Commonly used short sentences in English (questions and answers)

1. Hi. Hi. Hello.

2. Hello. Hello! Hello. Hello!

3. Good morning. Good morning! Good morning. Good morning!

4. What’s your name? I’m John Smith.

5. Are you Bill Jones? Are you Bill Jones? Yes, I am. Yes, I am.

6. How are you? How are you? Fine, thanks. Very good, thank you.

7. How is Helen? How is Helen? She’s very well. She’s very well.

8. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Good afternoon.

9. Good evening. Good evening. Good evening. Good evening.

10. How are you this evening? How are you this evening? Fine, thanks.

11. Good night, John. Good night, John. Good night. Good night.

12. Goodbye, Bill. Goodbye, Bill. Goodbye.

13. See you tomorrow. See you

14. May I come in? Come in, please. Please come in!

15. Sit down. Sit down! Thank you.

16. Stand up, please. Please stand up. OK.

17. Open your book, please. Please open the book. All right.

18. Do you understand? Do you understand? Yes, I understand. Yes, I understand. (No, I don’t understand. No, I don’t understand.)

19. What’s this? What’s this? It’s a book.

20. Is this your book? Is this your book? No, that’s not my book.

21. Whose book is this? Whose book is this? That’s your book. That’s your book.

22. And what’s that? And what’s that? It’s a pencil.

23. Is that a book? Is that a book? No, it isn’t.

24. Is it yours? Is it yours? Yes, it’s mine. Yes, it’s mine.

25. Where’s the door? Where’s the door? There it is. The door is there.

26. Is this book his? Is this book his? No, it isn’t.

27. What are these? What are these? These are books. These are books.

28. Where are the books? Where are those books? There they are. There.

29. Where are your pens? Where are your pens? They’re over there. Over there.

30. Are these your pens? Are these your pens? Yes, they are. They are mine.

31. These are your books, aren’t they? These are your books, right? No, they aren’t.

32. Those aren’t your pens, are they? Those pens are not yours, right? Yes, they are. Yes.

33. Who are you? Who are you? I’m a student. I’m a student.

34. Who is that over there? He’s a student.

35. Is that lady a student? Is that lady a student? No, she isn’t.

36. Am I your teacher? Am I your teacher? Yes, you are. Yes, you are.

37. That man is a teacher, isn’t he? That man is a teacher, isn’t he? Yes, he is. Yes, he is.

38. Who are those people? Who are those people? Maybe they’re farmers.

39. Aren’t they students? Aren’t they students? I really don’t know. I really don’t know.

40. What’s your name? What’s your name? My name is Jones. My last name is Jones.

41. What’s your first name? What’s your first name? My first name is Bill. My first name is Bill.

42. How do you spell your last name? How do you spell your last name? Jones. J-O-N-E-S. Jones, J-O-N-E-S.

43. What’s your friend’s name? What’s your friend’s name? His name is John Smith. His name is John Smith.

44. Are you John’s brother? Are you John’s brother? No, I’m not.

45. This is Mr. Jones. This is Mr. Jones. How do you do? Hello!

46. How do you do? Hello! How do you do? Hello!

47. Mrs. Jones, this is Mr. John Smith. Mrs. Jones, this is Mr. John Smith.

Very please to meet you. Very please to meet you.

48. What day is today? What day is today? Today is Monday. Today is Monday.

49. What day was yesterday? What day of the week was yesterday? Yesterday was Sunday. Yesterday was Sunday.

50. What day is tomorrow? What day of the week is tomorrow? Tomorrow is Monday. Tomorrow is Monday.

51. What month is this? What month is this? This is January. This is January.

52. Last month was December, wasn’t it? Last month was December, wasn’t it? Yes, it was. Yes, it was December.

53. What month is next month? What month is next month? February. February.

54. Where were you on Tuesday? Where were you on Tuesday? In Beijing. In Beijing.

55. You were here in February, weren’t you? You were here in February, weren’t you? No, I wasn’t. No, I wasn’t here.

56. Your friend was here a week ago, wasn’t he? A week ago, your friend was here, wasn’t he? Yes, he was.

57. Do you have a book? Do you have a book? Yes, I do. Yes, I do.

58. You have a radio, don’t you? You have a radio, right? No, I don’t. No, I don’t.

59. Dees this radio belong to you? Does this radio belong to you? Yes, I think it does. Yes, I think it is mine.

60. How many sisters and brothers do you have? How many sisters and brothers do you have?

61. Don’t you have my hat? You didn’t take my hat, did you? Yes, I have both your hat and your coat. No, I have both your hat and your coat.

