Short affirmative answer

Structure

Affirmative word

Subject

Auxiliary did

Yes,

I

you

he

she

it

we

they

did.

Examples:
a. Did Harris lose the competition last week?
     Yes, he did. (short affirmative answer)

b. Did they lose the competition last week?
    Yes, they did. (short affirmative answer)

Short negative answer

Structure

Negative word

Subject

Auxiliary did not

No,

I

you

he

she

it

we

they

did not. (didn’t.)

Examples:

a. Did we lose the competition last week?
     No, we didn’t. (short negative answer)

b. Did he lose the competition last week?
     No, he didn’t. (short negative answer)