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Questions · CEFR A1 · Starting
English answers a yes/no question by repeating the helping verb, not by repeating the whole sentence and not with a bare yes.
The shape
Yes / No + subject + helper
Answer a question without sounding curt or robotic.
In Hindi
हाँ/ना वाले सवाल का जवाब सहायक क्रिया दोहराकर दिया जाता है — पूरा वाक्य दोहराना ज़रूरी नहीं।
CoCap explains every structure in both languages, because a rule you understand in Hindi is a rule you can use in English.
The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
Do you work here? — Yes, I work. | Do you work here? — Yes, I do. The answer repeats the helper — do — not the main verb. |
Easiest first. Every sentence is authored, with the Hindi it comes from.
Yes, I am.
हाँ, मैं तैयार हूँ।
also correct: Yes, I am ready.
No, I am not.
नहीं, मैं तैयार नहीं हूँ।
also correct: No, I'm not ready.
Yes, I know.
हाँ, मैं जान{ता|ती} हूँ।
No, I do not know.
नहीं, मुझे नहीं पता।
also correct: No, I don't know.
Yes, I can.
हाँ, मैं आ {सकता|सकती} हूँ।
No, I cannot.
नहीं, मैं नहीं आ {सकता|सकती}।
also correct: No, I can't.
Yes, I like it.
हाँ, मुझे यह पसंद है।
Yes, I have time.
हाँ, मेरे पास समय है।
No, I do not like it.
नहीं, मुझे यह पसंद नहीं है।
No, I am busy right now.
नहीं, मैं अभी व्यस्त हूँ।
These come first. The rest of this makes more sense once they are automatic.
Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.
Yes, I do. No, she isn't. is a CEFR A1 structure — the starting band — and it belongs to questions. CoCap’s syllabus files every structure this way so you can learn in order instead of jumping between whatever a search happened to return.
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