Inter #01: SO DO I NEITHER DO I

SO DO I NEITHER DO I

Sup, guys?

Today we are going to learn how we can tell somebody we also do the things they do.

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For instance, if someone tells us they love travelling, and we also love travelling, we can answer ME TOO. But there’s another way of saying that: SO DO I. However, this expression cannot be used in all situations. And we are going to see why.

ME TOO is only used for AFFIRMATIVE statements.

So, we can answer ME TOO for sentences like:

I speak English.

I am hungry.

I have already been to Japan.

I went out last night.

But if you want to use the second expression, you should know it will vary according to the VERB TENSE. So, in the expression SO DO I, DO must be replaced by the corresponding auxiliary verb. Check it out:

Get it?

What if the sentence you want to agree with is in the negative? For instance, if someone tells you “I don’t like rainy days”, you must not answer “Me too”, nor “So do I”, because those expressions are only used with affirmative statements. You must, then, say            ME NEITHER or NEITHER DO I. Then again, DO should be replaced by the corresponding auxiliary.

It seems hard but it’s only because of the auxiliary verb thing. Once you get used to the tenses and the auxiliary verbs, it becomes easier. Also, if you practice these expressions it will help you learn more about the auxiliary verb.

Let’s sum up this lesson and check other expressions we can use to say ME TOO or ME NEITHER. In Portuguese, it would be EU TAMBÉM e EU TAMBÉM NÃO. Simple, hun?

*use the appropriate auxiliary verb (do/does, did, have/has, am/is/are, was/were or a modal)

** In this expression, the auxiliary must come in the negative. Neither is just the negative form of Either.

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