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 ____.

Respuestas

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