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Understanding Question Tags in English

Question tags are used in spoken English to seek agreement or disagreement from others. They involve adding a positive or negative tag to the end of a statement depending on whether the statement is positive or negative. Common examples include "You're Tom, aren't you?" for a positive statement and "He isn't Joe, is he?" for a negative statement. Question tags are used to continue conversations by allowing the other person to agree or refuse the statement.

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Understanding Question Tags in English

Question tags are used in spoken English to seek agreement or disagreement from others. They involve adding a positive or negative tag to the end of a statement depending on whether the statement is positive or negative. Common examples include "You're Tom, aren't you?" for a positive statement and "He isn't Joe, is he?" for a negative statement. Question tags are used to continue conversations by allowing the other person to agree or refuse the statement.

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Question tags

Use
frequently used in spoken English when you want s.o. to agree or disagree

Form
positive statement ->question tag negative - You are Tom, aren't you? negative statement->question tag positive - He isn't Joe, is he?

Examples
with auxiliaries You've got a car, haven't you? without auxiliaries (use: don't, doesn't, didn't) They play foot all on !undays, don't they? She plays foot all on !undays, doesn't she? They played foot all on !undays, didn't they? "uestions tags are used to keep a conversation going. #ou can agree or refuse to a sentence with a question tag. You go to school, don't you? #ou agree. #es, $ do. #ou refuse. %o, $ don&t.

You aren't from 'ermany, are you? #ou agree. %o, $&m not. #ou refuse. #es, $ am.

Questions tags - Special


(lthough the negative word not is not in the sentence, the sentence can e negative. Then we use the )positive) question tag. He never goes out with his dog, does he? have is a main verb in the sentence -> two possi ilities We have a car, *****?

We have a car, haven't we? mostly +ritish English

We have a car, don't we? mostly (merican English

,e use will would with the imperative -!imple .resent/. !pen the window, will you? !pen the window, would you? ,e use won't with a polite request. !pen the window, won't you? ,e use shall after #et's. #et's take the ne0t us, shall we? (u0iliary must ,e must e at home at 1 pm, mustn't we? #es, we must. %o, we needn't.

"on't open your ooks, will you?

1) She is collecting stickers, 2) We often watch TV in the afternoon, 3) You have cleaned your ike, !) "ohn and #a$ don%t like #aths, &) 'eter (layed hand all yesterday, )) They are going ho*e fro* school,

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

+) #ary didn%t do her ho*ework last #onday, ,) -e could have ought a new car, .) /evin will co*e tonight, 10) 1%* clever, ? ? ? ? ?

12 #r #c3uinness is fro* 1reland, 22 The car isn%t in the garage, 32 You are "ohn,

!2 She went to the li rary yesterday,

&2 -e didn%t recogni4e *e, )2 5ars (ollute the environ*ent,

? ? ?

+2 #r2 'ritchard has een to Scotland recently, ,2 The tri( is very e$(ensive, .2 -e won%t tell her, 102 -ugh had a red car, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. -e%s rich, he? they? you? it? 1? you? they? he? they? she? it? you? it? he? they? 1? you? ? ?

These are your glasses, You live in 6airfield, 1t%s a lovely day, 1%* late, You s*oke, They walk to work, 7ill likes chocolate, Those flowers are eautiful, 8nna is fro* Sweden, This isn%t your (en, You don%t want this ook, This food isn%t very nice, -e doesn%t work, They aren%t ha((y, 1%* not good at this, You don%t like sho((ing, We aren%t late, She doesn%t s*oke, we?

she?

10.

1t isn%t a very nice day,

it?

Q1 - He's not coming, ........? isn%t he is he Q2 - I'm not late, .....? a* 1 a* 1 not Q3 - !e "an# lent !im t!e mone$, ......? didn%t it isn%t it Q4 - %ou s!oul&n't &o t!at, .......? shouldn%t you should you Q5 - %ou &on't ta#e suga' in co((ee, ........? isn%t it do you Q6 - )!e loo#s ti'e&, ......? does she doesn%t she Q7 - !e'e's a cinema nea' t!e station, .......? isn%t it isn%t there Q8 - He a''i*e& late, .......? isn%t it didn%t he Q9 - +o"o&$ !as a''i*e& $et, .......? have they haven%t they Q10 - It's time to go, .....?

isn%t it isn%t there Q11 - I'm 'ig!t, .......? aren%t 1 a* 1 Q12 - %ou !a& seen it "e(o'e, .........? hadn%t you don%t you Q13 - ,*e'$"o&$ loo#e& so mise'a"le, ........? didn%t every ody didn%t they Q14 - %ou -oul&n't &o t!at, ........? would you wouldn%t you Q15 - He'll "e t!e'e, .......? won%t he isn%t he Q16 - ,*e'$"o&$ -ill "e t!e'e, .......? won%t it won%t they Q17 - )!e's !a& too muc! to &o latel$, .......? isn%t she hasn%t she Q18 - It -on't !a..en, ........? will it doesn%t it Q19 - !e$ s!oul& "e !e'e soon, ......? shouldn%t they shan%t they Q20 - I'm not int'u&ing, .......?

