Topic 31

Topic 31           Short Answers------------do/ don’t // does/ doesn’t

Simple Present Tense

             [ he   ]                                      [I      /      we ]

Does      [ she  ]     F1 …….?              Do    [you  /      you]      F1   

             [ it     ]                                      [              they]

Yes,  S   does.                               Yes,  S     do.

No,   S   doesn’t.                            No,   S     don’t.

(If the question starts with ‘Does’, the short answer always uses ‘does’.  If the question starts with ‘Do’, the short answer always uses ‘do’.)

   Does [Alice] play chess every day?

   Yes, [she] does.

    No, [she] doesn’t.

    Do [the children] laugh a lot?

    Yes, [they] do.

     No, [they] don’t.

    Do [you] sleep a lot every day?

    Yes,[ I ]  do.

    No, [I] don’t.

    Does [the hen] lay an egg every day?

    Yes, it does.

     No, it doesn’t.

Give short answers to the following questions.

1.  Does [San San] often lie?

     Yes________________                   No__________________

2.  Do [you] speak loudly?

     Yes_______________                     No__________________

3.  Do [the pupils] do the work neatly?

      Yes_______________                     No_________________

4.  Does [Peter] borrow the book from the library?

     Yes________________                    No_________________

5.  Does [the hamster] squeak at night?

     Yes_______________                      No_________________

6.  Do [your parents] weed the garden every weekend