Than and as ... as: comparing things 📕

Than

After a comparative, we use than:

Ahmed is taller than his brother.

Trains are faster than buses.

This test was easier than the last one.

✗ She is older that me.

✓ She is older than me.

✗ He is more tall than me.

✓ He is taller than me.

As ... as: the same

To say that two things are the same, use as + adjective + as:

Tom is as tall as Peter. (they are the same height)

My flat is as big as yours.

Not as ... as: less

The bus is not as fast as the train. (the train is faster)

This film is not as good as the book.

Than me or than I?

In everyday English, we say than me, than him, than her. In formal English, we can say than I am.

She is older than me.

She is older than I am.

💡 Compare two things: than. Compare one thing with a whole group: the ...est or the most. She is the tallest in the class.