62. Does John have a yellow pencil? Does John have a yellow pencil? Yes, he does. Yes, he does.

63. He has a radio, doesn’t he? He has a radio, right? No, he doesn’t have one.

64. What time is it? What time is it? It’s two o’clock. /It’s a few minutes after two. It’s a few minutes after two.

65. 125. Excuse me. Can you tell me the correct time? Sorry, can you tell me the correct time? No, I can’t. No, I can’t.

66. Will you be here at ten o’clock tomorrow? Will you be here at ten o’clock tomorrow? Yes, I will. OK.

67. We’ll be on time, won’t we? We will be on time, won’t we? I hope so. I hope so.

68. What’s the date today? What’s the date today? Today is November first, nineteen sixty-three. Today is November 1, 1963.

69. When were you born? When were you born? I was born on November first, nineteen thirty-five. I was born on November 1, 1935.

70. Where were you born? Where were you born? I was born in a little town not far from here. I was born in a little town not far from here.

71. What do you know about the tenth century? What do you know about the tenth century? I don’t know anything about that. I don’t know anything about that.

72. Where were you during the month of April last year? Where were you during the month of April last year? I don’t remember where I was then. I don’t remember where I was then.

73. Where will you be nest year at this time? Where will you be at this time next year? I am not sure. Not sure.

74. Do you see? Do you understand? I see. I see.

75. What's your decision? What's your decision? I quit! I quit!

76. Let’s go! Let’s go. Yes, let's. OK.

77. How about you? What about you? Me too. Me too.

78. I broke my legs. My god!

79. Can I have it? Can I have it? No way!

80. What do you think about it? What do you think? Not bad． not bad.

81. Have you finished your job? Do you dare to play with your work? Not yet． not yet.

82. See you. goodbye. See you. goodbye.

83. So long. goodbye. So long. goodbye.

84. Let’s go to the zoo. Let’s go to the zoo.

Why not? Okay! (Why not?)

85. Be quiet! Be quiet! I will./All right./ OK.Okay.

86. Have fun! Have fun! Thanks. Thank you.

87. How much? How much? Ten yuan.10 yuan. )

88. Have another cake? Another piece of cake? I'm full. I'm full.

89. I know English. I know English. So do I. Me too.

90. Where is the washroom? Where is the toilet? This way. Please come this way. (Thanks.)

91. Good luck! Good luck! Thanks. Thank you.

92. Keep it a secret for me. I promise． I promise.

93. Can you help me? Can you help me? Of course! Of course!

94. Take care! Take care! I will. I will.

95. How are your wounds? They hurt． (wound) hurts.

96. Try again. Try again. (OK.)

97. Watch out! Watch out. (I will.)

98. What's up? I lost my money. I lost my money.

99. Guess what? Guess what? Sorry, I can't. Sorry, I can't guess.

100. Is it too big? Is it too big? I think so. I think so too.

101. What's the time? What time is it? Let me see． Let me think.

102. I"m sorry. )Never mind.

103. Can you buy me a book? Can you buy me a book? No problem! No problem! Question!

104. What's new? Nothing much.

105. Feel better? Much better. Much better. /p>

106. I love you! (I love you, too. I love you too!)

107. Is it yours? Yes, it is.

108. Are you sure? Yes, I am sure.

109. Do l have to? Yes, I'm afraid so.

110. Here you are. Thank you.

111. Anything else? ? Nothing else. No more.

112. Do me a favor? Do me a favor, okay? I will be glad to. Very happy.

113. Help yourself． You're welcome. Thank you. Thank you.

114. Who's calling? This is John. I am John.

115. Can I help you? I want a….I want to buy….

116. Enjoy yourself! Thank you .Thanks.

117. Excuse me, Sir. I'm sorry, sir. Yes? What happened?

118. How's it going? How? I have no idea. I have no clue/I don't know.

119. Thanks for your help. Thank you for your help. You're welcome． You're welcome.

120. When shall we go there? When shall we go there? Any day will do． Any day will do.

121. Are you kidding? Are you kidding? No, I’m serious.

122. Congratulations! Congratulations! Thank you. Thank you.

123. What did you say? I said nothing.

124. What is he talking about? What is he talking about? About the trip to Beijing. Trip to Beijing.

125. What’s going on/ happening/ the problem? We lost. We lost.

126. Where are you going? Where are you going? I’m going home. Go home.