making comparisons - preterite  

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Unequal comparisons
  más/menos + adjective + que
       (more/less + ... + than)

Esta motocicleta es más bonita que la roja.
      This motorcycle is (more) prettier than the
       red one.
Tú eres más alto que yo.
      You are (more) taller than I.

Hay menos caballos que pájaros.
      There are less (fewer) horses than birds.
Mamá es menos obesa que mi abuela.
      Mom is less obese than my grandma.

Unequal comparisons using verbs

Usted viaja más que él.
      You travel more than he.
No veo más que dos duendes.
      I don't see more than two goblins.

El autocar tarda tanto como el tren.
      The bus takes as long as the train.
No hace tanto como yo.
      He doesn't do as much as I.

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