English grammar
My head hurts / my feet hurt (not the head hurts me)
Say what hurts using hurts / hurt.
From the scene My head hurts
In short
For pain, say my head hurts. One thing hurts; more than one thing hurt: my feet hurt.
Your turn
Which one goes with more than one?
Options: My feet hurt. · My head hurts. (not The head hurts me) · Does your stomach hurt?
Show answer
more than one → My feet hurt.
How it works
For pain, say My head hurts, with my / your (not The head hurts me).
Good to know
One thing hurts; more than one hurt: my feet hurt. Nothing is already negative: Nothing hurts (not Nothing doesn't hurt).
one thing My head hurts. (not The head hurts me)
Nuria
Not good, Javi. My head hurts.
Mal, Javi. Me duele la cabeza.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Not good, Javi. (blank).
Options: My head hurts · My feet hurt · Does your stomach hurt
Show answer
Nuria
Not good, Javi. My head hurts.
Mal, Javi. Me duele la cabeza.
more than one My feet hurt.
Nuria
No, not my stomach. But my feet hurt.
No, el estómago no. Pero me duelen los pies.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
No, not my stomach. But (blank).
Options: my feet hurt · My head hurts · Does your stomach hurt
Show answer
Nuria
No, not my stomach. But my feet hurt.
No, el estómago no. Pero me duelen los pies.
question Does your stomach hurt?
Javi
Does your stomach hurt?
¿Te duele el estómago?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank)?
Options: My feet hurt · Does your stomach hurt · My head hurts
Show answer
Javi
Does your stomach hurt?
¿Te duele el estómago?
no pain Nothing hurts me.
Nuria
Okay, okay. Nothing hurts me!
Vale, vale. ¡A mí no me duele nada!
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Okay, okay. (blank)!
Options: My feet hurt · Nothing hurts me · My head hurts
Show answer
Nuria
Okay, okay. Nothing hurts me!
Vale, vale. ¡A mí no me duele nada!
Common mistake
Not Does or Is here. They = her feet, plural.
Do they hurt a lot?
¿Te duelen mucho?
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
| one thing | My head hurts. (not The head hurts me) |
|---|---|
| more than one | My feet hurt. |
| question | Does your stomach hurt? |
| no pain | Nothing hurts me. |
More lines from the story
- JaviDo they hurt a lot?¿Te duelen mucho?
- JaviEverything. I have four jobs.Todo. Tengo cuatro trabajos.