So/Neither do I - The Perfect Date

Introduction
We use the short answers “So do I/Neither do I” to express agreement or something in common
that we have with another person.

We use “So do I” to respond to positive sentences and “Neither do I” for negative sentences.

A: I love Spanish wine. B: So do I!

A: I don’t like fast food. B: Neither do I.

Auxiliary verbs
The auxiliary verb we use depends on the sentence we are responding to.

Present Simple: DO

A: I love Spanish wine. B: So do I!

A: I don’t like fast food. B: Neither do I.

Past Simple: DID

A: I went to the cinema last weekend. B: So did I.

A: I didn’t like the film though. B: Neither did I.

Or if another auxiliary verb is present we repeat it.

A: I can run the hundred metres in under 11 seconds. B: So ______ I.

A: I wouldn’t like to go there at night. B: ________ _________ __________.

BE CAREFUL: VERB TO BE, VERB HAVE GOT NO AUXILIAR!!!!!!!!!!!!

Write the short answer responses in the first person for the following sentences:

1. I have always wanted to visit Hong Kong. __________________________

2. I’m not a big fan of basketball. _______________________
3. I quite like to try to scuba diving. ___________________
4. I don’t like smoking so much. _____________________
5. I work in a bank. ______________________
6. I don’t go to karaokes. _________________
7. I have seen the film 3 times before. ____________________
8. I cannot believe my eyes! _________________________

We can also use this structure with a possessive pronoun (mine/his/hers etc.)

A: My husband works in finance. B: So does mine.

A: My children go to St. Peter’s school. B: So do mine.

Role-play the perfect date
You go on date with someone you met on tinder. First, complete the following sentences about yourself,
and then read them to your date. You discover that you are a match made in heaven!

Student 1:

I’ve always dreamed of_____________________

I’m crazy about_______________________

I can’t bear____________________________

I’m petrified of ___________________________

I will never forget___________________________

I really don’t like _____________________________

Tomorrow I have to_________________________

When I was I child I cried when_______________________

When I was little I couldn’t________________________

I’ve been dying for___________________.

Student 2:

I will always remember________________________

I must remember to_______________________

I can’t_____________________________

My parents don’t like__________________________

I can_____________________________

I love to________________________

When I was a student I couldn’t_________________________

I have been thinking about___________________________

I can’t live without ___________________________

I’m a huge fan of__________________________

Disagreeing – A date from hell

If we disagree or don’t share the same taste or opinion as the person we can talk to we can simply repeat
the auxiliary verb in affirmative/negative:

A: I love Woody Allen films. B: I don’t.

A: I wouldn’t like to try sky-diving. B: I would. – Repeat the date role play but disagree with everything!