Take each pair of word groups (X & Y). Notice how the response (Y) follows a pattern based on the prompting group (X). Observe the word order carefully in each response. Utter each pair of word groups 4-5 times ALOUD. 

Group 1

X: Are you ready? Y: Yes, I am.

X: Were you feeling awful? Y: Yes, I was.

X: Are you from John’s office? Y: Yes, we are.

X: Were you away? Y: Yes, we were.

X: Am I anybody now? Y: Yes, you are.

X: Was I wringing my hands then? Y: Yes, you were.

X: Is he against this plan? Y: Yes, he is.

X: Wasn’t he very calm? Y: Yes, he was.

X: Is she bursting from all the new information she has. Y: Yes, she is.

X: Was she laughing so hard? Y: Yes, she was.

X: Is it so very hard to describe what was happening? Y: Yes, it is.

X: Was it (= the scooter) making a droning sound? Y: Yes, it was.

X: Are they coming to visit us the next Sunday? Y: Yes, they are.

X: Weren’t they looking at him with interest? Y: Yes, they were.

Group 2

X: are you hungry? Y: No, I’m not.

X: You were racing after someone Y: No, I wasn’t.

X: We’re all one family, don’t you think? Y: No, we aren’t.

X: Were you there? Y: No, we weren’t.

X: Am I being unreasonable? Y: No, you aren’t.

X: Was I being too severe with them? Y: No, you weren’t.

X: Isn’t he even saying a word about it? Y: No, he isn’t.

X: Was he rubbing it hard? Y: No, he wasn’t.

X: She’s through washing them. Y: No, she wasn’t.

X: Was she winking at them. Y: No, she wasn’t.

X: Isn’t it a swell excuse? Y: No, it isn’t.

X: The milk was spread all over his shirt. Y: No, it wasn’t.

X: Your worries are over. Y: No, they aren’t.

X: Weren’t they through with their food by then. Y: No, they weren’t.

Group 3

X: do you sometimes force yourself to laugh? Y: Yes, I do.

X: Did you make a hole? Y: Yes, I did.

X: Do you hear him shouting? Y: Yes, we do.

X: Did you hear him hammering? Y: Yes, we did.

X: Do I talk a lot? Y: Yes, you do.

X: Did I tell you about it? Y: Yes, you did.

X: Does he often pick fights with customers? Y: Yes, he does.

X: Did he hear her telling me all that? Y: Yes, he did.

X: Does she always talk about sicknesses? Y: Yes, she does.

X: Did she make a face at you. Y: Yes, she did.

X: Does it matter? Y: Yes, it does.

X: Did the wound worry him. Y: Yes, it did.

X: Do they know you? Y: Yes, they do.

X: Did they admit it? Y: Yes, they did.

X: Does her new flat have a big kitchen? Y: Yes, it does.

X: Do they have a car. Y: Yes, they do.

Group 4

X: Do you like having to stand up in front of an audience and speak? Y: No, I don’t.

X: Did you hear the tap dripping? Y: No, I didn’t.

X: Do you hear them still quarrel? Y: No, we don’t.

X: Did you see him paying us? Y: No, we didn’t.

X: Do I interfere too much? Y: No, you don’t.

X: Did we make any promise to her? Y: No, you didn’t.

X: Does he show the right spirit. Y: No, he doesn’t.

X: Did he wait patiently? Y: No, he didn’t.

X: Does she always argue about prices? Y: No, she doesn’t.

X: Did she hear you threatening them? Y: No, she didn’t.

X: Does his friendship mean a great deal to you? Y: No, it doesn’t.

X: Did it feel like wood? Y: No, it didn’t.

X: Do we have any choice? Y: No, we don’t.

X: Did you have any difficulty finding her place? Y: No, I didn’t.

Group 5

1.  
2. 1. X: Have you seen him lately? Y: Yes, I have.

X: Had you shut the door before you left? Y: Yes, I had.

X: Hasn’t she got beautiful eyes? Y: Yes, she has.

X: Have you got change for a 5-rupee note? Y: Yes, I have.

X: Haven’t we met somewhere before. Y: Yes, we have.

X: Had you done anything wrong? Y: Yes, we had.

X: Have I ever pretended otherwise? Y: Yes, you have.

X: Had I ever refused to do it before then? Y: Yes, you had.

X: Has he had enough? Y: Yes, he had.

X: Hadn’t he done well? Y: Yes, he had.

X: Has she finished her course? Y: Yes, she has.

X: Had she given up everything by then? Y: Yes, she had.

X: Has it been boiling? Y: Yes, it has.

