This is a grammar and conversation drill for students to solidify their ability to give accurate answers to common questions. Answers are meant to be short natural responses.

1. Common
Questions
and Answers

2. Basic ‘yes’ or ‘no’
Questions
#1

3. Can, Do, Be
1. Are you a local?
2. Do you like hiking?
3. Can you swim?
4. Is he your brother?
5. Is that a hot pot
restaurant?
6. Does she speak English?
7. Do they know how to play
poker?
8. Can we take a break now
please?
1. Yes I am. (No I’m not)
2. Yes I do. (No I don’t)
3. Yes I can. (No I can’t)
4. Yes he is. (No he isn’t)
5. Yes it is. (No it isn’t)
6. Yes she does. (No she
doesn’t)
7. Yes they do. (No they
don’t)
8. Yes we can. (No we can’t)
#2

4. Can, Do, Be (Past)
1. Were you at the beach
yesterday?
2. Was he an engineer when he
was young?
3. Was your dinner tasty?
4. Could you swim when you
were young?
5. Could the waitress speak
English?
6. Did you go to the beach last
weekend?
7. Did they pass the exam?
1. Yes I was. (No I wasn’t)
2. Yes he was. (No he wasn’t)
3. Yes it was. (No it wasn’t)
4. Yes I could. (No I couldn’t)
5. Yes she could. (No she
couldn’t)
6. Yes I did. (No I didn’t)
7. Yes they did. (No they
didn’t)
#3

5. Can, Be (Future)
1. Will you be able to
come to class?
2. Are you going to be
able to come to
work?
3. Are you going to be
late for work?
4. Will you be late for
work?
Yes I will.
No I won’t.
Yes I am.
No I’m not.
Yes I am.
No I’m not.
Yes I will.
No I won’t.
#4

6. Other Future Questions
1. Will you be happy if
I send you a red
packet?
2. Are you going to
take a vacation this
summer?
3. Are you doing
anything interesting
this weekend.
•Yes I will.
(No I won’t)
•Yes I am.
(No I’m not)
•Yes I am.
(No I’m not)
#5

7. Confirmation
Questions
#6

8. Right Questions
1. You are an engineer right?
2. You like hot weather right?
3. You can speak English right?
4. You know him right?
5. You did Yoga before right?
6. You were the winner right?
7. You are going to Japan
right?
8. You will be the teacher
right?
1. Yes I am. (No I’m not)
2. Yes I do. (No I don’t)
3. Yes I can. (No I
4. Yes I do. (No I don’t)
5. Yes I did. (No I didn’t)
6. Yes I was. (No I wasn’t)
7. Yes I am. (No I’m not)
8. Yes I will. (No I won’t)
#7

9. Right Questions
1. You are an engineer right?
2. You like hot weather right?
3. You can speak English
right?
4. You know him right?
5. You did Yoga before right?
6. You were the winner right?
7. You are going to Japan
right?
8. You will be the teacher
right?
1. You are an engineer aren’t you?
2. You like hot weather don’t you?
3. You can speak English can’t you?
4. You know him don’t you?
5. You did Yoga before didn’t you?
6. You were the winner weren’t
you?
7. You are going to Japan aren’t
you?
8. You will be the teacher won’t
you?
#8

10. Remove ‘right’ but keep the same meaning
1. You’ve been to England right?
2. You could’ve asked for help right?
3. You would help me move right?
4. You could ask for help right?
5. You do yoga right?
6. You can’t understand Korean
right?
7. You don’t play basketball right?
8. You don’t want to go to that
restaurant right?
9. Your dog is 15 years old now
right?
1. You’ve been to England haven’t you?
2. You could’ve asked for help
couldn’t you?
3. You would help me move wouldn’t?
4. You could ask for help couldn’t?
5. You do yoga don’t you?
6. You can’t understand Korean can
you?
7. You don’t play basketball do you?
8. You don’t want to go to that
restaurant do you?
9. Your dog is 15 years old now isn’t it?
#9

11. Change to “isn’t it” question1. You’ve been to England right?
2. You could’ve asked for help
right?
3. You would help me move
right?
4. You could ask for help right?
5. You do yoga right?
6. You can’t understand Korean
right?
7. You don’t play basketball right?
8. You don’t want to go to that
restaurant right?
9. Your dog is 15 years old now
right?
1. You’ve been to England isn’t it?
2. You could’ve asked for help isn’t it?
3. You would help me move isn’t it?
4. You could ask for help isn’t it?
5. You do yoga isn’t it?
6. You can’t understand Korean isn’t it?
7. You don’t play basketball isn’t it?
8. You don’t want to go to that
restaurant isn’t it?
9. Your dog is 15 years old now isn’t it?
#10

