8.4 Risposte brevi aren t condizionale contratta did don t hasn t he/she/it I am isn t I/we/you/they non progressive pronome shouldn t Sì/No there is wasn t won t n Le risposte brevi o short answers, che in italiano si rendono semplicemente con . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., in inglese si costruiscono con: Yes, soggetto + ausiliare della domanda alla forma affermativa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . contratta No, soggetto + ausiliare della domanda alla forma negativa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Il soggetto è sempre espresso da un . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (NON da un nome) Is Harry at home? Yes, he is. (NON Yes, he s. e NON Yes, Harry is) Harry è a casa? Sì. A re the children in their room? No, they aren t. (NON No, they are not. e NON No, the children aren t. AFFERMATIVA present simple be present progressive be going to Yes, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes, we/you/they are. Yes, he/she/it is. NEGATIVA No, I m not. No, we/you/they aren t. No, he isn t/she isn t/it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . there is/are present simple, have got present perfect Yes, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . have. Yes, he/she/it has. present simple Yes, I/we/you/they do. No, there isn t. No, there . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No, I/we/you/they haven t. No, he/she/it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . does. No, I/we/you/they . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No, he/she/it doesn t. past . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes, I/he/she/it was. Yes, we/you/they were. No, I/he/she/it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No, we/you/they weren t. past simple Yes, I/he/she/it/we/you/they No, I/he/she/it/we/you/they didn t. past simple, be Domande, risposte, accordo/disaccordo/sorpresa Yes, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes, there are. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 past perfect Yes, I/he/she/it we/you/they had. No, I/he/she/it/we/you/they hadn t. futuro shall/will Yes, I/we shall/will. Yes, he/she/it/you/they will. No, I/we shan t/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No, he/she/it/you/they won t. can/could/may/ might/ must/should Yes, I/he/she/it/we/you/they can/ could/may/might/must/should. No, I/he/she/it/we/you/they can t/ couldn t/may not/might not/mustn t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes, I/he/she/it/we/you/they would. Modulo 8 / . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No, I/he/she/it/we/you/they wouldn t.