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La construcción ‘As…As…’ en inglés o ‘tan…como’ en español, es una expresión que usamos para realizar comparaciones de igualdad entre personas y cosas valorando aspectos como la cantidad o calidad. Esta estructura gramatical parece sencilla, sin embargo es más difícil de utilizar de lo que pensamos porque podemos confundirla con otras similares y puede resultarnos difícil de recordar.

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Si queremos utilizarla correctamente tendremos que aprender a distinguirla de los diferentes tipos de comparativos. Si por ejemplo comparamos la diferencia de precio entre dos marcas de automóviles: ~ ‘A BMW is more expensive than a Renault. / ‘Un BMW es más caro que un Renault’, estamos indicando que el precio de un BMW es más caro que el de un Renault y utilizamos el comparativo ‘expensive’. En este ejemplo lo que más importa es el comparativo ‘expensive’.
Sin embargo, cuando usamos el llamado comparativo de igualdad «as … as …», lo que queremos reflejar es que lo que estamos comparando puede ser diferente o similar. Imaginemos que tenemos dos mesas, una roja y otra blanca y que ambas miden 1 metro de altura, en este caso podríamos decir:

The red table is as high as the White table / La mesa roja es tan alta como la mesa blanca.

Si alguien nos pregunta: “Is the red table lower than the white table?” / «¿Es la mesa roja más baja que la mesa blanca?», podemos responder: “No, the red table is not lower than the white table, it’s as high as the white table” / «No, la mesa roja no es más baja que la mesa blanca, es tan alta como la mesa blanca».
La construcción “as…as” generalmente se utiliza en oraciones negativas más que en oraciones positivas. Es muy común que los niños la usen cuando compiten entre sí. Por ejemplo: “Your school project isn’t as good as mine!” / «¡El proyecto de tu escuela no es tan bueno como el mío!». “Your Christmas presents aren’t as cool as mine!” / «¡Tus regalos de Navidad no son tan espléndidos como los míos!». Veamos algunos ejemplos más:

~ A Ford isn’t as expensive as a Ferrari; it’s cheaper / Un Ford no es tan caro como un Ferrari; es más barato.

~ Messi isn’t as tall as me; he’s shorter / Messi no es tan alto como yo; el es más bajo.

~ Your wife isn’t as beautiful as mine; my wife is more beautiful! / Tu esposa no es tan hermosa como la mía; ¡Mi esposa es más bella!.

Ahora que ya hemos visto este comparativo, ¡practicadlo con los ejercicios que os proponemos!

A. Edstrom

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The construction “as…as…” can be a difficult point for students of English to use correctly. After we learn the comparatives and superlatives of adjectives, we think, Ok, this is easy! But the construction “as…as…” can prove to be a little harder to not only remember, but also to remember how to use correctly.

 

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It’s important to remember that we use comparatives to say that the quantity (or quality) of something is more or less than something else that we are comparing it to. For example, let’s compare the price of two different car companies.
~ A BMW is more expensive than a Renault.
We want to say that the price of a BMW is greater than that of a Renault, so we use the comparative of ‘expensive.’ But the idea is what’s important: the idea of more.
 
However, when we use the construction “as…as…,” it communicates a slightly different idea. We use it to say that one of the two quantities (or qualities) we are comparing is the same as the other, if not more. For example, imagine we are looking at two tables, one red and one white, that are both one meter high. We could say:

~ The red table is as high as the white table.

If someone asks us, “Is the red table lower than the white table?” we can answer, “No, the red table is not lower than the white table, it’s as high as the white table.”

Generally speaking, it’s more common to use the construction “as…as…” in negative sentences than in positive sentences. For example, it’s common to hear children use this construction when they are competing against each other in some way (“Your school project isn’t as good as mine!” “Your Christmas presents aren’t as cool as mine!”). Let’s look at a few other examples:

~ A Ford isn’t as expensive as a Ferrari; it’s cheaper.
~ Messi isn’t as tall as me; he’s shorter.
~ Your wife isn’t as beautiful as mine; my wife is more beautiful!


Try practicing what you’ve just learned by doing the exercise!

 
A. Edstrom
 

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Alex Edstrom
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The construction “as…as…” can be a difficult point for students of English to use correctly. After we learn the comparatives and superlatives of adjectives, we think, Ok, this is easy! But the construction “as…as…” can prove to be a little harder to not only remember, but also to remember how to use correctly.

 

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It’s important to remember that we use comparatives to say that the quantity (or quality) of something is more or less than something else that we are comparing it to. For example, let’s compare the price of two different car companies.
~ A BMW is more expensive than a Renault.
We want to say that the price of a BMW is greater than that of a Renault, so we use the comparative of ‘expensive.’ But the idea is what’s important: the idea of more.
 
However, when we use the construction “as…as…,” it communicates a slightly different idea. We use it to say that one of the two quantities (or qualities) we are comparing is the same as the other, if not more. For example, imagine we are looking at two tables, one red and one white, that are both one meter high. We could say:

~ The red table is as high as the white table.

If someone asks us, “Is the red table lower than the white table?” we can answer, “No, the red table is not lower than the white table, it’s as high as the white table.”

Generally speaking, it’s more common to use the construction “as…as…” in negative sentences than in positive sentences. For example, it’s common to hear children use this construction when they are competing against each other in some way (“Your school project isn’t as good as mine!” “Your Christmas presents aren’t as cool as mine!”). Let’s look at a few other examples:

~ A Ford isn’t as expensive as a Ferrari; it’s cheaper.
~ Messi isn’t as tall as me; he’s shorter.
~ Your wife isn’t as beautiful as mine; my wife is more beautiful!


Try practicing what you’ve just learned by doing the exercise!

 
A. Edstrom
 

Download Exercise

 

Alex Edstrom
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The construction “as…as…” can be a difficult point for students of English to use correctly. After we learn the comparatives and superlatives of adjectives, we think, Ok, this is easy! But the construction “as…as…” can prove to be a little harder to not only remember, but also to remember how to use correctly.

 

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It’s important to remember that we use comparatives to say that the quantity (or quality) of something is more or less than something else that we are comparing it to. For example, let’s compare the price of two different car companies.
~ A BMW is more expensive than a Renault.
We want to say that the price of a BMW is greater than that of a Renault, so we use the comparative of ‘expensive.’ But the idea is what’s important: the idea of more.
 
However, when we use the construction “as…as…,” it communicates a slightly different idea. We use it to say that one of the two quantities (or qualities) we are comparing is the same as the other, if not more. For example, imagine we are looking at two tables, one red and one white, that are both one meter high. We could say:

~ The red table is as high as the white table.

If someone asks us, “Is the red table lower than the white table?” we can answer, “No, the red table is not lower than the white table, it’s as high as the white table.”

Generally speaking, it’s more common to use the construction “as…as…” in negative sentences than in positive sentences. For example, it’s common to hear children use this construction when they are competing against each other in some way (“Your school project isn’t as good as mine!” “Your Christmas presents aren’t as cool as mine!”). Let’s look at a few other examples:

~ A Ford isn’t as expensive as a Ferrari; it’s cheaper.
~ Messi isn’t as tall as me; he’s shorter.
~ Your wife isn’t as beautiful as mine; my wife is more beautiful!


Try practicing what you’ve just learned by doing the exercise!

 
A. Edstrom
 

Download Exercise

 

Alex Edstrom
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