Patina · Building English

Yes or No, At the Airport

Someone asks a present-continuous question, am/is/are + a verb-ing ("Are you checking your bags?"). Answer with the whole thing: "Yes, I am checking two bags." The short answer, "Yes, I am.", is what people often say, but the full sentence is the grammar. Tap anything to hear it.

★ the full answer  ·  ★★ at the airport  ·  ★★★ build the whole answer

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For the teacher · In class

one student asks an airport question, the partner answers "Yes, I am." or "No, I'm not." Then swap.

Unit 7 teacher's key (PDF)

Present continuous: am/is/are + verb-ing ★

The question uses am/is/are + a verb + -ing. The answer repeats the little verb. Tap to hear it.

you
he · she · it
we · they

To say no, add not: No, I am not. · No, she isn’t. · No, they aren’t.

At the airport ★★

Tap a question to hear it, then answer with a partner. Some answers are yes, some are no.

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Check yourself: build the whole answer ★★★

Answer yes with the whole sentence. Choose am, is, or are. Then choose the verb with -ing. Two blanks every time. On paper, write both in.

  1. Are you flying today?Yes, I today.
  2. Is she waiting for the plane?Yes, she for the plane.
  3. Are they boarding now?Yes, they now.
  4. Is he checking a bag?Yes, he a bag.
  5. Are you traveling alone?Yes, I alone.
  6. Is the plane leaving?Yes, it .

For the teacher · Answer key

1 am  ·  2 is  ·  3 are  ·  4 is  ·  5 am  ·  6 is   · The answer repeats the be-verb: Are you → am, Is he/she/it → is, Are we/they → are.