AS...AS EN INGLÉS ¿CÓMO UTILIZARLO?
El conector comparativo as..as o tan...como en español, nos puede servir
para expresar una comparación con un cierto grado de semejanza o diferencia.
Para poder utilizarlo correctamente debemos conocer su estructura y sus
diferentes modos de aplicación.
AS...AS PARA SEMEJANZAS. Utilizamos as...as para decir que dos cosas son
parecidas de alguna manera. Por ejemplo:
Carla's as tall as her sister
Carla es tan alta como su hermana
My horse can run as
fast as a car
Mi caballo puede correr tan rapido como un coche
I speak English as
well as the teacher
Hablo inglés tan bien como la maestra
AS...AS ANTES DE PRONOMBRES. Podemos utilizar los pronombres complemento
(me, him, etc) después de as...as, especialmente en una conversación informal.
Por ejemplo:
He doesn't play as well as me
El no juega tan bien como yo
Pero en una conversación formal, utilizamos el pronombre junto al verbo.
Por ejemplo:
He doesn't play as well as I do
El no juega tan bien como Yo lo hago
AS...AS O SO...AS. Después de not, podemos usar as...as o so...as... Por
ejemplo:
Carla's not as pretty as her sister
Carla no es tan bonita como su hermana
o tambien...
Carla's not so pretty
as her sister
Carla no es tan bonita como su hermana
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Significado:
“as…as” significa “tan … como”.
Observa el ejemplo para entender mejor:
o She is as beautiful as her mother. (Ella
es tan bonita como su madre)
Estructura:
Verbo TO BE:
o Sujeto + verbo
TO BE + as + adjetivo + as + complemento
She is as stubborn as her father (Ella es tan terca como su padre)
She is as stubborn as her father (Ella es tan terca como su padre)
Otros verbos:
o Sujeto + verbo + as + adverbio + as + complemento
South Americans dance as well as Africans. (Los sudamericanos bailan tan bien como los africanos)
South Americans dance as well as Africans. (Los sudamericanos bailan tan bien como los africanos)
Usos:
1. Usamos esta expresión para decir que dos cosas,
personas, animales, etc. son parecidos en algún aspecto. Ejemplos:
o Bogotá is as large as Buenos Aires. (Bogotá
es tan grande como Buenos Aires)
o Annie runs as fast as Jack. (Annie
corre tan rápido como Jack)
o Cats are as agile as lions. (Los
gatos son tan ágiles como los leones)
2. También podemos utilizar as…as para decir que
dos cosas, personas, lugares son diferentes si usamos el negativo. Ejemplos:
o Madrid isn’t as hot as Rio de Janeiro. (Madrid
no es tan caliente como Rio de Janeiro)
o Mobile phones aren’t as expensive as cars. (Los
teléfonos móviles no son tan costosos como los autos)
o My brother doesn’t cook as well as me. (Mi
hermano no cocina tan bien como yo)
Not as … as
We
use not as … as to make comparisons between things which
aren’t equal:
It’s not as heavy as I thought it would be, actually.
Rory hasn’t grown as tall as Tommy yet.
She’s not singing as loudly as she
can.
They didn’t play as well as they usually
do.
We can
modify not as … as by using not quite as or not
nearly as:
The second race was not quite as easy as the first one. (The second race was easy but the first one
was easier.)
These new shoes are not nearly as comfortable as my old
ones. (My old shoes are a
lot more comfortable than these new shoes.)
We can
also use not so … as. Not so … as is less common than not
as … as:
The cycling was good but not so hard as the cross
country skiing we did.
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