English grammar
Do you…? / We don't…; much vs a lot of
Ask and answer about what people eat and drink.
From the scene We eat churros
In short
Ask with do and say no with don't. Use much in questions and negatives, a lot of in positive sentences.
- question do you live together?
- negative question don't you eat fruit?
- not much we don't eat much fruit
- a lot we eat a lot of fruit
Your turn
Which one goes with negative question?
Options: do you live together? · we don't eat much fruit · don't you eat fruit?
Show answer
negative question → don't you eat fruit?
How it works
Questions with you, we and they use do: What do you eat? Negatives use don't: we don't eat much fruit.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
And (blank) you eat together?
Options: do · does · are
Show answer
And do you eat together?
¿Y comen juntas?
Good to know
Use much mainly in negatives and questions; in positive sentences say a lot of: we eat a lot of fruit.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
We (blank)... hot chocolate with churros.
Options: drinks · drinking · drink
Show answer
We drink... hot chocolate with churros.
Bebemos... chocolate con churros.
Good to know
You lot is a friendly British way to say "you" to a group.
question do you live together?
negative question don't you eat fruit?
Tomás
Churros? And don't you eat fruit?
¿Churros? ¿Y no comen fruta?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Churros? And (blank)?
Options: we don't eat much fruit · don't you eat fruit · do you live together
Show answer
Tomás
Churros? And don't you eat fruit?
¿Churros? ¿Y no comen fruta?
not much we don't eat much fruit
Nuria
No... we don't eat much fruit.
No... no comemos mucha fruta.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
No... (blank).
Options: we don't eat much fruit · do you live together · don't you eat fruit
Show answer
Nuria
No... we don't eat much fruit.
No... no comemos mucha fruta.
a lot we eat a lot of fruit
Tomás
In Mexico we eat a lot of fruit.
En México comemos mucha fruta.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
In Mexico (blank).
Options: we eat a lot of fruit · do you live together · don't you eat fruit
Show answer
Tomás
In Mexico we eat a lot of fruit.
En México comemos mucha fruta.
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| question | do you live together? |
|---|---|
| negative question | don't you eat fruit? |
| not much | we don't eat much fruit |
| a lot | we eat a lot of fruit |
More lines from the story
- TomásAnd do you eat together?¿Y comen juntas?
- TomásWe drink... hot chocolate with churros.Bebemos... chocolate con churros.
- ElenaNo, but we live in the same building.No, pero vivimos en el mismo edificio.