Answer the following sentences with short answers. Contractions are not used in the affirmative. Note also the following changes:
I→you; we→you, we; you→I, we; he, she, it and
they do not change.
1 Example:
Can you speak Catalan?
Yes, I can.
No, I can't/No, I cannot.
a Can you look in on him on your way home?
b Can you tell me what happened?
c Can she play the violin?
d Can they mend a puncture?
e Can he draw?
2 Example:(he, she, it has; I, you, we, they have; see
unit 6, part 4, sections 1 and 2.)
Have you got a match?
Yes, I have.
No, I haven't/No, I have not.
a Have they got a pekinese?
b Has she got a bungalow?
c Has it got four legs?
d Have you got a bulldog?
e Have we got enough sugar?
3 Example: (I am; he, she, it is; you, we, they are; see
unit 6, part 1, section 1.)
Are they sad?
Yes, they are.
No, they aren't/No, they are not.
a Am I a good student?
b Is there
a van?
c Are there two vans?
d Is he doing his homework?
e Are you a writer?
4 Example: (simple present
: all the persons, but the third person singular)
Do you fancy going to the theatre?
Yes, I do.
No, I don't/No, I do not.
a Do you like rum babas?
b Do they wish to go out?
c Do you take honey?
d Do they deliver on Sundays?
e Do I sing very well?
5 Example: (simple present: he, she, it)
Does it rain a lot in your country?
Yes, it does.
No, it doesn't/No, it does not.
a Does she dry up very often?
b Does his mother tuck him in every night?
c Does this bomb go off very easily?
d Does he live abroad?
e Does he read newspapers?
6 Revision exercise.
a Can you tell us the truth?
b Do you travel a lot?
c Have you got a cigarette?
d Have you got a light?
e Do they cook it on a low heat?
f Is there any apple juice?
g Are there any onions?
h Is there a glass of rosé?
i Do you wish to come here tomorrow evening?
j Does she avoid talking to them?
k Do we have to put everything away before going to bed?
l Do you want to pick her up for me?
m Does the grass need cutting?
n Does he have a swim every day?
o Do you detest babas?
p Do they use a computer?
q Do you eat meat?
r Does she go out every Saturday night?
s Are there two buildings?
t Can they play the trumpet?
u Is it foggy?
v Do you prefer tea to coffee?
w Has he got a French restaurant?
x Are they doing the housework?
y Has he got a terrible cough?
z Is money the root of all evil?
7 Example: (simple past; see also
unit 7, part 3.)
Did you teach Italian?
Yes, I did.
No, I didn't/No, I did not.
a Did you drink all the red wine?
b Did they pass their driving-tests?
c Did she win the chess tournament?
d Did it hail yesterday afternoon?
e Did we post that letter?
8 Example: (I, he, she, it
was; you, we, they
were; see
unit 6, part 1, section 2.)
Was he in yesterday morning?
Yes, he was.
No, he wasn't/No, he was not.
a Were there many rabbits?
b Was the rain bucketing down?
c Was she a friend of yours?
d Was it wet last month?
e Were you sick?
9 Example: (he, she, it
has; other persons,
have; see
unit 6, part 4, section 9, and
unit 7, parts 5 and
6.)
Have you ever been to York?
Yes, we have.
No, we haven't/No, we have not.
a Has she taken her life?
b Have you ever seen a ghost?
c Has he wrapped up all the parcels?
d Have they stopped shooting?
e Have we sent Sue the letter we wrote yesterday?
10 Revision exercise.
a Do you think they will imprison him?
b Have you ever drunk Catalan wine?
c Can you climb craggy mountains?
d Was he having breakfast when you got home this morning?
e Does he think I'm lazy?
f Was she dressed up like a dog's dinner?
g Have they got Aids?
h Are they really going to eat raw meat?
i Do you reckon they will exile her?
j Is she a neighbour of Mike's?
k Did you tell her my name?
l Were you outside the museum when you met him?
m Has he got a lot of baskets?
n Is there a river?
o Has he been to the department store?
p Did he commit suicide?
q Did you drown the fairy cakes in brandy?
r Have you invited your mother-in-law?
s Is James your stepson?
t Did he enjoy your wedding?
u Have you eaten your dinner?
v Were they playing poker when the police entered the garage?
w Does the grass want watering?
x Do they bark at night?
y Can she fly an aeroplane?
z Is her fly undone?
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Use
there as the subject of the short answer.
For full details about the simple present form, see
unit 7, part 1.