50 Examples of Sentences with “how”

Howit's a English adverb which means "how", "how much" or "how much", depending on the context. It can be used in questions and exclamations (as an adverb) or in statements (as a conjunction). For example: I know how I feel./ I know how you feel.

How is also an interrogative adverb (just like what, which, when, where, who, whom, whose), which is used to ask questions that require information as an answer (and not a yes or no).

• See also: Sentences with "que"

Questions with how

• How means "how". It is used in the sense of: "in what way", "with what method", "in what transport", depending on the context. For example: How will you travel?/ How will you travel?
• How + adjective or adverb. It is used to limit the meaning of the question. It translates as "how", "what (so)". For example:
  • how tall is your sister?/ How tall is your sister?
  • how old is your brother? / How old is your brother? (How old indicates age).
  • How far is it to the station? / How far is the station? (How far indicates distance).
  • How often do you play tennis? / How often do you play tennis? (How often indicates frequency).
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• how much eithermany. They are used to express quantity. For example: how many do you need?/ How many you need?
• How + ever: however. It is used as an emphatic version of how in questions. Express surprise and disbelief. It translates as “how come”. For example: However could you figure it out? / How could you figure it out?
• How in indirect questions (indirect questions). It is used after introductory phrases such as: Could you tell me…?, Do you know…?, Do you have any idea… ?, among other. For example: Do you happen to know how to get to the opera theater?/ Do you happen to know how to get to the opera?

• See also: Sentences with "how old», «how far" and "how often»

How in affirmations

In addition to its use in questions, howis used in statements for:

• Report a question in reported speech. How used to report questions or make statements in reported speech (reported speech), after verbs like: asked, wanted to know, said, among others. For example: I asked him how he had done it./ I asked him how he had done it.
• express how to do something.How + to infinitive It is used to express how to do something, preceded by the verbs: know, learn, understand, teach, among others. For example: Yodon't know how to do it./ I do not know how to do it.

Attention: While in Spanish there is how and how, in English both uses are not related and are given by completely different words: how (as); like and ace(as).

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How in exclamations

How is used followed by a adjective to make exclamations. It translates as "what". For example: How charming!/ What a charmer!

Careful: Used que and not how to formulate exclamations when following a noun or noun phrase. For example: What a relief! / What a relief! (And not: How a relief!)

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Howin expressions

How appears in a large number of everyday expressions and phrases in English:

• How are you?, How are you doing?How is it going?,How are things?They are translated as “how are you?”, “how is it going?” and are used to ask about someone's health or condition. For example: Hey Tracey, how is it going?/ Hey Tracey! How is she doing?
• How about… ?It translates as “what about…” and is used to avoid repeating something that is obvious from context. stands for What about… ? For example: My name's Dave. how about you?/ My name is Dave, how about you?
• How do you eat?It translates as “how can she be?”, “How come…?”, “Why?” and is used to express surprise. For example: how do you eat she's not coming to my party?/ How come she's not coming to my party?
• How do you like… ?It translates as “what do you think…? and is used when someone is expected to express how much they like something. For example: How do you like New York? I like it very much. / What do you think of New York? I like it a lot.
• How could you?It translates as “how could you? and is used to express disappointment and surprise. For example: I dismissed the employee. ooh how could you?/ I fired the employee. Oh how could you
• How dare you!It translates as “how dare you? and is used to express anger. For example: how dare you say something like that!/ How dare you say something like that?

Examples of questions with how

1. How Did you travel to London?
   How did you travel to London?
2. How should I know that?
   How should I know that?
3. How did you do in the test?
   How did she do on the test?
4. How is your grandma?
   How is your grandmother?
5. How was your trip?
   How was your trip?
6. Hows that?
   How is that?
7. How Will you pay for such an expensive dinner?
   How will you pay for that expensive dinner?
8. How did you meet your boyfriend?
   How did you meet your boyfriend?
9. How do you feel?
   How do you feel?
10. How do you commute to work?
    How do you go to work?
11. How Did the detective solve the riddle?
    How did the detective solve the riddle?
12. How old is your little sister?
    How old is your little sister?
13. How how long will we have to wait?
    How long will we have to wait?
14. How bad was your cold?
    How bad was your cold?
15. How big is your class?
    How big is your class?
16. How far do you live from school?
    How far do you live from school?
17. How well can you speak English?
    How well can you speak English?
18. How are you today?
    How are you today?
19. HowIs your new job going?
    How's your new job going?
20. How did you like the movie?
    What did you think of the film?
21. How can we pay?
    How can we pay?
22. How can I thank you enough?
    How can I thank you enough?
23. Could you tell me how how long the trip takes?
    Could you tell me how long the trip takes?
24. do you know how the children did in their final exams?
    Do you know how the children did in the final exams?
25. Do you have any idea how they escaped?
    Do you have any idea how they escaped?

Examples of sentences with how

1. I can't remember how I did it.
   I don't remember how I did it.
2. he asked me how Mary was.
   He asked me how Mary was.
3. I learned how to drive at 17.
   I learned to drive at 17.
4. The boy wanted to know how we two met.
   The boy wanted to know how the two of us met.
5. That's how life is.
   This is how life is.
6. She really knows how to sing.
   She really knows how to sing.
7. How Kind of you to invite me.
   How nice of you to invite me.
8. I wonder how long the flight takes.
   I wonder how long the flight will take.
9. She's not sure how far the hotel is.
   She's not sure how far the hotel is.
10. We'll see how it turns out.
    We'll see how it turns out.
11. I want to know how this should be done.
    I want to know how this should be done.
12. How delicious!
    How delicious!
13. We were taught how to write a business email at school today.
    Today at school they taught us how to write a work email.
14. I have no idea how they managed to survive in the snow without food.
    He has no idea how they survived in the snow without food.
15. The children couldn't understand how the magician did the trick.
    The children could not understand how the magician did the trick.
16. How Nice of you!
    How attentive!
17. please tell me how I can help you.
    Please tell me how can I help you.
18. The tourist asked me how to get to the nearest bank.
    The tourist asked me how to get to the nearest bank.
19. no matter how hard I tried, I didn't manage to do it.
    No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't do it.
20. mom asked how it all happened.
    Mom asked me how it all happened.
21. How he managed to do it is a secret to me.
    How he managed to do it is a secret to me.
22. How wonderful!
    How wonderful!
23. The little girl knows how to count up to a hundred.
    The little girl knows how to count to one hundred.
24. I don't know how we managed to arrive on time.
    I don't know how we managed to get there on time.
25. He doesn't know how much I love him.
    He doesn't know how much I love him.

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