B1
Comparisons and superlatives
At B1, French comparisons become more flexible. You compare size, quality, speed, frequency, and intensity with a small set of patterns.
Main patterns
- plus ... que = more ... than
- moins ... que = less ... than
- aussi ... que = as ... as
- le plus / la plus / les plus = the most
- le moins / la moins / les moins = the least
Irregular forms
- bon / bonne becomes meilleur / meilleure
- bien becomes mieux
Watch out
Use que after the comparison, not de in ordinary comparisons. Keep the adjective or adverb in the right form, especially with bon and bien.
Try three examples
Example 1
Choose the comparison meaning "as tall as" in *Marie est ___ grande que moi.*
- plus
- moins
- aussi
- le plus
Show answer
aussi
Marie is as tall as I am.
Example 2
The least difficult exercise: *C'est l'exercice le ___ difficile.*
C'est l'exercice le ___ difficile.
Show answer
moins
It is the least difficult exercise.
Example 3
More expensive than the first one: *Ce sac est ___ cher que l'autre.*
Ce sac est ___ cher que l'autre.
Show answer
plus
This bag is more expensive than the other one.
Practise this lesson
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