'So do I' and 'neither do I'
I use 'so do I' to say that a positive sentence is also true for me, and I use 'neither do I' to say that a negative sentence is also true for me:
I use 'so do I' to say that a positive sentence is also true for me, and I use 'neither do I' to say that a negative sentence is also true for me:
- John: I hate
mushrooms.
- Me: So do I (=I
also hate mushrooms).
- Lucy: I don't
live in London.
- Me: Neither do I
(=I also don't live in London. For example, maybe Lucy and I both live in
Paris).
This is
often used as a reply to someone else in a conversation, but both sentences can
also be said by the same person, and even joined together:
In my
examples above, I use 'do' because the first sentence is in the present simple
tense. The verb after 'so' or 'neither' changes depending on the tense of the
verb in the first sentence. (This is very similar to tag questions).
Present simple: use 'do / does'
|
Lucy likes coffee. So do I.
Lucy doesn't like coffee. Neither do I. |
Present simple with 'be': use 'am / is / are'
|
John's at the office. So am I.
John isn't at the office. Neither am I. |
Present continuous: use 'am / is / are'
|
Luke's going out tonight. So am I.
Luke isn't going out tonight. Neither am I. |
Past Simple: use 'did'
|
Jill went to the cinema yesterday. So did I.
Jill didn't go to the cinema yesterday. Neither did I. |
Past simple with 'be': use 'was / were'
|
She was at the library. So was I.
She wasn't at the library. Neither was I. |
Present perfect: use 'have / has'
|
They've been to Colombia. So have I.
They haven't been to Colombia. Neither have I. |
Future simple: use 'will'
|
Edward will be at the cafe later. So will I.
Edward won't be at the cafe later. Neither will I. |
Modal verbs: repeat the modal verb
|
He would like a cup of tea. So would I.
He wouldn't like a cup of tea. Neither would I. Emma can speak Russian. So can I. Emma can't speak Russian. Neither can I. |
What about 'too' and 'either'?
We can also use 'I do too' and 'I don't either', which mean the same as 'so do I' and 'neither do I':
We can also use 'I do too' and 'I don't either', which mean the same as 'so do I' and 'neither do I':
- John: I hate
mushrooms.
- Me: I do too (=I
also hate mushrooms).
- Lucy: I don't
live in London.
- Me: I don't
either (=I also don't live in London).
The verb
changes in the same way as with 'so do I' and 'neither do I' (remember you need
a negative verb with 'either'):
- Present simple:
John's at the office. I am too.
- Present
continuous: Luke isn't going out tonight. I'm not either.
- Present perfect:
They've been to Colombia. I have too.
- Modal verbs:
Emma can't speak Russian. I can't either.
'Me too' and 'me neither':
We can also use 'me too' and 'me neither'. 'Me too' has the same meaning as 'so + auxiliary verb + I' and 'me neither' has the same meaning as 'neither + auxiliary verb + I'. 'Me too' and 'me neither' are very informal:
We can also use 'me too' and 'me neither'. 'Me too' has the same meaning as 'so + auxiliary verb + I' and 'me neither' has the same meaning as 'neither + auxiliary verb + I'. 'Me too' and 'me neither' are very informal:
- John: I hate
mushrooms.
- Me: Me too (=I
also hate mushrooms).
- Lucy: I don't
live in London.
- Me: Me neither
(=I also don't live in London).
Subjects other than 'I':
Of course, we can also use these expressions to talk about what's true for other people, not just ourselves:
Of course, we can also use these expressions to talk about what's true for other people, not just ourselves:
- John: I hate
mushrooms.
- Me: So does
Laura / Laura does too / Laura too.
- Lucy: I don't
live in London.
- Me: Neither does
David / David doesn't either / David neither.
Some more
examples:
- We live in
London and so do they.
- Emma loves
tennis. Jill and Laura do too.
- My parents don't
come here often. Neither does Alex.
- She isn't French
and neither is he.
- You don't like
cold weather. Neither do we.
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