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short yes/no-answers korte ja/nee-antwoorden

Short yes/no-answers Korte ja/nee-antwoorden

Do you like doing homework? > No, I do not.

Is she your sister? > No, she is not.

Does he have a license? > Yes, he does.

Can you fly an airplane? > Yes, I can.

Are you interested in buying a new tv? > Yes, I am. / No, I am not.

Short yes/no-answers Korte ja/nee-antwoorden

Het is in het Engels niet beleefd om alleen maar met Yes of No te antwoorden. Daarom worden vaak korte zinnen als antwoord gebruikt. In deze korte antwoorden herhaal je het eerste werkwoord uit de vraag. Begint je antwoord met JA dan is dat bevestigend.

Are you Mike? Yes, I am. Begint je antwoord met NEE dan is dat ontkennend. In het Engels gebruik je dan ook nog het woord not.

Is he a friend of yours? No, he is not/isn’t.

Short yes/no-answers Korte ja/nee-antwoorden

Is that your new bike? Yes, it is. No, it is not./ No, it isn’t. Can I raise money for AIDS research? Yes, you can. No, you can not./No, you can’t. Should we help her? Yes, we should. No, we shouldn’t. Do they have English on Mondays? Yes, they do. No, they do not./No, they don’t. Does he always laugh this loud? Yes, he does. No, he doesn’t.

Short yes/no-answers Korte ja/nee-antwoorden

Was he playing on his phone? Yes, he was. No, he was not./ No, he wasn’t. Did she clean her room? Yes, she did. No, she did not./No, she didn’t. Have we been there before? Yes, we have. No, we have not./ No, we haven’t.

Short yes/no-answers Korte ja/nee-antwoorden

Exercise 1: Answer the questions / Beantwoord de vragen met ja of nee.

Voorbeeld: Are you done with your homework yet? (ja) Yes, I am.

1 Is that a good idea? (ja)

2 Do you need any help with that? (ja)

3 Has she bought a house? (nee)

4 Can I give you some advice? (nee)

5 Are you from the Netherlands? (ja)

6 Does he like music? (ja)

7 Do you have a cat? (nee)

8. Could we stop by later today? (nee)

Short yes/no-answers Korte ja/nee-antwoorden

Exercise 1: Answer the questions / Beantwoord de vragen met ja of nee. Voorbeeld: Are you done with your homework yet? (ja) Yes, I am. 1 Is that a good idea? (ja) Yes, it is. 2 Do you need any help with that? (ja) Yes, I do. 3 Has she bought a house? (nee) No, she hasn’t. 4 Can I give you some advice? (nee) No, you can’t. 5 Are you from the Netherlands? (ja) Yes, I am. 6 Does he like music? (ja) Yes, he does. 7 Do you have a cat? (nee) No, I haven’t. 8. Could we stop by later today? (nee) No, you can’t. [Let op! Zie can, could, may]

Short yes/no-answers Korte ja/nee-antwoorden

Is it all clear to you? (ja/nee)

Yes, it is. / No, it is not/isn’t.

@meestergijs SirPalsrok

short yes/no-answers korte ja/nee-antwoorden