English grammar
How much does it cost to…?
Ask the daily price of renting something.
From the scene I want to rent a bike
In short
Ask the price of an activity with How much does it cost to + verb? Ask about extras with Is it included?
Your turn
Which one goes with does it come with it??
Options: How much does it cost to rent a bike? · ten euros per day · Is the helmet included?
Show answer
does it come with it? → Is the helmet included?
How it works
Ask the price of an activity with How much does it cost to + verb?: How much does it cost to rent a bike?
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
And the helmet? (blank) it included?
Options: Has · Is · Does
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And the helmet? Is it included?
¿Y el casco? ¿Está incluido?
Good to know
Ask if something comes with it using Is / Are... included?: Is the helmet included?
Good to know
Don't leave out does (not "How much cost to rent...?"). After does, cost has no -s.
the price of an activity How much does it cost to rent a bike?
Javi
How much does it cost to rent a bike per day?
¿Cuánto cuesta alquilar una bici por día?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank) per day?
Options: Is the helmet included · Ten euros per day · How much does it cost to rent a bike
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Javi
How much does it cost to rent a bike per day?
¿Cuánto cuesta alquilar una bici por día?
does it come with it? Is the helmet included?
Your turn
What goes with Is the helmet included??
Options: a rate: per day · does it come with it? · the price of an activity
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Is the helmet included? → does it come with it?
a rate: per day ten euros per day
Nuria
It says here: ten euros per day.
Aquí dice: diez euros por día.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
It says here: (blank).
Options: ten euros per day · How much does it cost to rent a bike · Is the helmet included
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Nuria
It says here: ten euros per day.
Aquí dice: diez euros por día.
where you wash clothes a launderette
Elena
And is there a launderette near here?
¿Y hay una lavandería cerca de aquí?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
And is there (blank) near here?
Options: How much does it cost to rent a bike · Is the helmet included · a launderette
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Elena
And is there a launderette near here?
¿Y hay una lavandería cerca de aquí?
Common mistake
Not for to or at here. Purpose: so people can rent them.
Look, Javi! There are bikes to rent.
¡Mira, Javi! Hay bicis para alquilar.
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
| the price of an activity | How much does it cost to rent a bike? |
|---|---|
| does it come with it? | Is the helmet included? |
| a rate: per day | ten euros per day |
| where you wash clothes | a launderette |
More lines from the story
- NuriaLook, Javi! There are bikes to rent.¡Mira, Javi! Hay bicis para alquilar.
- JaviAnd the helmet? Is it included?¿Y el casco? ¿Está incluido?
- NuriaYes, the helmet is included.Sí, el casco está incluido.