English grammar
I've got … left, there's none left, how many are left?
Say how much money and time you have left.
From the scene I've got a hundred euros left
In short
Put left after the amount to say what remains: I've only got a hundred euros left. If nothing remains, there's none left.
Your turn
Which one goes with a question about time?
Options: I've got twenty-eight days left · how many days are left · I've only got a hundred euros left
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a question about time → how many days are left
How it works
Left after a noun means what remains after you have spent or used the rest: I've got twenty-eight days left.
Good to know
Only usually goes before the verb or the amount: I've only got a hundred euros left. To ask, say how many days are left? or how much have you got left?
Good to know
When nothing remains, say there's none left.
a small amount I've only got a hundred euros left
Nuria
Don Ramón... I've only got a hundred euros left.
Don Ramón... me quedan solamente cien euros.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Don Ramón... (blank).
Options: How many days are left · I've got twenty-eight days left · I've only got a hundred euros left
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Nuria
Don Ramón... I've only got a hundred euros left.
Don Ramón... me quedan solamente cien euros.
a question about time how many days are left
Ramón
You spent it all? And how many days are left till payday?
¿Gastó todo? ¿Y cuántos días le quedan hasta la nómina?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
You spent it all? And (blank) till payday?
Options: I've got twenty-eight days left · how many days are left · I've only got a hundred euros left
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Ramón
You spent it all? And how many days are left till payday?
¿Gastó todo? ¿Y cuántos días le quedan hasta la nómina?
time that remains I've got twenty-eight days left
Nuria
I've got twenty-eight days left... and a hundred euros.
Me quedan veintiocho días... y cien euros.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank)... and a hundred euros.
Options: I've got twenty-eight days left · I've only got a hundred euros left · How many days are left
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Nuria
I've got twenty-eight days left... and a hundred euros.
Me quedan veintiocho días... y cien euros.
nothing remains there's none left
Nuria
Time, I've got. Money, there's none left.
Tiempo tengo. Dinero, no me queda nada.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Time, I've got. Money, (blank).
Options: there's none left · I've only got a hundred euros left · how many days are left
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Nuria
Time, I've got. Money, there's none left.
Tiempo tengo. Dinero, no me queda nada.
things that remain I've got four bottles of your wine left
Ramón
Well... your dinner was excellent. I've got four bottles of your wine left.
Bueno... su cena fue excelente. Me quedan cuatro botellas de su vino.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Well... your dinner was excellent. (blank).
Options: How many days are left · I've got four bottles of your wine left · I've only got a hundred euros left
Show answer
Ramón
Well... your dinner was excellent. I've got four bottles of your wine left.
Bueno... su cena fue excelente. Me quedan cuatro botellas de su vino.
Common mistake
Not is or have here. Days: more than one.
You spent it all? And how many days are left till payday?
¿Gastó todo? ¿Y cuántos días le quedan hasta la nómina?
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
| a small amount | I've only got a hundred euros left |
|---|---|
| a question about time | how many days are left |
| time that remains | I've got twenty-eight days left |
| nothing remains | there's none left |
| things that remain | I've got four bottles of your wine left |
More lines from the story
- RamónNuria, it's the first today. I'm waiting for your payment: seven hundred euros.Nuria, hoy es día uno. Espero su ingreso: setecientos euros.