Unit
41 Have you? Are you? Don’t you? etc.
A
I’ve bought a new car. I’m writing a book. I don’t like George.
Oh, have you?
Are you really? What about? Don’t you? Why not?
You can say have you? / is it? / can’t he? etc. to show that you are interested or surprised:
‘You’re late.’ ‘Oh, am I? I’m sorry.’
‘I was ill last week.’ ‘Were you? I didn’t know that.’
‘It’s raining again.’ ‘Is it? It was sunny ten minutes ago.’
‘!ere’s a problem with the car.’ ‘Is there? What’s wrong with it?’
‘Bill can’t drive.’ ‘Can’t he? I didn’t know that.’
‘I’m not hungry.’ ‘Aren’t you? I am.’
‘Sue isn’t at work today.’ ‘Isn’t she? Is she ill?’
Use do/does for the present simple, and did for the past simple:
‘I speak four languages.’ ‘Do you? Which ones?’
‘Ben doesn’t eat meat.’ ‘Doesn’t he? Does he eat fish?’
‘Nicola got married last week.’ ‘Did she? Really?’
B Question tags
You can use have you? / is it? / can’t she? etc. It’s a beautiful day, isn’t it?
at the end of a sentence.
!ese ‘mini-questions’ are question tags.
Yes, it’s
perfect.
positive sentence → negative question tag
It’s a beautiful day, isn’t it? Yes, it’s perfect.
Kate lives in London, doesn’t she? Yes, that’s right.
You closed the window, didn’t you? Yes, I think so.
!ose shoes are nice, aren’t they? Yes, very nice.
Tom will be here soon, won’t he? Yes, probably.
negative sentence → positive question tag
!at isn’t your car, is it? No, it’s my mother’s.
You haven’t met my mother, have you? No, I haven’t.
Helen doesn’t go out much, does she? No, she doesn’t.
You won’t be late, will you? No, I’m never late.
I am / I don’t etc. ➜ Unit 40
Exercises Unit
Answer with Do you? / Doesn’t she? / Did they? etc.
41
1 I speak four languages Do you ? Which ones?
2 I work in a bank. ? I work in a bank too.
3 I didn’t go to work yesterday. ? Were you ill?
4 Jane doesn’t like me. ? Why not?
5 You look tired. ? I feel fine.
6 Kate phoned me last night. ? What did she say?
Answer with Have you? / Haven’t you? / Did she? / Didn’t she? etc.
1 I’ve bought a new car. Have you ? What make is it?
2 Tim doesn’t eat meat. Doesn’t he ? Does he eat fish?
3 I’ve lost my key. ? When did you last have it?
4 Sue can’t drive. ? She should learn.
5 I was born in Italy. ? I didn’t know that.
6 I didn’t sleep well last night. ? Was the bed uncomfortable?
7 !ere’s a film on TV tonight. ? Are you going to watch it?
8 I’m not happy. ? Why not?
9 I saw Paula last week. ? How is she?
10 Maria works in a factory. ? What kind of factory?
11 I won’t be here next week. ? Where will you be?
12 !e clock isn’t working. ? It was working yesterday.
Complete these sentences with a question tag (isn’t it? / haven’t you? etc.).
1 It’s a beautiful day, isn’t it ? Yes, it’s perfect.
2 !ese flowers are nice, ? Yes, what are they?
3 Jane was at the party, ? Yes, but I didn’t speak to her.
4 You’ve been to Paris, ? Yes, many times.
5 You speak German, ? Yes, but not very well.
6 Martin looks tired, ? Yes, he works very hard.
7 You’ll help me, ? Yes, of course I will.
Complete these sentences with a question tag, positive (is it? / do you? etc.) or negative (isn’t it? /
don’t you? etc.).
1 You haven’t got a car, have you ? No, I can’t drive.
2 You aren’t tired, ? No, I feel fine.
3 Lisa is a very nice person, ? Yes, everybody likes her.
4 You can play the piano, ? Yes, but I’m not very good.
5 You don’t know Mike’s sister, ? No, I’ve never met her.
6 Sarah went to university, ? Yes, she studied psychology.
7 !e film wasn’t very good, ? No, it was terrible.
8 Anna lives near you, ? !at’s right. In the same street.
9 You won’t tell anybody what I said, ? No, of course not.