Uso de "Do", "Does" y "Did" como Marcadores de Posición en Inglés

Un placeholder es una palabra que sustituye una misma acción, para no repetirlas. Se utiliza el verbo auxiliar de la forma gramatical present simple (do/does) y past simple (did) para reemplazar la acción.

Ejemplos utilizando placeholders

❌ She doesn’t think I like her, but I like her.
✅ She doesn’t think I like her, but I do.

❌ He thinks she doesn’t exercise, but she exercises.
✅ He thinks she doesn’t exercise, but she does.

❌ She asked me to buy it, so I bought it.
✅ She asked me to buy it, so I did.

Practiquemos el uso de placeholders

Completa la oración con el placeholder correcto.

1. Some people think animals don’t dream, but they ____.
2. My boss wanted me to give the presentation, so I ____.
3. I thought she didn’t live in Spain, but she ____.
4. They say I don’t like dancing, but I actually ____.

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Respuestas

1. do
2. did
3. does/did (depends on the context)
4. do

Ejercicio utilizando placeholders

Entra en el siguiente enlace y resuelve la actividad.

• Placeholders

Contribución creada por Andrés Guano (Platzi Contributor).