QUESTION TAGS

The purpose of a question tag:

spoken language, lively, involving others want somebody to agree/disagree

Is the statement a

POSITIVE

one question tag:

NEGATIVE
You are tired, arent you? They went to the zoo on Monday, didnt they?

Is the statement a

NEGATIVE

one question tag:

POSITIVE
She doesnt play football, does she? Mr. Tramp had left before you came, hadnt he?

If there is an

AUXILIARY VERB

used in the main statement

re-use the auxiliary verb in the question tag too.

You will join me, wont you? Eve could definitely do so, couldnt she? Pete has already ordered for the two of us, hasnt he?

If there are no auxiliaries used in the main statement Use: do/dont/did/didnt

Ms Reeves teaches Biology every Monday, doesnt she? The headmaster told us to stay in our classrooms, didnt he? We dont like to go to Italy this summer, do we?

main verb is a form of be positive/negative form of be in question tag

If the
I am such a good and clever pupil, arent I?

The Foo Fighters are not as good as Nirvana, are they? My mother was shopping when the accident happened, wasnt she?

Fill

in the right question tag!

1) Simon wont come, ________________________. 2) Rachel dropped the plate, ________________________. 3) Tamaras on holiday, ______________________. 4) Ive never been here before, _______________________? 5) He had robbed the bank before he ran away, _________________________? 6) There were a lot of beautiful, colourful flowers, ___________________________? 7) You dont mind if Ill come 2 minutes later, __________________________? 8) My brother is such a selfish boy, ___________________________? 9) Austrians are said to be humourous, ____________________________? 10) It was such a wonderful afternoon, ________________________? 11) Your daughter had already left before the bell rang, _______________________? 12) We will go and visit her, __________________________? 13) The lesson has just finished, __________________________? 14) The letter was sent months ago, __________________________? 15) You could do much better, __________________________? 16) She denied the job, __________________________? 17) The Smiths always wanted to have three or four children, ____________________________? 18) Teenagers are not allowed to go to the disco, ____________________________? 19) Townville hasnt got a cinema, _________________________? 20) English lessons are so boring, ________________________? 21) Heribert will study hard for the English test, _________________________? 22) Vanessa meets Nadine at the mall, ________________________? 23) There is ham on the pizza, ______________________?

24) She would come, if I asked her, ______________________? 25) Frank hadnt found it, ______________________?

KEY:
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