3. It's too late (Too/Enough)

Importante

Too and enough are two important adverbials that you mustn't confuse. Here you have an explanation on how to use them.

TOO:

  • means "more than necessary" (demasiado)
  • Use it before adjective or adverbs ( The soup is too salty - La sopa está demasiado salada)
  • Use to + infinitive if you want to use a verb afterwards ( The food was too hot to eat- La comida estaba demasiado caliente para comerla)
  • Use for + person ( The soup is too salty for me- La sopa está demasiado salada para mí).

ENOUGH:

  • means "sufficient" (suficientemente)
  • Use it after adjective or adjectives: (He won't win the prize because he isn't good enough- No ganará el premio porque no es suficientemente bueno).
  • Use it before nouns : ( Have you got enough bread? - ¿Tienes suficiente pan?)

Don't use 'very' instead of 'too' or 'enough'. Look:

  • He is not good enough to play football.
  • He is not very good to play football. (wrong)
  • It's too good to be true.
  • It's very good to be true. (wrong)

Now look at this video to revise what you have just read:

Víde de Bluebloc Notes (Aprender Inglés) en Youtube

Comprueba lo aprendido

This time we are going to start with a listening activity. Listen to the song and complete the gaps.

Vídeo de IRINAA92 en Youtube
Let me hold you for the last
It's the last to feel again
But you broke me, now I can't anything

When I you and so untrue
I can't even convince myself
When I'm it's the voice of someone else

Oh, it tears me up
I to hold on but it hurts too much
I to forgive but it's not enough
To make it all okay

You can't our broken strings
You can't feel anything
That your heart don't to feel
I can't tell you something that ain't real

Oh, the truth hurts and lies worse
How can I give anymore
When I love you a little less than before?

Oh, what are we ?
We are turning into dust
Playing in the ruins of us

Running back through the
When there's nothing left to say
It's like chasing the very last
When it's too late, too late
Oh, it tears me up
I to hold on but it hurts too much
I to forgive but it's not enough
To make it all okay

You can't our broken strings
You can't feel anything
That your heart don't to feel
I can't tell you something that ain't real

Oh, the truth hurts and lies worse
How can I give anymore
When I love you a little less than before?

But we're running through the
When there's nothing left to say
It's like chasing the very last
When we both know it's too late, too late

You can't our broken strings
You can't feel anything
That your heart don't to feel
I can't tell you something that ain't real

Oh, the truth hurts and lies worse
So how can I give anymore
When I love you a little less than before?
Oh, you know that I love you a little less than before

Let me hold you for the last time
It's the last chance to feel again

Habilitar JavaScript

Caso práctico

Both in this song and in the reading text in the previous section, we can find examples with 'too' and 'enough'. Study them:

  • It's too late.
  • Guinness is too strong for me.
  • My hotel isn't near enough.
  • It was too expensive.
  • I haven't got enough money for a better hotel.

After observing these sentences, place the following rules under the correct word:

  • It follows an adjective or adverb.
  • Followed by an adjective or adverb.
  • It can be followed by a noun.
  • Means sufficient.
  • Means more than necessary.
TOO
ENOUGH

 

 

 

Comprueba lo aprendido

Complete with 'too' or 'enough'.

1. This tea is hot! I'll wait a minute to drink it.

2. The soup is not hot . Put it in the microwave again.

3. My car is too old buy I haven't got money to buy another one. It's expensive.

4. You have time to prepare your exam.

5. Let's go home. It's getting dark.

Habilitar JavaScript

Para saber más

Practice some exercises on 'too' and 'enough':

Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3


Well done! Let's continue with phrasal verbs in the next section!