- How much is there? - ¿Cuánto hay?
- How much have you got? - ¿Cuánto tienes?
- How much has he/she/it got? - ¿Cuánto tiene?
- How much have they got? - ¿Cuánto tienen?
How much acompaña a nombres incontables. Se usa para preguntar por la cantidad de algo incontable, en singular, aunque la respuesta se de en cifras (plural).
Ejemplos:
How much milk is there?
There’s some.
How much milk is there?
There isn’t any.
How much milk have you got?
I haven’t got any.
How much money is there?
There isn’t any.
How much money have you got?
I haven’t got any.
**money, es incontable, por lo que debe ir precedido de How much y del verbo be en singular: is.
- How many are there? - ¿Cuántos hay?
- How many have you got? - ¿Cuántos tienes?
- How many has he/she/it got? - ¿Cuántos tiene?
- How many have they got? - ¿Cuántos tienen?
How many acompaña a nombres contables. Se usa para preguntar por la cantidad de algo contable en plural.
-Ejemplos:
How many pictures are there on the wall?
There are twenty.
How many pictures have you got?
I’ve got twelve.
How many pictures are there?
There aren’t any.
How many people are there?
There are five people.
**people, en inglés es siempre contable plural, debe ir precedido de How many y del verbo be en plural.