English 2A

Too and Enough Enough (Suficiente) Enough” es un adjetivo que se usa para indicar que es suficiente o igual que lo necesario. Se pued e utilizar con otros adjetivos, adverbios o nombres. Ejemplos: Heather is old enough now to make her own decisions.(Heather es lo suficientemente mayor ahora para tomar sus propias decisiones.) Victor doesn’t speak English well enough for the job.(Victor no habla suficientemente bien el inglés para este trabajo.) The apartment is big enough for three people.(El piso es lo suficientemente grande para tres personas.) Ben runs fast enough to win the race.(Ben corre lo suficientemente rápido como para ganar esta carrera.) We aren’t working hard enough! We are never going to finish this project.(No trabajamos lo suficientemente duro. Nunca acabaremos este proyecto.) Too (Demasiado) Too” es un adverbio que indica que hay una cantidad más que suficiente. Ejemplos: You are too young to understand.(Eres d

Have to and need to The entry for today is a very subtle one: it’s the difference between “have to” and “need to”. There is a slight difference in nuance between them. We say “have to” when we want to talk about obligations – things we have no choice about doing. However, we say “need to” when we want to talk about things that are necessary to do in order to achieve a certain goal. For example: I have to be at work by 9:00 a.m. every morning. I have to help my friend move tomorrow, so I can’t have lunch with you. You have to turn off the lights if you’re the last person to leave the office. I want to go to Vietnam for my vacation, so I need to get a visa. If you want to get a promotion, you need to work very hard. If your daughter wants to be a model, she needs to lose some weight. In the case of the second example, the person uses “have to”, even though they have a choice about helping the friend move. In these cases, when we agree to do something, we feel an o