12. Change back to basic
‘yes’ or ‘no’ questions
#11

13. Change to basic ‘yes’
or ‘no’ questions
1. You are an engineer aren’t you?
2. You like hot weather don’t you?
3. You can speak English can’t
you?
4. You know Jessie don’t you?
5. You did Yoga before didn’t you?
6. You were the winner weren’t
you?
7. You are going to Japan aren’t
you?
8. You will be the teacher won’t
you?
1. Are you an engineer?
2. Do you like hot
weather?
3. Can you speak English?
4. Do you know Jessie?
5. Did you do yoga before?
6. Were you the winner?
7. Are you going to Japan?
8. Will you be the teacher?
#12

14. Home country and
nationality questions
#13

15. 1. Where are you from ?
2. Where do you come
from ?
3. Where is she from ?
4. Where does he come
from ?
5. What is his nationality ?
6. What nationality is she ?
7. Where were you born ?
8. Where do you live ?
1) I’m from America (the
USA).
2) I come from America (the
USA).
3) She is from China.
4) He comes from China.
5) He is Chinese.
6) She is Chinese.
7) I was born in London.
8) I live in Hong Kong.
#14

16. How Questions
#15

17. These questions are wrong.
How can we fix them?
1.How to say that
word?
2.How to get to Jordan
Station?
3.How to spell that
word?
4.How to use this
(ticket) machine?
•How do you say that
word?
•How do you get to
Jordan Station?
•How do you spell that
word?
•How do you use this
ticket machine?
#16

18. Do you know……?
Could you tell me…….?
#17

19. Change to ‘Do you know…….?’
1.How do you say this
word?
2.How do you get to J.
Station?
3.How do you spell that
word?
4.How do you use this
ticket machine?
•Do you know how to
say this word?
•Do you know how to
get to J. Station?
•Do you know how to
spell that word?
•Do you know how to
use this ticket machine?
#18

20. Could you tell me….?
1.Where should I go?
2.What to do?
3.Where should I go?
4.What should I order?
1. Could you tell me
where I should go?
2. Could you tell me
what to do?
3. Could you tell me
where to go?
4. Could you tell me
what I should order?
#19

21. Similarities and
Differences
#20

22. 1. What’s the difference
between a cat and a
dog?
2. What’s the difference
between ‘their’ and
‘there’?
3. What’s the difference
between a jacket and a
coat?
1. Dogs are cuter
than cats!
2. ‘Their’ is for
people and
‘there’ is for
places.
3. Coats are more
formal than
jackets.
#21

23. Opposites
#22

24. What’s the Opposite of………….
1. Strong
2. Insane (crazy)
3. Pretty
4. Interesting
5. Above
6. Different
7. Smart
8. Patient
•Weak
•Sane
•Ugly
•Boring
•Below
•Same
•Stupid
•Impatient
#23

25. ‘Whose’ Questions
#24

26. 1. Whose watch is this?
(1 boy)
2. Whose keys are these
(2 boys)
3. Whose car is that (1 girl)
4. Whose class is this?
5. Whose watches are those
(1 boy)
6. Whose key is that (2 boys)?
7. Whose cars are these
(1 girl)
1. It’s (this is) his watch.
2. They’re (these are) their
keys.
3. It’s (that’s) her car.
4. It’s (this is) our class.
5. They’re (those are) his
watches.
6. That’s (It’s) their key.
7. They’re (These are) her
cars.
#25

27. “What’s another
way to say…”
#26

28. Q: What’s another way to say ‘a little fat’?
A: Another way to say ‘a little fat’ is ‘chubby’.
1. Do you like the
flavor of durian?
2. A little bit fat
3. Very small
4. Super tired
5. Beautiful
6. Often
7. You should…..
8. I really like to…..
•Do you like the taste
of durian?
•Chubby
•Tiny
•Exhausted
•Gorgeous
•Frequent
•You ought to…..
•I like to….. very much.
#27

29. How come….? = Why….?
Cos = Because
#28

30. 1. How come some people
like to slurp their
noodles?
2. How come nobody likes
the rain in Hong Kong?
3. How come you always
go to the same place
for vacation?
4. How come some
products are cheaper in
HK than in mainland
China?
• Cos slurping sends
the flavor to all
parts of your mouth.
• Cos they think the
rain is dirty maybe?
I’m not sure.
• Cos I love that place.
“Don’t fix it if it’s
not broken” right?
• Cos of the taxes.
#29