UNCOUNTABLES COUNTABLES

Singular SIN a . an verbo en 3ª p S A . AN Singular un / a . uno / a

S . ES Plural
para indicar cantidad usar Partitivos , todos los
liquidos son incontables , meter en contenedor
= partitivo , para especificar , ó usar some en + nº + ... s / a pair of + ... s .
n n
nº + partitivo + s of n . some n .

a some + ... s = unos

piece . bottle . can . tin . box . carton . jar . packet . glass . cup n
bowl . bar . spoonful . pinch . slice . chunk

of ... n

unos . algunos . algo de . nada . ningún

Incontables + Contables no usar si indica cantidad

General → No sabes cuantos → some / any

Singular Plural Afirm + - ? Negat . Interrog

? . solo pedir . ofrecer

Can I ... ? / Would you like .. ?

. preguntas con if

COMODINES → SOME solo afirmativas

en ambos ↘ A LOT OF afirmativa . negativa . interrogativa
lots of

UNCOUNTABLES Singular COUNTABLES Plural

cuanto How much + n Singular ? cuantos How many + n Plural ?

Respuestas Cortas Respuestas Cortas

mucho * A lot. muchos A lot.
bastante * Quite a lot. bastantes Quite a lot.
un poco * A little. unos pocos A few.
no mucho Not much. sin contraer no muchos Not many. sin contraer

nada None. ninguno None.

cuando no hay nombre

* con Verbos los usamos como Adverbios , al Final

I can ski a little . a bit / a lot / quite a lot

Respuestas Largas
Respuestas Largas
mucho de a lot of = lots of ...n
muchos de a lot of = lots of ...n
bastante de quite a lot of ...n
bastantes de quite a lot of ...n
un poco de a little ...n
unos pocos de a few ...n
no mucho don’t ...v... much ...n contraer
no muchos de don’t ...v... many ...n contraer
nada de don’t ...v.... any ...n
nada de don’t ...v... any ...n
not + v .
ninguno not + v .

Afirmativas usar much + n = mucho es Formal → informal a lot of

 Afirmativas usar many + n = muchos es Formal → informal a lot of

LARGE Quantities SMALL Quantities

+ informal Uncountables Countables

mucho / muchos de lәʊdz әv
sentido negativo , no suficiente sentido negativo , no suficientes
+ a lot of / lots of / loads of little poco few pocos

+ plenty of = a lot of sentido positivo , es suficiente sentido positivo , es suficiente

ambos pero solo afirmativas - no neg ni interrg
a little un poco a few unos pocos

- ? many / much en + es formal .

very little muy poco very few muy pocos

muchos mucho informal a lot of

less solo o con than fewer solo o con than

comparativo comparativo
menos / menos ... que menos / menos ... que

MORE OR LESS Than you need ZERO Quantity

too any verbo en negativo e interrogativo

too much / too many not any = no pero con v en Afirmativo

enough None solo en respuesta corta
nᴧn

aux negativo + v / not + v + enough

TOO MUCH → + n incontable sing ENOUGH ( not enough )
incontable singular ↘ detrás verbo
1 antes nombre incontable & contable
TOO MANY → + n contable plural 2 despúes verbo sin objeto directo
contable plural ↘ detrás verbo 3 después . adjetivo
. adverbio
TOO + adjetivo
 demasiado en sentido negativo lo suficiente . bastante
GRAMMAR 9B Quantifiers

large quantities

EXAMPLES

1 My daughter has a lot of apps on her phone.

Nina has lots of clothes.
I’ve been there loads of times.

2 James eats a lot.

3 There aren’t many cafés near here.

Do you have many close friends?
Do you watch much TV?
I don’t eat much chocolate.

4 Don’t run. We have plenty of time.

FORM

1 We use a lot of or lots in [+] sentences. We can also use loads

of , but it’s
more informal.

2 We use a lot when there is no noun , e.g. He talks a lot. NOT He talks
a lot of.

3 much / many are normally used in [–] sentences and [?] , but a lot
of can also
be used.

4 We use plenty of in [+] sentences. ( = more than enough )

mucho

small quantities

EXAMPLES
1 A Do you want some more ice cream ?
B Just a little.
The town only has a few cinemas.
2 I’m so busy that I have very little time for myself.
Sarah isn't popular and she has very few friends.
3 I have less free time than I used to have.
There are fewer flights in the winter than in the summer.

FORM
1 We use little + uncountable nouns , few + plural countable
nouns

a little and a few = some , but not a lot.

2 very little and very few = not much / many

3 The comparative of little is less and the comparative of few is

fewer

more or less than you need or want

EXAMPLES

1 I don’t like this city. It’s too big and it’s too noisy.
You’re speaking too quietly – I can’t hear you.
2 There’s too much traffic and too much noise.
There are too many tourists and too many cars.
3 There aren’t enough parks and there aren’t enough trees.
The buses aren’t frequent enough.
The buses don’t run frequently enough.

