Short Answers

1) The simple Present Tense

Does / Doesn’t Gayani eat curd ?
Do / Don’t you understand this lesson ?
1. Yes I / We / You / They / He / She / It does / do
2. No I / We / You / They / He / She / It doesn’t / don’t
3. Why not ?
4. Yes of course / indeed / certainly
5. Yes sometimes
6. No never
2) The simple Past Tense
Did / Didn’t that boy come to class yesterday ? Did
/ Didn’t they get up early ?
1. Yes I / We / You / They / He / She / It did
2. No I / We / You / They / He / She / It didn’t
3. Why not ?
4. Yes of course / indeed / certainly
5. No never
3) The simple Future Tense
Will / Won’t father call you in the evening ? Will
/ Won’t they support us ?
1. Yes I / We / You / They / He / She / It will
2. No I / We / You / They / He / She / It won’t
3. Why not ?
4. Yes of course / indeed / certainly
5. Yes sometimes
4) The Present Continuous Tense
Is / Isn’t Nalaka sleeping in the room ?
Are / Aren’t you coming tomorrow ?
1. Yes I / We / You / They / He / She / It am / is / are
2. No I / We / You / They / He / She / It am not / isn’t / aren’t
3. Why not ?
4. Yes of course / indeed / certainly
5) The Past Continuous Tense
Was / Wasn’t Janaka working in the garden ?
Were / Weren’t they studying for the exam ?
1. Yes I / We / You / They / He / She / It was / wasn’t
2. No I / We / You / They / He / She / It were / weren’t
3. Why not ?
4. Yes of course / indeed / certainly
6) The Future Continuous Tense
Will / Won’t she be coming tomorrow ?
Will / Won’t they be having lunch ?
✓ Answer the future continuous question as in the simple future tense.
 7) The Present Perfect Tense
Has / Hasn’t Nimesha gone home ?
Have / Haven’t you done your homework ?
1. Yes I / We / You / They / He / She / It has / have
2. No I / We / You / They / He / She / It hasn’t /
haven’t
3. Why not ?
4. Yes of course / indeed / certainly
5. No never
8) The Past Perfect Tense
Had / Hadn’t he got up when you went ? Had /
Hadn’t you had lunch at 1.30 ?
1. Yes I / We / You / They / He / She / It had
2. No I / We / You / They / He / She / It hadn’t
3. Why not ?
4. Yes of course / indeed / certainly
9) The Future Perfect Tense
Will / Won’t mother have prepared lunch by 12.30 ? Will /
Won’t they have gone home by 5.30 ?
✓ Answer the future perfect question in the same way as in the simple future
tense.
10) The Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Has / Hasn’t Dinushi been working at BOC since 2013 ? Have /
Haven’t you been studying for 2 weeks ?
1. Yes I / We / You / They / He / She / It has / have
2. No I / We / You / They / He / She / It hasn’t /
haven’t
3. Why not ?
4. Yes of course / indeed / certainly
11) The Past Perfect Continuous Tense
Had /Hadn’t that boy been attending this class since March ? Had /
Hadn’t you been working here for a long time ?
1. Yes I / We / You / They / He / She / It had
2. No I / We / You / They / He / She / It hadn’t
3. Why not ?
4. Yes of course / indeed / certainly
12) Can
Can / Can’t you come tomorrow ?
Can / Can’t she drive ?
1. Yes I / We / You / They / He / She / It can
2. No I / We / You / They / He / She / It cann’t
3. Why not ?
4. Yes of course / indeed / certainly