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"Verbless" Modal Helping Verbs in Spanish?

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Hello everyone,

Very common in the English language is the short response of "I will" or "They would" to a question. In these examples, the question's verb is omitted from the response in order to avoid repetition; only the subject and modal helping verb are retained. I'm wondering if there is any equivalent to this concept in Spanish.
I can see a response to a question like "¿Harás la comida para nuestra fiesta?" being "Sí, la haré." but is there anything more concise than this? (Like just "Haré")

¡Gracias por sus respuestas!

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updated Nov 10, 2013
edited by SrCientífico
posted by SrCientífico

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"La haré" would work but that is still using the verb. I will make/do it. Spanish doesn't have models. So the future tense is needed to express the English concept of "will ...."

updated Nov 10, 2013
posted by gringojrf