Tampoco adds another negative fact or agrees with a previous negative statement.

The idea

Before a verb use tampoco without no; after the verb, use no before the verb.

Examples

  • Ana no bebe café y yo tampoco.Ana does not drink coffee and neither do I.
  • No tengo tiempo esta tarde; mañana tampoco puedo.I have no time this afternoon; I cannot tomorrow either.
  • Pedro tampoco conoce la respuesta.Pedro does not know the answer either.
  • No compramos pan y no compramos leche tampoco.We did not buy bread and we did not buy milk either.
  • —No me gusta el frío. —A mí tampoco.“I do not like the cold.” “Neither do I.”
  • Tampoco hay entradas para el sábado.There are no tickets for Saturday either.

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Watch out

También normally adds an affirmative fact; tampoco continues a negative one.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the word for agreeing with the negative statement: Ana no bebe café. Yo ___ bebo café. (tampoco / también)

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    tampoco

    Tampoco agrees with the preceding negative statement.

  2. Choose the correct form before the verb: Pedro ___ conoce la respuesta. (tampoco / tampoco no)

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    tampoco

    Before conoce, tampoco itself supplies the negation; omit no.

  3. Choose the word for adding another negative fact: No compramos pan y no compramos leche ___. (tampoco / también)

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    tampoco

    After no compramos, tampoco adds the second negative fact.

Use it today

Say that you do not drink coffee either, then add another negative fact.