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Use 'so do I' to say that a positive sentence is also true for you, and use 'neither do I'

to say that a negative sentence is also true for you:


 John: I hate mushrooms.
 Me: So do I (=I also hate mushrooms).
 Lucy: I don't live in London.
 Me: Neither do I (=I also don't live in London. For example, maybe Lucy and I both live in Paris).
This is often used as a reply to someone else in a conversation, but both sentences can also be said by the same person, and even
joined together:
 Me: Elizabeth loves coffee. So do I.
 Me: Harry doesn't play the piano and neither do I.
In the examples above, I use 'do' because the first sentence is in the present simple tense. The verb after 'so' or 'neither' changes
depending on the tense of the verb in the first sentence. (This is very similar to tag questions).

Present simple: use 'do / does' Lucy likes coffee. So do I.


Lucy doesn't like coffee. Neither do I.

Present simple with 'be': use 'am / is / are' John's at the office. So am I.
John isn't at the office. Neither am I.

Present continuous: use 'am / is / are' Luke's going out tonight. So am I.


Luke isn't going out tonight. Neither am I.

Past Simple: use 'did' Jill went to the cinema yesterday. So did I.
Jill didn't go to the cinema yesterday. Neither did I.

Past simple with 'be': use 'was / were' She was at the library. So was I.
She wasn't at the library. Neither was I.

Present perfect: use 'have / has' They've been to Colombia. So have I.


They haven't been to Colombia. Neither have I.

Future simple: use 'will' Edward will be at the cafe later. So will I.
Edward won't be at the cafe later. Neither will I.

Modal verbs: repeat the modal verb He would like a cup of tea. So would I.
He wouldn't like a cup of tea. Neither would I.
Emma can speak Russian. So can I.
Emma can't speak Russian. Neither can I.

'too' and 'either'?


We can also use 'I do too' and 'I don't either', which mean the same as 'so do I' and 'neither do I':
 John: I hate mushrooms. Me: I do too (=I also hate mushrooms).
 Lucy: I don't live in London. Me: I don't either (=I also don't live in London).
The verb changes in the same way as with 'so do I' and 'neither do I' (remember you need a negative verb with 'either'):
 Present simple: John's at the office. I am too.
 Present continuous: Luke isn't going out tonight. I'm not either.
 Present perfect: They've been to Colombia. I have too.
 Modal verbs: Emma can't speak Russian. I can't either.
'Me too' and 'me neither':
We can also use 'me too' and 'me neither'. 'Me too' has the same meaning as 'so + auxiliary verb + I' and 'me neither' has the same
meaning as 'neither + auxiliary verb + I'. 'Me too' and 'me neither' are very informal:
 John: I hate mushrooms. Me: Me too (=I also hate mushrooms).
 Lucy: I don't live in London. Me: Me neither (=I also don't live in London).
Subjects other than 'I':
Of course, we can also use these expressions to talk about what's true for other people, not just ourselves:
 John: I hate mushrooms. Me: So does Laura / Laura does too / Laura too.
 Lucy: I don't live in London. Me: Neither does David / David doesn't either / David neither.
Some more examples:
 We live in London and so do they. Emma loves tennis. Jill and Laura do too.
 She isn't French and neither is he. You don't like cold weather. Neither do we.
 My parents don't come here often. Neither does Alex.
Write responses for each statement. Use so or neither to show you are the same.
1. I’m not very superstitious. ____________________________________
2. I have a couple of superstitious friends. ____________________________________
3. I’m afraid of black cats. ____________________________________
4. I didn’t know breaking a mirror was bad luck. ____________________________________
5. I don’t believe seven is a lucky number. ____________________________________
6. The last time I found a coin on the street, I picked it up. ____________________________________
7. I’ve always carried a lucky charm. ____________________________________
8. I’ve never heard of any Chinese superstitions. ____________________________________

Use so too either and neither


1) Jenny: I can't play the piano. ________________________ 2) Jenny: Catherine is English._____________________
3) Jenny: Dan lives in Madrid.__________________________ 4) Jenny: She isn't coming to the party.______________
5) Jenny: I've been to Mexico._________________________ 6) Jenny: I'm going home now._____________________
7) Jenny: I'm not an engineer.________________________ 8) Jenny: I didn't pass the exam.__________________
9) Jenny: I'd like a cup of coffee. ______________________ 10) Jenny: Sarah loves chocolate.___________________
11) Jenny: Emma can speak French. ______________________________
12) Jenny: David is living in Mumbai. ______________________________
13) Jenny: Lucy will come early tomorrow. ______________________________
14) Jenny: I have to study this weekend. ______________________________
15) Jenny: She doesn't have any brothers or sisters.____________________________
16) Jenny: She hasn't brought her laptop. ______________________________
17) Jenny: I won't have a cake just now. ______________________________
18) Jenny: John went to the lecture yesterday. ______________________________
19) Jenny: I'm studying Spanish at the moment. ______________________________
20) Jenny: John wouldn't drive in the snow. ______________________________

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