aren%t 1 a* 1 Q21 - +o"o&$'s got to lea*e ea'l$, .........? has he have they Q22 - !at &og's *e'$ nois$, .....? isn%t that isn%t it Q23 - %ou !a*e got to a''i*e "e(o'e !al( .ast eig!t, ..........? haven%t you don%t you Q24 - !e$ too# it, ......? didn%t they did they Q25 - !at's t!e s!o. -!e'e $ou use& to -o'#, .......? isn%t that isn%t it Q26 - !e "oo#'s a "est-selle', ......? isn%t it isn%t the ook Q27 - %ou !a*en't got a siste', ........? do you have you Q28 - I'm in t'ou"le, .........? aren%t 1 a* 1 Q29 - %ou -oul& tell me i( $ou #ne-, ......? didn%t you wouldn%t you Q30 - %ou'& 'at!e' not tell me, .......?

hadn%t you wouldn%t you Q31 - /ima is t!e [Link] o( 0e'u, ......? isn%t it isn%t 9i*a Q32 - He'& "ette' t'$ !a'&e', .......? wouldn%t he hadn%t he Q33 - !e'e's not!ing on 1 tonig!t, .......? is there is it Q34 - !at's t!e gu$ -!o -as on 1 t!e ot!e' nig!t, .......? isn%t that isn%t it Q35 - !at's t!e gu$ t!at -on t!e .ools, ........? isn%t it isn%t he Q36 - )!e -on't "e !e'e (o' anot!e' !ou', ........? won%t she will she 12 -e hasn%t got any dogs, 22 #arc is good at *aths, 32 Sue is a eautiful girl, !2 They are s*art, they? they? he? she? we? she? he? he? she?

&2 -arry and Sally are in love, )2 5harles (lays tennis, +2 She will co*e to the (arty, ,2 We haven%t seen this fil*, .2 She likes thrillers,

102 You are going to 9ondon, 1. 2'uce #no-s 3anet, 444444 !e? a5 #no-s "5 &oesn't c5 &o &5 &i& 2. 6lice &i& a goo& 7o", 444444 s!e? a5 &oes "5 &o c5 &i&n't

you?

&5 is 3. 2o" an& 3anet can't s-im, 444444 t!e$? a5 cannot "5 can c5 can't &5 &o 4. It -on't "e &i((icult, 444444 it? a5 -on't "5 &oes c5 -ill &5 is 5. %ou ate m$ !am"u'ge', 444444 $ou? a5 &on't "5 a'en't c5 &i&n't &5 -on't 6. !e$ -e'e nice, 444444 t!e$? a5 &i&n't

"5 isn't c5 -asn't &5 -e'en't 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Doctor, I haven't got an infection, I? she?

She takes her dog for a walk every morning, You'll come, you? we?

We are buying the red car, They have a cat, It's a lovely day, eorge doesn't know, they? it? he?

The !arty didn't finish until " in the morning, They look tired, they? we? she?

it?

10. We won't be late, 11 She's been to #anada, he?

12. $e's ha!!y, 13

There were a lot of !eo!le at the beach, I? he?

there?

14. I've met you before, 15. $e %um!ed over the fence,

1. John smokes a lot, 2. My mother has lovely hair,

? ? ? ? ?

3. You do like this film we're watching, . !e can't s"eak #nglish very well, $. Your %rother isn't married,

&. 'he doesn't cook very well,

? ?

(. )e can go to the cinema tomorrow if you want, *. +hey don't have a very nice house, ,. 'he is the richest woman in the town, 1-. )e should leave %efore it gets dark, 11. You'd like a cu" of tea, 12. +hey mustn't go too near the lake, 13. You'll see John tomorrow, ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

1 . )e won't %e going to that restaurant again, 1$. .et's try and "hone her again, 1&. You've seen this film already, ? ?

1(. Your uncle has never %een out of the village, 1*. You're seeing /my ne0t week, 1,. 1'm not s"eaking first at the meeting, 2-. +his was an interesting e0ercise, ? ? ?

1) 5hris got u( at seven, 2) Sue will e 1! ne$t week,

3) Your friends en:oy swi**ing, !) You don%t like yoghurt, &) 8ngela has ordered (i44a, )) She can s(eak 6rench, +) They did not go to Vienna last week, ,) -e has a car, .) The teacher was late for school, 10) 7ar ara could have hel(ed you,

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