uso de "by" para Indicar Agencia en Inglés

Uso de "to" para Indicar Objeto Indirecto en Inglés

Uso de "by" y "to" en preguntas y respuestas en inglés

Pronouns

Formas Posesivas en Inglés Intermedio

Uso de "Any" con Pronombres Indefinidos en Inglés

Juego de Roles: Conversación Cotidiana en el Estadio

Comparison and preferences

Comparaciones en Inglés: Uso de "The Same As" y "Not the Same As"

Comparación de Vidas en Brasil y Colombia

Expresando Preferencias en Inglés: "Like More Than" vs. "Like Better Than"

State changes and suggestions

Uso del Presente Continuo para Expresar Cambios en Inglés

Cómo hacer sugerencias y ofertas en inglés: "shall", "what about", "how about"

Práctica de Escucha: Sugerencias y Ofertas en Conversaciones

Quantify and qualify

Cuantificadores: Uso de "a few", "a little" y "a bit" en Inglés