Process of Question & Answer

The process of answering questions Most every question has a verb in Spanish. If you can identify the verb of the question it will be that much easier to answer the question. The following slides describe the basic aspects to look for when answering questions in Spanish.

Determining the “persons” Chart for determining 1st, 2nd or 3rd person. 1st person 2nd person 3rd person Singular Yo= I Tú= You (informal) Él= he Ud. = You (formal) Ella= she Plural Nosotros= we Nosotras= we Vosotros= y’all (informal) Vosotras= y’all (informal) Ellos= they (group including at least one male) Uds.= you all (formal) Ellas= they (group of females)

Q & A: Situation A ¿Cómo estás? Estoy bien. Question: 2nd person Answer: 1st person Example: ¿Cómo estás? Estoy bien.

Q & A: Situation B ¿Cómo soy? Eres inteligente. Question: 1st person Answer: 2nd person Example: ¿Cómo soy? Eres inteligente.

Q & A: Situation C ¿Cómo es Elena? Elena es cómica. Question: 3rd person Answer: 3rd person Example: ¿Cómo es Elena? Elena es cómica.

Para entender These situations are the most basic approach to answering questions. The thing to remember to always correspond the question to answer and make sure everything agrees.

Answering Yes/No Questions When a question that does not include a question word is posed, it can be answered in three ways. The affirmative The double-negative The single negative

Answer in the affirmative ¿Ella es doctora? Sí, ella es doctora.

Answer in the double-negative ¿Ella es doctora? No, ella no es doctora.

Answer in the single negative ¿Ella es doctora? No, pero ella es (different information)