The Present Simple Tense: Closed Questions & Short Answers

Grammar - The Present Simple Tense: Closed Questions ➤ Yes/No

With closed questions (for the responses: yes and no), we use do, don't, does and doesn't.

• DO + SUBJ. + INFINITIVE ... ?
• Yes, + SUBJ. + DO
• DO + SUBJ. + INFINITIVE ... ?
• No, + SUBJ. + NEG. DO
• DO → do/does
• Yes, + I/you/we/they + do.
• Do you like cats?
• Yes, I do.
• No, + I/you/we/they + don't.
• Do they play football?
• No, they don't.
• Yes, + he/she/it + does.
• Does he swim a lot?
• Yes, he does.
• No, + he/she/it + doesn't.
• Does she read every day?
• No, she doesn't.