150 Appendix B
Questions Affirmative answers Negative answers
May (permission)
I can, can’t I?
I can’t, can I?
(you/he/she/it/we/they)
May (possibility)
I will, won’t I?
I won’t, will I?
(you/he/she/it/we/they)Yes, you may.
(I/you/he/she/it/we/
they)Yes, you may.
(I/you/he/she/it/we/
they)No, you may not.
(I/you/he/she/it/we/
they)No, you may not.
(I/you/he/she/it/we/
they)
Might
I will, won’t I?
I won’t, will I?
(you/he/she/it/we/they)Yes, you might. No, you might not.Must
I have to, don’t I?
I don’t have to, do I?
We have to, don’t we?You have to, don’t you?
He has to, doesn’t he?
(she/it)
They have to, don’t they?Yes, you do.Yes, I do.
Yes, he does.
(she/it)
Yes, they do.No, you don’t.No, I don’t.
No, he doesn’t.
(she/it)
No, they don’t.
Should
I should, shouldn’t I?
I shouldn’t, should I?
(you/he/she/it/we/they)Yes, you should.
(I/you/he/she/it/we/
they)No, you shouldn’t.
(I/you/he/she/it/we/
they)
Would
I would, wouldn’t I?
I wouldn’t, would I?
(you/he/she/it/we/they)Yes, you would.
(I/you/he/she/it/we/
they)No, you wouldn’t.
(I/you/he/she/it/we/
they)Pattern for all other verbs
Questions Affirmative answers Negative answers
I do, don’t I?
I don’t, do I?
We do, don’t we?You do, don’t you?
He does, doesn’t he?
(she/it)They do, don’t they?Yes, you do.Yes, I do.
Yes, he does.
(she/it)Yes, they do.No, you don’t.No, I don’t.
No, he doesn’t.
(she/it)No, they don’t.