X: Had it been raining before they started? Y: Yes, it had.

X: Haven’t they made a mess of it? Y: Yes, they have.

X: Had they won ever before? Y: Yes, they had.

Group 6

X: Have you (got) time tomorrow? Y: No, I haven’t.

X: Had you any idea at that time why she was so rude? Y: No, I hadn’t.

X: Have you tried using coconut oil? Y: No, we haven’t.

X: Had you enough then? Y: No, we hadn’t.

X: Have I ever asked for a loan? Y: No, you haven’t.

X: Had we given you any trouble before then? Y: No, you hadn’t.

X: Has he said anything like that before. Y: No, he hasn’t.

X: Had he already posted it? Y: No, he hadn’t.

X: Has she made sure? Y: No, she hasn’t.

X: Had she said anything to him? Y: No, she hadn’t.

X: Has it had any effect on him? Y: No, it hasn’t.

X: Had it crashed to the ground? Y: No, it hadn’t.

X: Haven’t they got a better one? Y: No, they haven’t.

X: Hadn’t they reminded him? Y: No, they hadn’t.

Group 7

X: Will you help them? Y: Yes, I will.

X: Would you ask him yourself? Y: Yes, I would.

X: Will you get there in time? Y: Yes, we will.

X: Would they be co-operative. Y: Yes, they would.

X: Will I ever forget it? Y: Yes, you will.

X: Will he really come? Y: Yes, he will.

X: Would he stand a better chance then? Y: Yes, he would.

X: Will she be willing to fix it for me? Y: Yes, she will.

X: Would she listen to me? Y: Yes, she would.

X: Will it help? Y: Yes, it will.

X: Would it surprise him to know it? Y: Yes, it would.

X: Will they lend it to you? Y: Yes, they will.

X: Would they be content with that. Y: Yes, they would.

Group 8

X: Will you do it any more? Y: No, I won’t.

X: Would you do it if you could? Y: No, I wouldn’t.

X: Will you take this? Y: No, we won’t.

X: Would you mind if I refused it? Y: No, we wouldn’t.

X: Will I do for the work? Y: No, you won’t.

X: Would I have got it if I had tried? Y: No, you wouldn’t.

X: Will he have to do this? Y: No, he won’t.

X: Will she warm up the cold food? Y: No, she won’t.

X: Would she complain about the delay? Y: No, she wouldn’t.

X: Will that be the end of it? Y: No, it won’t.

X: Wouldn’t it be better to ignore it? Y: No, it wouldn’t.

X: Will they change their mind?  Y: No, they won’t.

X: Would they keep it in mind? Y: No, they wouldn’t.

X: Would it cost very much? Y: No, it wouldn’t.

Group 9

X: Can you afford it? Y: Yes, I can.

X: Could you complete it in time? Y: Yes, I could.

X: Can you repair the car? Y: Yes, I can.

X: Could you see from there? Y: Yes, we could.

X: Can I help at all? Y: Yes, you can.

X: Could I have left it there? Y: Yes, you could.

X: Can he make tea? Y: Yes, he can.

X: Could he have smelt something burning? Y: Yes, he could.

X: Can she come this way? Y: Yes, she can.

X: Could she have understood it. Y: Yes, she could.

X: Can it happen again? Y: Yes, it can.

X: Could the dog have howled? Y: Yes, it could.

X: Can they prove it? Y: Yes, they can.

X: Could they see the difference. Y: Yes, they could.

Group 10

X: Can you get there by then. Y: No, I can’t.

X: Could you find your bag? Y: No, I couldn’t.

X: Can’t you let us have it rather sooner? Y: No, we can’t.

X: Could we have got there by any other way? Y: No, we couldn’t.

X: Can I approach his father perhaps? Y: No, you can’t. 

X: Could I have known it was here? Y: No, you couldn’t.

X: Can he do any better? Y: No, he can’t.

X: Couldn’t he have hired one? Y: No, he couldn’t.

X: Can she sign the contract? Y: No, she can’t.

X: Could she see the light in the distance? Y: No, she couldn’t.

X: Can it be today? Y: No, it can’t.

X: Could such a thing have happened? Y: No, it couldn’t.

X: Can they carry it? Y: No, they can’t.

X: Couldn’t they leave it till today? Y: No, they couldn’t.

Group 11

X: Must you tell him about it. Y: Yes, I must.

X: Must we follow his advice? Y: Yes, we must.

X: Must I be so early? Y: Yes, you must.

X: Must he be so insistent? Y: Yes, he must.

X: Must she be so severe with them? Y: Yes, she must.

