Grammar in focus
Form
| Structure | Example |
|---|---|
| too + adjective / adverb | The soup is too hot. He speaks too fast. |
| too much + uncountable · too many + countable | too much noise · too many people |
| adjective / adverb + enough | She is old enough. He ran fast enough. |
| enough + noun | We have enough time. Do you have enough money? |
Use
- too = more than necessary, a problem: It's too cold to swim.
- enough = as much as necessary: He is tall enough to reach the shelf.
- Often followed by to + verb: too young to drive · old enough to drive.
- not enough = less than necessary: We don't have enough chairs.
Watch out
- Order:
enough tall→ tall enough. Buttime enough→ enough time. too much people→ too many people.too few money→ too little money.very enoughis never used.
En español
Too = demasiado (problema): It's too hot. Enough = suficiente: old enough (adjetivo + enough), enough time (enough + sustantivo). Too much con incontables, too many con contables.
US vs UK
This book teaches American English. These are the differences you will notice with British English on this topic.
🇺🇸 USThis is way too expensive. (informal)
🇬🇧 UKThis is far too expensive.
Way too is very common in American speech; far too is more British/formal.
Way too es muy común en EE. UU.; far too es más británico.
🇺🇸 USI'm not old enough to rent a car.
🇬🇧 UKI'm not old enough to hire a car.
Same structure; rent (US) vs hire (UK).
Misma estructura; rent vs hire.
🇺🇸 USWe don't have enough gas.
🇬🇧 UKWe haven't got enough petrol.
Gas (US) = petrol (UK); don't have vs haven't got.
Gas = petrol; don't have vs haven't got.
Exam practice
- Five parts, like a certification exam: multiple choice, open cloze, error identification, sentence transformation and US vs UK.
- Typed answers accept American spelling and contractions (don't = do not).
- Every item has feedback in English and Spanish. Items and options change order on every attempt.
- Only Exam mode saves your score to your progress. You pass with 70%.
Practice mode
No timer. Check each part as you go and read the feedback.
Exam mode
25 minutes. Feedback at the end. Your best score is saved.