-How's your new boss?
(refers to appearance, character,
but How's your new boss? can also
refer to health)
-How was the film?
(i.e.
'tell me')
-How did you get there?
(=in
what way; by car? by bus?)
-How do you know this?
(=in what way? Who told you so?
Where did you read about it?)
-How do you like it?
(i.e. 'tell me' ; your opinion)
A:
"How do you do?"
B:
"How do you do?"
( formal introductions)
-What's your
new boss like?
-What is it like to be in love?
-What was the film like? (description)
A:
"What is your
sister like?" (characteristics, description of a person)
B:
"She is tall and thin. She's a nice girl."
A:
"What was the
weather like in
Ubatuba?"
(characteristics,
descriptions of the weather)
B:
"It was rainy."
How +
Adjective or Adverb
-How long have you been waiting? (how long to refer to a period of
time "quanto tempo")
A:
"How long ago did you
arrive?"
B:
"A couple of hours ago."
(how long ago to refer to
a point of time in the past)
-How long is your dining table? (what length? "qual o comprimento?")
-How long is this room? = What length
is this room?
-How wide is this
room? = What width is this room?
-How far do you live? (distance?)