FORM

1 We use too + adjective or adverb.

2 We use too much + uncountable nouns and too many + plural countable
nouns.

3 We use (not) enough before a noun , e.g. (not) enough eggs / milk , and
after an
adjective , e.g. It isn’t big enough , or an adverb , e.g. You aren’t walking
fast enough

zero quantity

EXAMPLES

1 There isn’t any milk in the fridge.

We don’t have any eggs.
2 There’s no milk in the fridge. We have no eggs.
3 A How many eggs do we have?
B None. I’ve used them all.

FORM
1 We use any + uncountable or plural noun for zero quantity with a [–]
verb.

2 We use no + uncountable or plural noun with a [+] verb.

3 We use none ( without a noun ) in short answers.

POCKET GRAMMAR 9B Quantifiers

Remember to use A LOT if there is NO NOUN , not a lot of

Los perros beben mucha agua. Dogs drink a lot of water.

Los perros beben mucho. Dogs drink a lot.

NOT Dogs drink a lot of.

A ¿Te gusta el sitio? A Do you like the place?

B Sí, mucho. B Yes, a lot. NOT Yes, a lot of.

contables incontable

DON’T Confuse MANY and MUCH

No hay muchos sitios donde comer cerca del hotel.

There aren’t many places to eat near the hotel.

NOT There aren’t much places to eat near the hotel.

¿Conoces a mucha gente que usa Whatsapp?

Do you know many people who use Whatsapp?

NOT Do you know much people that use Whatsapp?

No vayas tan rápido. Nos sobra tiempo.

Don’t go so fast. We have plenty of time.

contables incontable
DON’T Confuse FEW and LITTLE

Tenemos huevos y unas pocas patatas.

We’ve got eggs and a few potatoes.

NOT We’ve got eggs and a little potatoes.

Nos queda muy poca leche.

We’ve got very little milk left.

NOT We’ve got very few milk left.

DON’T Confuse contables incontable

TOO + ADJECTIVE with TOO MANY / TOO MUCH + NOUN

Es demasiado grande. It’s too big.

Las vacaciones fueron demasiado cortas. The holidays were too short.

Usaste demasiado aceite. You used too much oil.

Había demasiada gente. There were too many people.

Be careful with too much , too many and too

Daniel me cansa. Habla demasiado. Daniel tires me out. He talks too much.

Hay demasiada gente para esta sala. There are too many people for this room

NOT There are too much people for this room.

Eres demasiado joven para viajar sólo. You’re too young to travel on your own

Don’t confuse too much with a lot

Esto me gusta mucho. I like this a lot. NOT I like this too much

Be careful with the position of enough It goes after an adjective not before

El aceite no está lo suficientemente caliente.

The oil isn’t hot enough. NOT The oil isn’t enough hot.

Remember that ENOUGH goes before a NOUN and after an ADJECTIVE

No hace falta que vengas. Ya tenemos ayuda suficiente.

There’s no need for you to come. We’ve already got enough help

NOT … help enough.

La situación no es lo bastante buena

The situation isn’t good enough.

NOT The situation isn’t enough good

Remember to Use ANY with a [–] Verb / [?]

and NO with a [+] Verb

No hay sitio para las bicicletas. There isn’t any room for the bikes.

NOT There isn’t no room for the bikes.

No podemos hacer una tortilla. No tenemos patatas.

We can’t make a tortilla. We’ve got no potatoes.

NOT We haven’t got no potatoes.

A ¿ Te gustó el crucero ? A Did you like the cruise ?

B Sí , mucho. B Yes , a lot.

A ¿ No te aburriste ? A Weren’t you bored ?

B ¡ Qué va ! Había muchas cosas que ver y bastante que hacer.

B Not at all ! There were lots of things to see and plenty to do.

A ¿ Pero no había mucha gente en el barco ?

A But weren’t there a lot of people on the boat ?

B Sí , demasiada gente. ¡ Y demasiada comida !

B Yes. Too many people. And too much food !

A ¿ Y los camarotes ? ¡ A que eran minúsculos !

A And the cabins ? I bet they were tiny !

B No. Había espacio de sobra. B No. There was plenty of room.

A ¿ Repetirías ? A Would you go again ?

B Iría mañana mismo si tuviera el dinero.

B I’d go tomorrow if I had the money.

PRONUNCIATION

Be careful with the pronunciation of quantifiers

any ˈeni plenty ˈplenti many ˈmeni

lots of ˈlɒtsəv none nʌn enough ɪˈnʌf

a few əˈfjuː a few too many əˈfjuː tuː demasiadas