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Question Tags Clean

The document explains the concept of question tags, which are short questions added to the end of statements to confirm information or seek agreement. It provides examples of question tags with various verbs, including 'be', modal verbs, present and past tense, 'have', 'do', negative words, indefinite pronouns, demonstratives, and the phrase 'let's'. Additionally, it includes an exercise for practice in completing sentences with the correct question tags.

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Question Tags Clean

The document explains the concept of question tags, which are short questions added to the end of statements to confirm information or seek agreement. It provides examples of question tags with various verbs, including 'be', modal verbs, present and past tense, 'have', 'do', negative words, indefinite pronouns, demonstratives, and the phrase 'let's'. Additionally, it includes an exercise for practice in completing sentences with the correct question tags.

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QUESTION TAGS

A question tag is a short question added at the end of a statement. It is mainly used to confirm
information or seek agreement. A positive statement takes a negative tag, and a negative
statement takes a positive tag.

A. Tags with 'be' verb


Positive statement + negative tag:
1 You are from Zaire, aren't you?
2 Soha is here, isn't she?
3 Your father was at school, wasn't he?
4 They were on holiday, weren't they?
5 It is a big garden, isn't it?
Negative statement + positive tag:
1 I am not surprised, am I?
2 Tim and Ted aren't rich, are they?
3 They weren't at the cinema, were they?
4 That isn't Ben, is it?
5 We aren't lucky, are we?

B. Modal verbs
1 Isra can go by herself, can't she?
2 You should get up early, shouldn't you?
3 You wouldn't do that, would you?
4 We must help them, mustn't we?

C. Present and Past Tense


1 They like going to the cinema, don't they?
2 You don't take sugar in tea, do you?
3 Rafael listens to music, doesn't he?
4 Zoya went to the cinema, didn't she?
5 He didn't read the novel, did he?

D. 'Have' and 'Do'


1 Mr. Farmer has two cars, hasn't he? / doesn't he?
2 She has a nice kitten, hasn't she? / doesn't she?
3 They have a garden, haven't they? / don't they?

E. Negative words
1 Julia hardly ever drinks coke, does she?
2 Nothing will cure his illness, will it?
3 He never acts like a gentleman, does he?
4 It is no good, is it?
F. Indefinite pronouns
1 Somebody entered the garden, didn't they?
2 Everybody was upset, weren't they?
3 Nobody objects to the plan, do they?

G. This / That / These / Those


1 This is an expensive necklace, isn't it?
2 Those are naughty children, aren't they?
3 That wasn't a surprise, was it?
4 These weren't yours, were they?

H. There + be
1 There isn't a hotel next to the museum, is there?
2 There won't be any trouble, will there?
3 There is a bus every hour, isn't there?

I. 'Let's' → shall we?


1 Let's go to the cinema, shall we?
2 Let's have a party, shall we?

J. 'Have to' / 'Had to'


1 Your father has to wear glasses, doesn't he?
2 They don't have to come early, do they?
3 We had to borrow money, didn't we?

Exercise: Complete with correct question tags


1 They have to leave now, ______?
2 You closed the windows, ______?
3 It isn't cool enough here, ______?
4 There were light switches by the door, ______?
5 I shouldn't eat before swimming, ______?

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