X: Must it be similar to this? Y: Yes, it must.

X: Must they have said it openly and publicly? Y: Yes, they must.

Group 12

X: Must I turn on electricity? Y: No, you mustn’t.

X: Must I help her? Y: No, you needn’t.

X: Must we welcome them to our place? Y: No, we mustn’t.

X: Must we weight it? Y: No, we needn’t.

X: Must I speak to them roughly? Y: No, you mustn’t.

X: Must I go round the corner? Y: No, you needn’t.

X: Must he be so strict with the children? Y: No, he mustn’t.

X: Must he act in her place when she goes away? Y: No, he needn’t.

X: Must she reject the offer outright? Y: No, she mustn’t.

X: Must she get very stern with them? Y: No, she needn’t.

X: Must it be full? Y: No, it mustn’t.

X: Must it be precise and exact? Y: No, it needn’t.

X: Must they stop payment? Y: No, they mustn’t.

X: Must they wear their hair long? Y: No, they needn’t.

Group 13

X: I’m away quite often. Y: So am I.

X: I was going to give it to her. Y: So was I.

X: he’s worried about the money. Y: So are we.

X: I was busy yesterday. Y: So were we.

X: He is very fond of samosas. Y: So are you.

X: You were being very unfair. Y: So were you.

X: You’re always making excuses. Y: So is he.

X: She was unlucky. Y: So was he.

X: He’s always making mistakes. Y: So is see.

X: You were so terribly rude. Y: So was she.

X: That’s a different one. Y: So is this?

X: This was in that corner. Y: So was that.

X: We are ready to start. Y: So are they.

X: He was very sorry about it. Y: So were they.

Group 14

X: I’m not happy about it. Y: Neither am I.

X: I was not criticizing her. Y: Neither was I.

X: He’s not blaming them. Y: Neither are we.

X: I was not sure about that. Y: Neither were we.

X: You are not the boss around here. Y: Neither are you.

X: You aren’t their favourite anymore. Y: Neither is he.

X: She wasn’t particular about it. Y: Neither was he.

X: He isn’t a friendly sort of fellow. Y: Neither is she.

X: You weren’t smiling. Y: Neither was she.

X: That’s not made of plastic. Y: Neither is this.

X: This was not with him. Y: Neither was that.

X: We’re not expert in this kind of work. Y: Neither are they.

X: He was not modest at all in his talk. Y: Neither were they.

Group 15

X: I love the kids. Y: So do I.

X: I enjoyed watching them play. Y: So did I.

X: He wants to go on leave. Y: So do we.

X: They wanted to meet him. Y: So did we.

X: He gets angry easily. Y: So do you.

X: He promised her a watch for her birthday. Y: So did you.

X: She always boasts about his influence over them. Y: So does he.

X: They scolded her for her rude behaviour. Y: So did he.

X: I hate cooking. Y: So does she.

X: He kept interrupting them. Y: So did she.

X: This (=my car) breaks down too often. Y: So does that.

X: That tasted of kerosene. Y: So did this.

X: They enjoy entertaining friends. Y: So do we.

X: They spoke severely to him. Y: So did we.

Group 16

X: I don’t mind washing up. Y: Neither do I.

X: I didn’t accept the invitation. Y: Neither did I.

X: They don’t care for football matches. Y: Neither do we.

X: They didn’t act wisely. Y: Neither did we.

X: You don’t care for your children. Y: Neither do you.

X: He didn’t eat them all at once. Y: Neither did you.

X: She doesn’t like ironing clothes. Y: Neither does he.

X: They didn’t ask the price. Y: Neither did he.

X: He doesn’t like eating out. Y: Neither does she.

X: He didn’t save any of it for later. Y: Neither did she.

X: That doesn’t look good. Y: Neither does this.

X: This didn’t look impressive then. Y: Neither did that.

X: We don’t mind personal questions. Y: Neither do they.

X: He didn’t have any more trouble. Y: Neither did they.

Group 17

X: I’ve missed the last bus. Y: So have I.

X: He’d suffered a lot of pain. Y: So had I.

X: They’ve got to work on Sundays. Y: So have we.

X: I had better go. Y: So had we.

X: She’s already got one. Y: So have you.

X: You had better mind your manners. Y: So had you.

X: She’s made the same mistake again. Y: So has he.

X: She had seen me in the street. Y: So had he.

X: He has plenty of spare copies. Y: So has she.

X: He’d brought two dozen. Y: So had she.

X: This has stopped working. Y: So has that.

X: That’d rusted. Y: So had this.

