Answering “Have you got” questions with “I do”

Question

For the question "Have you got any ice cream?" which is correct:

or inversely

Mehper C. Palavuzlar · Accepted Answer · 2010-08-14 21:58:31Z

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For both questions, the first options are correct since the question is in simple present tense.

EDIT: Since the questioner changed the tense of his question, now the following answer is correct:

edited Aug 14 '10 at 21:58

answered Aug 12 '10 at 20:21

Mehper C. Palavuzlar
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	So to follow it through, the first one in full would be "Yes I do I have ice cream"? – Chris S Aug 14 '10 at 10:13
	No. The short form is just "Yes I do" and the long form is "Yes I have ice cream" or "Yes I have some ice cream". – Mehper C. Palavuzlar Aug 14 '10 at 10:57
	Sorry Mehper my question was confused, I've updated it to what I was trying to ask originally – Chris S Aug 14 '10 at 19:08
	Please see my edit. – Mehper C. Palavuzlar Aug 14 '10 at 21:58

delete · Answer 2 · 2010-08-15 10:38:10Z

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For the question "Have you got any ice cream?" which is correct:

Yes I do

Yes I have

The traditional answer would be "yes I have" but "yes I do" is common in American usage and is gaining usage in the UK too.

answered Aug 15 '10 at 10:38

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