YES / NO - QUESTIONS

 

YES / NO QUESTIONS

Yes / No questions do not take the question words what, when, why, where etc. Yes / No questions are used to check information or ask for confirmation. These questions are those questions that expect ‘yes’ or ‘no’ as answer.

 EXAMPLES:

Are you going out?

Ans: Yes, I am.

 

Has she returned your money?

Ans: No, she hasn’t.

 

Do you live in Delhi?

Ans: No, I don’t.

 

Does she speak French?

Ans: Yes, she does.

 

Did you meet Dolly last night?

Ans: No, I didn’t.

 

PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE

Does he go to Mumbai?

Ans: No, he doesn’t.

 

Do you buy car?

Ans: No, I don’t.

 

Do we know each other?

Ans: No, we don’t.

 

Does it bite him?

Ans: Yes, it does.

 

Does she love you?

Ans: Yes, she does.

 

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Are you going to London?

Ans: Yes, I am

 

Is it raining heavily?

Ans: No, it isn’t.

 

Are they building house?

Ans: Yes, they are.

 

Is he colouring wall?

Ans: Yes, he is.

 

Are students learning grammar?

Ans: No, they aren’t.

 

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

Have you plucked flowers?

Ans: Yes, I have.

 

Has she missed her?

Ans: No, she hasn’t.

 

Have they remembered you?

Ans: No, they haven’t.

 

Has he pasted picture?

Ans: No, he hasn’t.

 

Have you received flowers on birthday?

Ans: Yes, I have.

 

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Have you been enjoying it?

Ans: Yes, I have.

 

Has she been dressing her hair?

Ans: No, she hasn’t.

 

Have they been coming today?

Ans: No, they haven’t.

 

Has he been typing words?

Ans: No, he hasn’t.

 

Have you been watching movies?

Ans: No, I haven’t.

 

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Did you know him?

Ans: Yes, I know him.

 

Did she like it?

Ans: Yes, she did.

 

PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

Was he riding bike?

Ans: Yes, he was.

 

Were they listening music?

Ans: No, they weren’t.

 

PAST PERFECT TENSE

Had she caught him?

Ans: No, she hadn’t.

 

Had you learnt guitar?

Ans: Yes, I had.

 

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Had he been tilling the field?

Ans: No, he hadn’t.

 

Had they been working since morning?

Ans: Yes, they had.

 

SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE

Shall we buy Samsung phone?

Ans: Yes, we shall.

 

Will she read your letter?

Ans: No, she won’t.

 

FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE

Will you be writing letters?

Ans: Yes, I will.

 

Shall we be going to library?

Ans: Yes, we shall.

 

FUTURE PERFECT TENSE

Will he have swiped a guitar?

Ans: No, he won’t.

 

Will it have jumped out?

Ans: Yes, it will.

 

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Will she have been working in IT Company?

Ans: Yes, she will.

 

Will he have been doing all work?

Ans: Yes, he will.

 

 MODALS

Can you repeat it?

Ans: Yes, you can.

 

May I visit you today?

Ans: Yes, you may.

 

Will you pass the sugar?

Ans: No, I won’t.

 

Should they stay there?

Ans: Yes, they should.

 

Might they go?

Ans: Yes, they might.

 

Ought she to study hard?

Ans: No, she oughtn’t.

 

Could he ride?

Ans: Yes, he could.

 

Would you like to drink coffee?

Ans: No, I wouldn’t.

 

Should I clean my room?

Ans: Yes, you should.

 

Must they leave now?

Ans: Yes, they must.