11. Short answers

Short answers

Short answers

Contestar simplement "sí" o "no" sona maleducat en anglès.

La resposta breu és una manera educada de respondre "sí" o "no".

Exemple base
  Do you play basket? (=Jugues a basquet?)

Yes (=Sí)

Yes, I do. (=Sí) 

No (=No) ,

No, I don't. (=No) 

Per ajudar a la comprensió de la seva funció, podem pensar en aquests termes: "Yes, I do." (=Sí, jo ho faig) "No, I don’t." (=No, jo no ho faig)
però el seu equivalent en català és un simple: "Sí " "No"

Formes

Temps verbal

pregunta

resposta breu afirmativa

Yes + subjecte + auxiliar

resposta breu negativa

No + subjecte + auxiliar + not

To be (am/is/are)
Present  simple

Are you English?

Am I right?

Is it expensive?

Yes, I am

Yes, you are

Yes, it is

No, I am not

No, you aren't

No, it isn't

To be (was/were)
Past  simple

Were you in class?

Was I right?

Was it expensive?

Yes, I was

Yes, you were

Yes, it was

No, I wasn't

No, you weren't

No, it wasn't

Present simple

Do you play basket?

Does he play basket?

Yes, I  do

Yes, he does

No, I don’t

No, he doesn’t
Past simple

Did you play basket?

Did  he play basket?

Yes, I  did

Yes, he did

No, I didn’t

No, he didn’t
Present continuous

Are you playing basket?

Am I playing basket?

Is he playing basket?

Yes, I am

Yes, you are

Yes, he is

No, I am not

No, you aren't

No, he isn't

Past continuous

Were you playing basket?

Was I playing basket?

Was he playing basket?

Yes, I was

Yes, you were

Yes, he was

No, I wasn't

No, you weren't

No, he wasn't

Present perfect

Have you played basket?

Has he played basket?

Yes, I  have

Yes, he has

No, I haven’t

No, he hasn’t
Past perfect

Had you played basket?

Had he played basket?

Yes, I  had

Yes, he had

No, I hadn’t

No, he hadn’t
Future

Will you play basket?

Will he play basket?

Yes, I will

Yes, he will

No, I won't 

No, he won't 

Conditional (modals)

(exemple amb can)

Can you play basket?

Can he play basket?

Yes, I  can

Yes, he can

No, I can't 

No, he can't

Impersonal Present

(there is / there are= hi ha)

Is there a basketball?

Are there two basketballs?

Yes, There is

Yes, There are

No, there isn't

No, there aren't

Impersonal Past

(there was / there were= hi havia)

Was there a basketball?

Were there two basketballs?

Yes, There was

Yes, There were

No, there wasn't

No, there weren't