Grade 11 Grammar Revision | Semester Two
Comparative and Superlatives | Past Simple and Present Perfect | Can / Can’t / Have to
This grammar revision is prepared for Grade 11 students in Semester Two. It reviews important grammar points with examples and practice questions.
Main Topics
- Comparative and Superlatives
- Past Simple & Present Perfect 2 & 3 (already / just)
- Can / Can’t / Have to / Don’t have to
1- Comparative and Superlatives
Compare
Super
Mustang is fast.
Mustang is faster than Camry. (Comparative)
Mustang is the fastest car in my village. (Superlative)
Salalah is wonderful.
Salalah is more wonderful than Muscat.
Salalah is the most wonderful city in Oman in Summer.
Short Adjectives
Short - fast - tall - long - slow - new - old = 1 Sound
- Ali is tall.
- Ali is taller than Nasser. Comparative
- Ali is the tallest in the class. Superlative
Long Adjectives
- Ahmed is serious.
- Ahmed is more serious than Saif.
- Ahmed is the most serious in this meeting.
Beautiful - wonderful - fantastic - honest - serious = +2
More serious than
The most serious
Hamed
Beach = 1
Adjectives Ending with Y
Funny / happy / angry / dirty = 2
- Today I am happy.
- Today I am happier than yesterday.
- Today I am the happiest.
Happy = hapi / easy = izi / funny / angry
Today I am happier than yesterday.
Today’s test is easy / easier than / more easy than yesterday’s test.
Irregular Adjectives
| Adjective | Comparative | Superlative |
|---|---|---|
| Good | better than | the best |
| Bad | worse than | the worst |
Comparative and Superlative Examples
Ahmed is smarter than Hamed.
She is more beautiful than Julian.
Today is the ……. wonderful day for me.
Practice: Comparative and Superlatives
I visited Rome. It is really a good place. I saw (1)………. places in my life. Also, there was the Pisa leaning Tower. It is (2)………… my house. I really felt happy at that time. When I get (3)……… money, I will go back to Rome again.
- Beautiful / the most beautiful / the beautifulest
- Tall / taller than / the tallest / the most tall
- Many / much / more / most
This village has ……more…. houses than the other village.
This shop has the ……most…… building materials I need.
2- Past Simple and Present Perfect
- I played football yesterday.
- I have played football.
- I ate my food three hours ago.
- I have eaten my food.
- I visited my family last week.
- I have visited my family.
- Ali broke / has broken / have broken the window.
Have / has + PP
Past Simple Form
- I played football yesterday.
- I didn’t play football yesterday.
- Did you play football yesterday?
Present Perfect Form
- I have played football.
- I haven’t played football.
- Have you played football?
Present Perfect Keywords
I haven’t seen Ahmed since 2023.
I haven’t seen Ahmed for three years.
I have just eaten my food.
I have already eaten my food.
I still haven’t done my homework.
I haven’t done my homework yet.
Have you eaten your food yet?
Have you ever eaten sushi?
I have never eaten sushi.
3- Can / Can’t / Have to / Don’t Have to
Can / can’t
Have to = must
Don’t have to
- You …can’t……. enter the school because you are late.
- You can’t / don’t have to take pictures of the slides because the session will be recorded.
- You can / have to take your passport when you travel.
- Can I have a cup of water please?
Must / Have to / Has to
- They can / have to listen to the police rules.
- I can’t / don’t have to go out because my leg is broken.
Arabic Explanation
هذا الدرس مراجعة لقواعد الصف الحادي عشر الفصل الثاني، ويشمل ثلاث قواعد مهمة:
- Comparative: نستخدمه للمقارنة بين شيئين، مثل: faster than.
- Superlative: نستخدمه للتفضيل بين أكثر من شيئين، مثل: the fastest.
- Past Simple: يستخدم مع وقت محدد في الماضي، مثل: yesterday / last week.
- Present Perfect: يستخدم للحديث عن فعل حدث في الماضي بدون وقت محدد، وصيغته: have / has + past participle.
- Can / Can’t: للتعبير عن القدرة أو عدم السماح.
- Have to: بمعنى يجب أو must.
- Don’t have to: بمعنى لا يجب أو ليس من الضروري.
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