X: You’ve lost your chance. Y: So have they.

X: He had to make a large contribution. Y: So had they.

Group 18

X: I haven’t time now. Y: Neither have I.

X: He hadn’t smoked for several days. Y: Neither had I.

X: We haven’t seen her for ages. Y: Neither have we.

X: They hadn’t been there long. Y: Neither had we.

X: She has no real excuse. Y: Neither have you.

X: He had no strength left. Y: Neither had you.

X: She hasn’t written to them. Y: Neither has he.

X: They hadn’t answered her letter. Y: Neither had he.

X: He hasn’t forgotten. Y: Neither has she.

X: I hadn’t heard about them. Y: Neither had he.

X: That has nothing to do with it. Y: Neither has this.

X: This hadn’t a dent in it. Y: Neither had that.

X: We haven’t included Ahmed. Y: Neither had they.

X: I had never seen you so angry till then. Y: Neither had they.

Group 19

X: They’ll be here by 10. Y: So will I?

X: I’d like one more. Y: So would I.

X: They’ll both come. Y: So will we?

X: They’d rather refuse it. Y: So would we.

X: You will be sorry for it later. Y: So will you.

X: You would be happier there. Y: So would you.

X: They’ll get away with it. Y: So will he.

X: They’d be delighted. Y: So would he.

X: He’ll be surprised. Y: So will she.

X: From time to time, he’d ring them up. Y: So would she.

X: This will take at least a month. Y: So will that.

X: That’d worsen the situation. Y: So would this.

X: We’ll leave before dawn. Y: So will they.

X: He’d rather wait. Y: So would they?

Group 20

X: He won’t be able to help. Y: Neither will I.

X: He wouldn’t contribute. Y: Neither would I.

X: they won’t budge on this issue. Y: Neither will we.

X: They wouldn’t lend me the money. Y: Neither would we.

X: You’ll never get it. Y: Neither will you.

X: He wouldn’t take that risk. Y: Neither would you.

X: They wouldn’t yield to their critics. Y: Neither would he.

X: He won’t do it any more. Y: Neither will she.

X: He wouldn’t agree to our plan. Y: Neither would she.

X: That won’t do at all. Y: Neither will this.

X: This wouldn’t make any difference. Y: Neither would that.

X: We won’t be away long. Y: Neither will they.

X: He wouldn’t like this. Y: Neither would they.

Group 21

X: I can manage it alone, Y: So can I.

X: I could have told a lie. Y: So could I?

X: I can hear a noise. Y: So can we.

X: they could have tried again. Y: So could we.

X: You can win easily. Y: So can you?

X: You could have asked for it, Y: So could you.

X: She can start immediately, Y: So can he?

X: You could have delayed it a bit longer. Y: So could he?

X: He can come tomorrow. Y: So can she?

X: They could have finished it yesterday. Y: So could she.

X: This (= tub) can hold twenty gallons, Y: So can that.

X: That could have been their mistake. Y: So could this.

X: You can borrow it from there. Y: So can they?

X: He could have told us Y: So could they?

Group 22

X: I can’t manage Sunday. Y: Neither can I.

X: I couldn’t think what to give them. Y: Neither could I.

X: They can’t undo the door. Y: Neither can we

X: they couldn’t collect the parcel yesterday. Y: Neither could we

X: He can’t afford it. Y: Neither can you,

X: He couldn’t do anything about it. Y: Neither could you.

X: She can’t possibly do that. Y: Neither can he

X: She couldn’t be rude to them. Y: Neither could he

X: He can’t do any better. Y: Neither can she

X: They couldn’t start before 4. Y: Neither could she.

X: This can’t be theirs, Y: neither can that.

X: That couldn’t have been there. Y: Neither could this.

X: We can’t eat all that. Y: Neither can they.

X: We couldnṅ’t give him more than one. Y: Neither could they.

Group 23

X: I must leave early today, Y: So must I.

X: We must finish it by tomorrow. Y: So must we.

X: He must be very happy. Y: So must you.

X: You must stop gossiping. Y: So must she.

X: This must be hers. Y: So must that.

X: Th must be at the back. Y: So must this.

X: He must learn to remain calm. Y: So must they.

Group 24

X: I mustn’t find him here again. Y: Neither must I.

X: She mustn’t shout like this. Y: Neither must we.

X: You mustn’t go there. Y: Neither must you,

X: they mustn’t be so stiff. Y: Neither must he.

X: He mustn’t see you here. Y: Neither must she,

X: This mustn’t be here. Y: Neither must that

X: We mustn’t have accepted it. Y: Neither must they.