English Grammar Gear One: Topic 40

Topic 40 Overview of Short Answers

1) Simple Present Tense (Verb-to-be)

a) Am / Is / Are [ S ]………………….?

Yes, I am. No, I am not. (No, I aren't.)

Yes, you are. No, you aren’t.

Yes, [ he / she / he ] is. No, [ he / she / it ] isn’t.

Yes, [we/ you/they] are. No, [we /you/they] aren’t.

Simple Past Tense (Verb-to-be)

b) Was / Were [ S ] …………………….?

Yes, [I / he / she /it ] was. No, [I / he / she / it ] wasn’t.

Yes, [we / you / they] were. No, [we / you / they] weren’t.

2) Simple Present Tense (Ordinary Verbs)

a) Does [ he/ she/ it ] F1……………….?

Yes, [he /she /it] does. No, [he / she / it] doesn’t.

b) Do [ I /we /you /you/they] F1 ……………?

Yes, [I / we /you/ you/they] do.

No, [ I / we / you/ you/ they] don’t.

Simple Past Tense

c) Did [ S ] F1………………………….?

Yes, [ S ] did. No, [S] didn’t.

3. Has / Have [ S ] …………………….?

Simple Present Tense

a) Has [he/ she / it]…………………..?

Yes, [he / she/ it] has. No, [ he / she / it ] hasn’t.

b) Have [I / we/ you/you / they] …………………..?

Yes, [I / we/ you/ you/ they] have.

No, [I / we / you/ you /they] haven’t.

c) Present Perfect Tense

Has [he / she / it] F4……………?

Yes, [he/ she / it] has. No, [he / she/ it] hasn’t.

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Have [I / we/ you /you/ they] F4…………….?

Yes, [I /we/ you /you/ they] have.

No, [I /we /you/ you/ they] haven’t.

4) Can / Could

May / Might

Shall / Should [ S ] F1 ………..?

Will / Would

Must

*Ought [S ] to F1

can / could. can’t / couldn’t.

may / might. mayn’t/ mightn’t.

Yes, [ S ] shall / should. No, [ S] shan’t/ shouldn’t.

Will / would. won’t/ wouldn’t.

must. mustn’t.

ought oughtn’t.

1. Is [he] a doctor?

Yes, [he] is. No, [he] isn’t.

2. Were [the children] noisy yesterday?

Yes, [they] were. No, [they] weren’t.

3. Does [Alice] run every day?

Yes, [she] does. No, [she] doesn’t.

4. Have [you] a car?

Yes, [I] have. No, [I] haven’t.

5. Has [she] paid you the money?

Yes, [she] has. No, [she] hasn’t.

6. Can [she] dance very well?

Yes, [she] can. No, [she] can’t.

7. May [I] borrow you eraser?

Yes, [you] may. #No, [you] can’t.

8. Will [he] come early tomorrow?

Yes, he will. No, he won’t.

9. Did [your uncle] fall down from the ladder?

Yes, he did. No, he didn’t.

10. Are [you] busy now?

Yes, [I] am. No, [I] aren’t.

(Remember the subject must agree with the first word in the question. In short answers, the subject must agree with the verb.) (101)

Topic 40 Overview of Short Answers

Exercise 163 Give the short answers to the following questions.

1. Is John brave?

Yes_______________ No_______________

2. Are the boys honest?

Yes_______________ No_______________

3. Is the road narrow?

Yes______________ No_______________

4. Was the room dark yesterday?

Yes______________ No_______________

5. Were John and his friends clumsy?

Yes______________ No_______________

6. Was the box heavy?

Yes______________ No_________________

7. Are the teachers angry?

Yes________________ No_________________

8. Were they proud?

Yes________________ No_________________

Exercise 164

Give short answers to the following questions.

1. Shall we eat now?

Yes________________ No________________

2. Will the girl write a letter?

Yes_______________ No________________

3. Can Jack play the guitar?

Yes_______________ No________________

4. Shall we start now?

Yes______________ No________________

5. Will Peter visit us?

Yes______________ No________________

6. Can you cook well?

Yes______________ No________________

7. Could he call us?

Yes______________ No_________________

8. Could Meena go camping last weekend?

Yes_____________ No__________________

9. Will the children come early tomorrow?

Yes______________ No__________________

10. Can you speak Chinese very well?

Yes_____________ No__________________

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Exercise 165

Give short answers to the following questions.

1. Has Jean an umbrella?