Use has not / hasn’t – have not / haven’t + past participle
to make a negative answer in the present perfect:
I haven’t seen a worse performance than the
Hohum Cultural Society’s “production” of Verdi’s “Aida”
He hasn’t
played the piano in 5 years. |
For Yes-No
questions, use the following word order:
Has / have |
+ subject |
+ past participle |
+ rest of sentence |
Have |
you |
seen |
a worse performance than…? |
Has |
he |
played |
the piano in 5 years? | For short
answers use:
-
|
+
|
Yes, he/ she/ it hasn’t. |
Yes, he/she/it hasn’t. |
No, I/ we/ you/ they haven’t. |
No, I/ we/ you/ they haven’t |
Examples :
- Have you seen a worse performance than the Hohum Cultural
Society’s “production” of Verdi’s “Aida”? - No, I
haven’t. |
- Has he played the piano in 5 years? - Yes, he
has. | |