Respuestas cortas en inglés = Shorts answers in English

Las respuestas cortas se utilizan muchísimo en el inglés hablado y por eso hay que darle cierta importancia. Responde a las preguntas tipo “Sí” o “No”.

Ejemplos

Shorts answer

1. Can you speak English? - Yes , I can
2. Do you play tennis? No, I don' t
3. Hav e you got the time? Yes, I have. It's a quarter past ten.

La estructura básica es:

Yes / No, + Pronombre sujeto + verbo auxiliar

El auxiliar en la respuesta corta depende del verbo o auxiliar empleado en la pregunta y tiene que concordar con el pronombre sujeto.

He aquí una tabla con los tiempos verbales más usuales.

Verb Tense	Example	Yes	No
“To be” in the Present	Are you Spanish? Is she from Scotland?	Yes, I am Yes, she is	No, I'm not No, she isn't
“To be” in the Past	Were you at home last night?	Yes, I was	No, I wasn' t
Can	Can you sing well?	Yes, I can	No, I can't
Have got	Have you got a sister?	Yes, I have	No, I haven't
Present Simple	Do you want a cake? Does Tom drink coffee?	Yes , I do Yes, he does	No I don't No, he doesn't
Present Continuous	Are they going to the cinema tonight?	Yes, they are	No they aren't
Past Simple	Did you work until late?	Yes, I did	No, I didn't
Past Continuous	Were you working yesterday at 8.00?	Yes, I was	No I wasn't
Present Perfect	Have you been to Rome before?	Yes, I have	No, I haven't
Past Perfect	Had the train left when you arrived?	Yes, it had	No , it hadn't
Futute “will”	Will you have children in the future?	Yes, I will	No , I won't
Peticiones con Would (También situaciones hipotéticas)	Would you like some tea? Would you help me if I asked you?	Yes, I would	No, I wouldn 't