Question Tags
So we all know what a question is...
If I said:
Are you happy?
That’s a question ^^
Are you hungry?
That’s a question ^^
But what is a question tag???
Question tags
Are the words that come after a question or a sentence that make you agree or disagree with a particular question?
So let’s look a sentence with a question tag:
?She is tired, isn't she
In this case, isn't she becomes my question tag.
Now let me ask you this:
?Why do we need to use a question tag
Well a question tag is used with formal and informal speech.
They are mainly used in speech formal and informal when we want to:
confirm that something is true or not, or
to encourage a reply from the person we are speaking to
Question tags are formed with the auxiliary or modal verb from the statement and the appropriate subject.
Note: Auxiliary and modal verbs are: be, do, have, will, shall, would, should, can, could, may, might, must, ought, etc.
A positive statement is followed by a negative question tag.
?Jack is from Spain, isn't he
?Mary can speak English, can't she
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A negative statement is followed by a positive question tag.
?They aren't funny, are they
?He shouldn't say things like that, should he
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When the verb in the main sentence is in the present simple we form the question tag with do / does.
?You play the guitar, don't you
?Alison likes tennis, doesn't she
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If the verb is in the past simple we use did.
?They went to the cinema, didn't they
?She studied in New Zealand, didn't she
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When the statement contains a word with a negative meaning, the question tag needs to be positive
?He hardly ever speaks, does he
?They rarely eat in restaurants, do they
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Question Tags Summary Charts
Exceptions
Some verbs / expressions have different question tags. For example:
?I am - I am attractive, aren't I
?Positive imperative - Stop daydreaming, will / won't you
?Negative imperative - Don't stop singing, will you
?Let's - Let's go to the beach, shall we
?Have got (possession) - He has got a car, hasn't he
?There is / are - There aren't any spiders in the bedroom, are there
?This / that is - This is Paul's pen, isn't it
EXERCISE
?______,It's cold today
is it
it is
it isn't
isn't it
?______,You don't know me
do you
you do
does you
don't you
?_____,They shouldn't smoke
should it
should we
should them
should they
?We ___ there yet, are we
are
aren't
isn't
is we
?______,You haven't got a cold
has you
have you
haven't you
hasn't you
?________,Her mother works in a factory
isn't she
haven't she
hasn't she
doesn't she
?_____Penguins can't fly, can
she
them
it
they
?______This car is expensive, isn't
car
them
it
they
?_______,You play piano
don't you
is you
can you
have you
?______,He will come to work
wasn't he
willn't he
wouldn't he
won't he
?________,No one can get all of these right
will they
can them
can they
can't they
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