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How Often, How Long, How Far ...

How combines with an adjective or adverb to ask about one particular thing. The answer tells you which question word you need:

How often – frequency: Twice a week. Every Sunday.
How long – duration: About two hours. For three years.
How far – distance: Not far. Twenty minutes by car.
How old – age: I'm twenty-five. About 900 years old.
How big – size: It has four bedrooms.
How well – how good someone is at something, or how something went: Very well. Quite well.

After the question phrase comes normal question word order: How often do you go to the gym? How long is the flight?

Examples

are you? – I'm twenty-five.Show answer

How old are you? – I'm twenty-five.

is your daughter? – She's six.Show answer

How old is your daughter? – She's six.

do you go to the gym? – Twice a week.Show answer

How often do you go to the gym? – Twice a week.

does the bus come? – Every ten minutes.Show answer

How often does the bus come? – Every ten minutes.

is the flight? – About two hours.Show answer

How long is the flight? – About two hours.

have you lived here? – For three years.Show answer

How long have you lived here? – For three years.

is it to the station? – Not far, ten minutes on foot.Show answer

How far is it to the station? – Not far, ten minutes on foot.

is the nearest hospital? – About twenty minutes by car.Show answer

How far is the nearest hospital? – About twenty minutes by car.

is your new house? – It has four bedrooms.Show answer

How big is your new house? – It has four bedrooms.

do you know Tom? – Very well. We went to school together.Show answer

How well do you know Tom? – Very well. We went to school together.