Make it a Question
He plays football.
Does he play football?
They're interested in Art History.
They aren't interested...
They're not interested...
Do you know how to clean a microwave?
You know how to clean a microwave, don't you?
I like to have parties, but my housemates don't.
They gone bush.
They've gone to the bush
There's nothing unusual about not liking vegemite.
There's nothing unusual about not liking vegemite, is there?
There isn't anything unusual about not liking vegemite, is there?
Am I a little bit tipsy?
I'm a little bit tipsy, aren't I?
I wouldn't have answered that question if I'd been in your shoes.
Wouldn't I have answered that question if I'd been in your shoes?
Would I not have answered...
I should have told you that he broke the window.
I shouldn't have told you that he didn't break the window.
You'd have paid more attention to the news if you'd known that things might've turned out differently, wouldn't you?
(Use auxiliary verbs to avoid repetition: provide two short answers)
Have you been practising your scales every day? Do you ever feel like you'll never improve?
I have, and I do.
I have, but I don't
I haven't, but I do.
I haven't, but, I don't
Was everyone taken away? Did a few people stick around to make sure the street was safe?
We went swimming yesterday. We'd woken up early enough to have the beach to ourselves.
We didn't go swimming yesterday. We hadn't woken up early enough to have the beach to ourselves.
Did my cousin, my brother and I have a lot of fun while we were living in Berlin?
My cousin, my brother and I had a lot of fun while we were living in Berlin, didn't we?
They used to go surfing a lot, and they've seen a lot of sharks. I also went surfing, but I never saw sharks.
They used to go surfing a lot, and so did I. They've seen a lot of sharks, but I haven't.
We have been played on the radio now. Even though they are refusing to give us credit, we aren't giving up yet.