Learn · Sentences Talking About Movies

The movie was too long.

A2

Sentence

Narrator

The movie was too long.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Giving Advice

That movie was too long; you should have chosen a shorter one.

Describing Habits

I avoid long movies; they bore me.

Asking About Others

Did you find the movie too long?

Sharing Hypotheticals

If the movie hadn't been so long, I would have enjoyed it more.

Rephrased versions

Formal

The film exceeded a reasonable length.

Casual

That movie dragged on forever.

Simpler English

The movie was really long.

Phrases to learn

too long

Excessively lengthy; longer than desirable.