Don’t say:
– How many years have you?
– I have 34 years.
– How many years has your daughter?
– My daughter has 6 years.
– Her baby has 4 months.
Say this:
– How old are you?
– I am 34. (or – I am 34 years old. or – I’m 34. )
– How old is your daughter?
– My daughter is 6. (or – My daughter is 6 years old.)
– Her baby is 4 months. (or – Her baby is 4 months old.)
Remember:
- When talking about how old someone (or something) is, use the verb “to be” – not the verb “to have”
- My twins are 5. (or – My twins are 5 years old.)
- My car is 10 years old.
- Future: Her son will be 5 on Friday.
- or – Her son will be 5 years old on Friday.
- The word “turn” is often used when an age changes
- Her son will turn 5 on Friday.
- I turned 30 yesterday.
- Exception: If the person comes after the age in the sentence, then you do use the verb “to have”.
- My daughter is 6 years old. I have a 6 year old daughter. (not: I have a 6 years old daughter.)
- Her son is 7. She has a 7 year old son.
- Our cat is 4 years old. We have a 4 year old cat.
Here’s another YouTube video with more information on talking about age.