Forming Short Answers

(TESOL Worksheet--Short Answers)
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[A standard focus on form sheet.  Perhaps a little bit pedantic, but the assumption is that if I was going to do a boring  focus on form lesson, than the least I could do was make it more interactive instead of just giving the students the structure.]

Forming Short Answers

Directions: Put the words below into the appropriate box.  Some words you will use more than once.

am, are, auxiliary verb, do, does, did, has, have, is, not, subject, was, were

Short answers with yes are answered in the following way:

Yes

Short answers with no are answered in the following way:

No

Present Tense Example: Do you play soccer?  Yes I do/No I don’t

Yes

No

Past Tense Example:  Did you play soccer?  Yes I did/No I didn’t

Yes

No

Present Perfect Simple Example: Have you played soccer?  Yes I have/No I haven’t.

Yes

No

Present Continuous Example: Are you playing soccer?  Yes I am/ No I’m not

Yes

No

Past Continuous Example: Were you playing soccer?  Yes I was/ No I wasn’t.

Yes

No

Present Perfect Continuous

Have you been playing soccer?  Yes I have/ No I haven’t.

Yes

No

Answers: Forming Short Answers

Directions: Put the words below into the appropriate box.  Some words you will use more than once.

am, are, auxiliary verb, do, does, did, has, have, is, not, subject, was, were

Short answers with yes are answered in the following way:

Yes

subject

auxiliary verb

Short answers with no are answered in the following way:

No

subject

auxiliary verb

not

Present Tense Example: Do you play soccer?  Yes I do/No I don’t

Yes	subject	do
		does

No	subject	do	not
		does

Past Tense Example:  Did you play soccer?  Yes I did/No I didn’t

Yes

subject

did

No

subject

did

not

Present Perfect Simple Example: Have you played soccer?  Yes I have/No I haven’t.

Yes	subject	have
		has

No	subject	have	not
		has

Present Continuous Example: Are you playing soccer?  Yes I am/ No I’m not

Yes	subject	am
		is
		are

No	subject	am	not
		is
		are

Past Continuous Example: Were you playing soccer?  Yes I was/ No I wasn’t.

Yes	subject	was
		were

No	subject	was	not
		were

Present Perfect Continuous

Have you been playing soccer?  Yes I have/ No I haven’t.

Yes	subject	have
		has

No	subject	have	not
		has