hi today we're going to look at agreeing
and disagreeing in English and the short
answers you can give so first up let's
look at agreeing with positive
statements so I like fish is a positive
statement if you want to agree with this
you use the word so followed by du and
then the subject so here so do i as the
verb like is in the present tense we use
do notice the subject and verb are
inversed
we can also talk in the past tense so I
gave him my number as the verb gave is
in the past tense we say so did I insert
do we use did for the past tense what
about a sentence that's got an ox in a
reverb here we've got she's leaving
so instead of using do or did we use the
axillary in the reply so am i another
example of a sentence with an auxilary
is we will pay here we have will so we
have an auxilary so we can't use do or
did so again we use the axillary in our
applying so we would say so will he how
about sentences with modal's in them
here we've got an example I could see
you were tired curve is a modal verb so
we can't use do or did therefore we use
in the modal in the reply so could they
so now let's move on to agreeing with
negative statements so I don't like fish
this time is a negative statement so if
you want to agree with that so you don't
like fish either you say neither do I I
didn't give him my number another
negative statement in past tense so as
the verb is in the past tense we say
neither did I
so this time an example with
exhilaration sleeving
a negative statement using the axillary
verb of to be so we use the auxilary in
the reply neither am i another example
of a negative sentence with an auxilary
is we won't pay if you want to agree
with this you say neither will he
you could say neither will i neither
will you you change the subject as
necessary our example of a sentence with
a modal in the negative is I couldn't
see you were tired to agree we again use
the modal in the reply neither could
they they couldn't see you are tired
either so let's recap agreeing with
positive statements we use so plus do or
did depending if the sentences in the
present tense or the past or the
axillary or the modal and then the
subject as we saw so do I so did I so am
I so will he so could they and to agree
with negative statements is exactly the
same but instead of so we used neither
or nor nor means the same as neither but
it's slightly more formal so neither do
or did or the auxiliary or the modal and
the subject
neither do I neither did I neither am i
neither will he neither could they okay
let's move on to disagreeing firstly
positive statements so back to our fish
example I like fish this is a positive
statement to disagree a native speaker
would just give the short answer I don't
rather than I don't like fish so back to
our positive statement in the past I
gave him my number to disagree it's just
very simple I didn't
I didn't give him my number we use just
the subject and didn't a positive
statement with an auxilary is she's
leaving to disagree we just used the
auxilary I'm not so here I'm not I'm not
leaving is long and unnecessary
we will pay again we just used an
axillary plus not in the reply he won't
the negative of well is won't he won't
pay is correct but not an authentic
answer lastly with the modal verb I
could see you were tired to disagree we
simply say they couldn't finally let's
look at disagreeing with negative
statements so I don't like fish is a
negative statement you want to disagree
you do like fish but the short answer is
just I do I didn't give him my number I
did she isn't leaving I am we won't pay
he will I couldn't see you were tired
they could so to summarise disagreeing
with positive statements use the subject
+ doer did all the axillary or the
mobile and not disagreeing with negative
sentences use the subject + do or or did
or the axillary or the modal so now it's
your turn
I've never been to America disagree I
have I can swim agree so can i I'm
scared disagree I'm not I haven't done
my homework
agree neither have I
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