by Tom Rohrbach
Choose the correct short answer for each question.
(Some answers are "yes" and some are "no", just for practice.)
'BE' VERB - for present, present progressive, and future ('be going to') | |||||
SUBJECT | I | you | he - she - it | we | they |
SHORT ANSWER |
Yes, I am. No, I'm not. |
Yes, you are... No, you're not. No, you aren't. |
Yes, he is. No, he's not. No, he isn't. |
Yes, we are. No, we're not. No, we aren't. |
Yes, they are. No, they're not. No, they aren't. |
SIMPLE PRESENT |
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SUBJECT | I | you | he - she - it | we | they |
SHORT ANSWER |
Yes, I do. No, I don't. |
Yes, you do. No, you don't. |
Yes, she does. No, she doesn't. |
Yes, we do. No, we don't. |
Yes, they do. No, they don't. |
SIMPLE PAST |
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SUBJECT | I | you | he - she - it | we | they |
SHORT ANSWER |
Yes, I did. No, I didn't. |
Yes, you did. No, you didn't. |
Yes, it did. No, it didn't. |
Yes, we did. No, we didn't. |
Yes, they did. No, they didn't. |
NOTE: Do not use a contraction for a positive short answer:
EXAMPLES:
Yes, it’s. → Yes, it is.
Yes, she’s. → Yes, she is.
Yes, they’re. → Yes, they
are.
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