To be - With the verb to be you use so or neither, then the verb to be (am), then the subject (I).  See the examples below.
SENTENCE	RESPONSE
I'm tired.     (Estoy cansado.)	So am I.     (Yo también.)
I'm not tired.     (No estoy cansado.)	Neither am I.     (Yo tampoco.)
Present Tense - With verbs in the present tense you use so or neither, then do and then the subject (I).   See the examples below.
SENTENCE	RESPONSE
I swim.     Yo nado.	So do I.     Yo también.
I don't swim.     Yo no nado.	Neither do I.     Yo tampoco.
Present Perfect - With verbs in the present perfect you use so or neither, then have and then the subject (I).   See the examples below.
SENTENCE	RESPONSE
I've finished.     He terminado.	So have I.     Yo también.
I haven't finished.     No he terminado.	Neither have I.     Yo tampoco.
Future - With verbs in the future you use so or neither, then will and then the subject (I).   See the examples below.
SENTENCE	RESPONSE
I will study.     Estudiaré.	So will I.     Yo también.
I won't study.     No estudiaré.	Neither will I.     Yo tampoco.
Past Tense - With verbs in the past tense you use so or neither, then did and then the subject (I).   See the examples below.
SENTENCE	RESPONSE
I finished.     Terminé.	So did I.     Yo también.
I didn't finish.     No terminé.	Neither did I.     Yo tampoco.

Practice
Select a response that agrees with the following sentences.

1.  I'm a student. So am I. Neither am I. So do I. Neither do I. So have I. Neither have I. So will I. Neither will I. So did I. Neither did I.   

2.  I'm not Chinese. So am I. Neither am I. So do I. Neither do I. So have I. Neither have I. So will I. Neither will I. So did I. Neither did I.   

3.  I went on vacation last year. So am I. Neither am I. So do I. Neither do I. So have I. Neither have I. So will I. Neither will I. So did I. Neither did I.   

4.  I'll wake up early tomorrow. So am I. Neither am I. So do I. Neither do I. So have I. Neither have I. So will I. Neither will I. So did I. Neither did I.   

5.  I've studied English. So am I. Neither am I. So do I. Neither do I. So have I. Neither have I. So will I. Neither will I. So did I. Neither did I.   

6.  I won't go to work on Saturday. So am I. Neither am I. So do I. Neither do I. So have I. Neither have I. So will I. Neither will I. So did I. Neither did I.   

7.  I didn't go to the movie theater. So am I. Neither am I. So do I. Neither do I. So have I. Neither have I. So will I. Neither will I. So did I. Neither did I.  

8.  I haven't been to Paris. So am I. Neither am I. So do I. Neither do I. So have I. Neither have I. So will I. Neither will I. So did I. Neither did I.   

9.  I don't speak Japanese. So am I. Neither am I. So do I. Neither do I. So have I. Neither have I. So will I. Neither will I. So did I. Neither did I.   

10. I have been to New York. So am I. Neither am I. So do I. Neither do I. So have I. Neither have I. So will I. Neither will I. So did I. Neither did I.   

11. I live in an apartment. So am I. Neither am I. So do I. Neither do I. So have I. Neither have I. So will I. Neither will I. So did I. Neither did I.   

12. I'm going to work tomorrow. So am I. Neither am I. So do I. Neither do I. So have I. Neither have I. So will I. Neither will I. So did I. Neither did I.   

13. I didn't visit my parents. So am I. Neither am I. So do I. Neither do I. So have I. Neither have I. So will I. Neither will I. So did I. Neither did I.   

14. I'm not watching TV. So am I. Neither am I. So do I. Neither do I. So have I. Neither have I. So will I. Neither will I. So did I. Neither did I.   

15. I'll call him tomorrow. So am I. Neither am I. So do I. Neither do I. So have I. Neither have I. So will I. Neither will I. So did I. Neither did I.   

16. I haven't fixed the car yet. So am I. Neither am I. So do I. Neither do I. So have I. Neither have I. So will I. Neither will I. So did I. Neither did I.   

17. I've seen that movie. So am I. Neither am I. So do I. Neither do I. So have I. Neither have I. So will I. Neither will I. So did I. Neither did I.   

18. I won't read that article. So am I. Neither am I. So do I. Neither do I. So have I. Neither have I. So will I. Neither will I. So did I. Neither did I.   

19. I like pizza. So am I. Neither am I. So do I. Neither do I. So have I. Neither have I. So will I. Neither will I. So did I. Neither did I.   

20. I exercised this morning. So am I. Neither am I. So do I. Neither do I. So have I. Neither have I. So will I. Neither will I. So did I. Neither did I.   

 

Practice
Now answer the questions with expressions with so or neither or a short answer according to what is true for you.

example
I'm tired. 
You could answer with "So am I." if you are tired or with "I'm not." if you're not tired.

1.  I'm Mexican.    

2.  I'll go to work tomorrow.    

3.  I don't like coffee.    

4.  I had a sandwich for lunch.    

5.  I'm not sick today.    

6.  I speak Spanish.    

7.  I won't use my computer tomorrow.  

8.  I've been to DisneyWorld.    

9.  I didn't go on vacation last year.    

10. I haven't been to New York.    

            

 

 

Instructions Find the mistake in the following sentences.  Write the sentence correctly. example He are a student.  1. He's a very agressive man.        2. She's entusiastic and creative.        3. She's tired and so I am.        4. He isn't sad and niether am I.         5. He doesn't speak Chinese and so do I.        ANTES DE REVISAR Si escribió dos espacios entre las palabras en lugar de uno, la computadora va a interpretar que es un error al revisar.  También asegure que escribió correctamente las letras en mayúsculas o minúsculas como corresponde y que escribió el punto al final.

 

 

 

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