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.

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✂ Cut here — 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.