English grammar
Per night / thanks for + -ing
Talk about prices per night / person, swap things and thank someone.
From the scene A hundred euros a night
In short
Use per or a for a rate: a hundred euros per night. After thanks for, use -ing: thanks for inviting me.
Your turn
Which one goes with per person?
Options: thanks for inviting me · fifty per person · a hundred euros per night
Show answer
per person → fifty per person
How it works
Per (or a) gives a rate: a hundred euros per night, fifty per person.
Good to know
After thanks / thank you, use for + the -ing form: thanks for inviting me, thank you for coming.
Good to know
After a little linking word like for, English always uses the -ing form: not "thanks for invite me".
per night a hundred euros per night
Nuria
A hundred euros per night for the double? Okay, thanks.
¿Cien euros por noche la doble? Vale, gracias.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank) for the double? Okay, thanks.
Options: Fifty per person · Thanks for inviting me · A hundred euros per night
Show answer
Nuria
A hundred euros per night for the double? Okay, thanks.
¿Cien euros por noche la doble? Vale, gracias.
per person fifty per person
Nuria
There are two of us in the double. That's fifty per person.
Somos dos en la doble. Son cincuenta por persona.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
There are two of us in the double. That's (blank).
Options: fifty per person · a hundred euros per night · thanks for inviting me
Show answer
Nuria
There are two of us in the double. That's fifty per person.
Somos dos en la doble. Son cincuenta por persona.
thanks for + -ing thanks for inviting me
Elena
I'll pay for my room. Thanks for inviting me.
Yo pago mi habitación. Gracias por invitarme.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
I'll pay for my room. (blank).
Options: Fifty per person · Thanks for inviting me · A hundred euros per night
Show answer
Elena
I'll pay for my room. Thanks for inviting me.
Yo pago mi habitación. Gracias por invitarme.
swap X for Y swap your seat for mine
Javi
Doña Elena, would you swap your seat for mine?
Doña Elena, ¿me cambia su asiento por el mío?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Doña Elena, would you (blank)?
Options: swap your seat for mine · a hundred euros per night · fifty per person
Show answer
Javi
Doña Elena, would you swap your seat for mine?
Doña Elena, ¿me cambia su asiento por el mío?
Common mistake
Not for or in here. A rate: the price of one night.
A hundred euros per night for the double? Okay, thanks.
¿Cien euros por noche la doble? Vale, gracias.
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
| per night | a hundred euros per night |
|---|---|
| per person | fifty per person |
| thanks for + -ing | thanks for inviting me |
| swap X for Y | swap your seat for mine |
More lines from the story
- ElenaThanks for organising everything, Nuria.Gracias por organizar todo, Nuria.
- JaviA hundred euros a night? That's so expensive.¿Cien euros por noche? Es carísimo.