English grammar
Very, too, quite + adjective
Say something is too expensive or quite cheap.
From the scene It's very expensive
In short
Very makes an adjective stronger, too means more than you want, and quite means fairly.
Your turn
Which one goes with too (a problem)?
Options: very expensive (not very much) · quite cheap · too expensive
Show answer
too (a problem) → too expensive
How it works
Very makes an adjective stronger: very expensive (never very much expensive).
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
Are they (blank)?
Options: cheap · cheaply · cheapest
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Are they cheap?
¿Son baratos?
Good to know
Too means more than you want, a problem: too expensive, so you won't buy it. Quite means fairly: quite cheap.
Good to know
Adjectives never add -s: expensive shoes (not expensives).
very very expensive (not very much)
Javi
Yes, they're very expensive. What about the black shoes?
Sí, son muy caros. ¿Y los zapatos negros?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Yes, they're (blank). What about the black shoes?
Options: very expensive · too expensive · quite cheap
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Javi
Yes, they're very expensive. What about the black shoes?
Sí, son muy caros. ¿Y los zapatos negros?
too (a problem) too expensive
Nuria
A hundred euros? They're too expensive!
¿Cien euros? ¡Son demasiado caros!
Your turn
What fills the gap?
A hundred euros? They're (blank)!
Options: very expensive · quite cheap · too expensive
Show answer
Nuria
A hundred euros? They're too expensive!
¿Cien euros? ¡Son demasiado caros!
quite (fairly) quite cheap
Javi
Yes, quite cheap. They're twenty euros.
Sí, bastante baratos. Son veinte euros.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Yes, (blank). They're twenty euros.
Options: very expensive · too expensive · quite cheap
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Javi
Yes, quite cheap. They're twenty euros.
Sí, bastante baratos. Son veinte euros.
no -s on adjectives expensive shoes (not expensives)
Your turn
What goes with expensive shoes (not expensives)?
Options: no -s on adjectives · very · too (a problem)
Show answer
expensive shoes (not expensives) → no -s on adjectives
Common mistake
Not very or quite here. A problem: she won't buy them.
A hundred euros? They're too expensive!
¿Cien euros? ¡Son demasiado caros!
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| very | very expensive (not very much) |
|---|---|
| too (a problem) | too expensive |
| quite (fairly) | quite cheap |
| no -s on adjectives | expensive shoes (not expensives) |
More lines from the story
- NuriaAre they cheap?¿Son baratos?
- JaviThey're a hundred euros.Son cien euros.
- JaviThanks. They're the black shoes... the twenty-euro ones!Gracias. Son los zapatos negros... ¡de veinte euros!