SHORT ANSWERS
Autor:
Sebastian Jimenez Roca
Valledupar, Septiembre de 2019.
SHORT ANSWERS
Short answers are the most common way to answer questions.
The short answer is formed with Yes and not followed by a
comma, subject and corresponding auxiliary verb or modal verb
Yes / No + subject + auxiliary verb or modal verb
SHORT ANSWERS
PRESENT TENSE
Simple present
Yes / No + subject + do / does
Questions Short Answer (Affirmative) Short Answer (Negative)
Do I need a ticket? Yes, you do. No, you don't.
Do you need a dictionary? Yes, I do. No, I don't.
Do you both speak English? Yes, we do. No, we don't.
Do they need help? Yes, they do. No, they don't.
Does he like chocolate? Yes, he does. No, he doesn't.
Does she want to come? Yes, she does. No, she doesn't.
Does it have four legs? Yes, it does. No, it doesn't.
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PRESENT TENSE
Present progressive
Yes / No + subject + To be
Questions Short Answer (Affirmative) Short Answer (Negative)
Am I working ? Yes, I am. No, you aren't.
Are you studying ? Yes, you are No, I'm not.
Are you playing? Yes, we are. No, we aren't.
Are they eating ? Yes, they are. No, they aren't.
Is he sleeping ? Yes, he is. No, he isn't.
Is she a singing? Yes, she is. No, she isn't.
Is it swimming? Yes, it is. No, it isn't.
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PAST TENSE
Past simple
Yes / No + subject + did
Short Answer
Questions Short Answer (Negative)
(Affirmative)
Did I pass the test? Yes, you did. No, you didn't.
Did you need a dictionary? Yes, I did. No, I didn't.
Did you both like the movie? Yes, we did. No, we didn't.
Did they finish their homework? Yes, they did. No, they didn't.
Did he have a good time? Yes, he did. No, he didn't.
Did she want to leave early? Yes, she did. No, she didn't.
Did it have blue buttons? Yes, it did. No, it didn't.
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PAST TENSE
Past progressive
Yes / No + subject + was /were
Questions Short Answer (Affirmative) Short Answer (Negative)
Were you reading books ? Yes, I was . No, you weren't.
Were you playing? Yes, we were No, we weren't.
Were they eating ? Yes, they were No, they wasn't.
Was he sleeping ? Yes, he was No, he wasn't.
Was she a singing? Yes, she was No, she wasn't.
Was it swimming? Yes, it was No, it wasn't.
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FUTURE TENSE
Future simple
Yes / No + subject + will/won't
Questions Short Answer (Affirmative) Short Answer (Negative)
will you lend hin the book? Yes, I will No, I won't
Will Jane arrive on time? Yes, she will No, she won't
Will he ever forgive her? Yes, he will No, he won't
Will they work every day ? Yes, they will No, they won't
Will it swim in the beach? Yes, it will No, it won't
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FUTURE TENSE
Future progressive
Yes / No + subject + will be/ won't be
Questions Short Answer (Affirmative) Short Answer (Negative)
will you be lending him the book? Yes, I will be No, I won't be
Will Jane be arriving on time? Yes, she will be No, she won't be
Will he be ever forgiving her? Yes, he will be No, he won't be
Will they be working every day ? Yes, they will be No, they won't be
Will it be swimming in the beach? Yes, it will be No, it won't be
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PERFECT TENSE
Present Perfect
Yes / No + subject + Have /Has
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Questions Short Answer (Affirmative) Short Answer (Negative)
Had you read books ? Yes, I have . No, you haven't.
Have you played? Yes, we have No, we haven't.
Have they eaten ? Yes, they have No, they haven't.
Has he slept? Yes, he has No, he hasn't.
Has she a sung? Yes, she has No, she hasn't.
Has it swum ? Yes, it has No, it hasn't.
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PERFECT TENSE
Present Perfect continuous
Yes / No + subject + Have /Has
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Short Answer
Questions Short Answer (Negative)
(Affirmative)
Have you been reading books ? Yes, I have been . No, you haven't. been
Have you been played? Yes, we have been No, we haven't been
Have they been eaten ? Yes, they have been No, they haven't been
Has he been slept? Yes, he has been No, he hasn't been
Has she been a sung? Yes, she has been No, she hasn't been
Has it been swum ? Yes, it has been No, it hasn't been
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PERFECT TENSE
Past Perfect
Yes / No + subject + Had
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Questions Short Answer (Affirmative) Short Answer (Negative)
Had you read books ? Yes, I had. No, you hadn't.
Had you played? Yes, we had No, we hadn't.
Had they eaten ? Yes, they had No, they hadn't.
Had he slept? Yes, he had No, he hadn't.
Had she a sung? Yes, she had No, she hadn't.
Had it swum ? Yes, it had No, it hadn't.
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PERFECT TENSE
Past Perfect continuous
Yes / No + subject + Had
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Short Answer
Questions Short Answer (Negative)
(Affirmative)
Had you been reading books ? Yes, I had been. No, you hadn't been
Had you been playing? Yes, we had been No, we hadn't been
Had they been eating ? Yes, they had been No, they hadn't been
Had he been sleeping? Yes, he had been No, he hadn't been
Had she been singing? Yes, she had been No, she hadn't been
Had it been swimming ? Yes, it had been No, it hadn't been
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PERFECT TENSE
Futuro Perfect
Yes / No + subject + will have
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Short Answer
Questions Short Answer (Negative)
(Affirmative)
Will you have read books ? Yes, I will have . No, you will not have
Will you have played? Yes, we will have No, we will not have
Will they have eaten ? Yes, they will have No, they will not have
Will he have slept? Yes, he will have No, he will not have
Will she have sung? Yes, she will have No, she will not have
Will it have swum? Yes, it has have No, it will not have
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PERFECT TENSE
Futuro Perfect continuous
Yes / No + subject + will have
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Short Answer
Questions Short Answer (Negative)
(Affirmative)
Will you have reading books ? Yes, I will have been . No, you will not have been.
Will you have playing? Yes, we will have been. No, we will not have been.
Will they have eating ? Yes, they will have been. No, they will not have been.
Will he have sleeping? Yes, he will have been. No, he will not have been
Will she have singing? Yes, she will have been. No, she will not have been
Will it have swimming ? Yes, it has have been. No, it will not have been
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Modal verbs
Yes / No + subject + Modal verbs
Can she fly a kite? Yes, she can / No, she can't
Could I take a break? Yes, you could / No, you couldn't
Should you see her tomorrow? Yes, you should /No, you shouldn't
May I come in, Sir? Yes, you may / No, you mayn't
Must I go to school today? Yes, you must / No, you mustn't
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