yes
You use yes to agree with someone, to say that something is true, or to accept something.
‘We need to talk.’ – ‘Yes, you’re right.'
‘Is that true?’ – ‘Yes.’
‘Tea?’ – ‘Yes, thanks.’
Be careful
When someone asks a negative question, you must say yes if you want to give a positive answer. For example, if someone says ‘Aren’t you going out this evening?', you say ‘Yes, I am’. Don't say ‘No, I am’. Similarly, if someone says ‘Haven’t you met John?', you say, ‘Yes, I have’.
When someone asks a negative question, you must say yes if you want to give a positive answer. For example, if someone says ‘Aren’t you going out this evening?', you say ‘Yes, I am’. Don't say ‘No, I am’. Similarly, if someone says ‘Haven’t you met John?', you say, ‘Yes, I have’.
‘Haven’t you got any clothes with you?' – ‘Yes, in that suitcase.’
‘Didn’t you buy him a present?' – ‘Yes, I did.’
Be careful
Similarly, you say yes if you want to disagree with a negative statement. For example, if someone says ‘He doesn’t want to come', you can say ‘Yes, he does’. Don't say ‘No, he does’.
Similarly, you say yes if you want to disagree with a negative statement. For example, if someone says ‘He doesn’t want to come', you can say ‘Yes, he does’. Don't say ‘No, he does’.
‘That isn’t true.' – ‘Oh yes, it is.’