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2. It’s a lovely day,
isn’t it?
Beautiful.
We’re having an
amazing day,
aren’t we?

3. The students
worked well
together,
didn’t they?

4. It’s a beautiful day,
We’re having an amazing
day,
The students worked well
together,
isn’t it?
aren’t we?
didn’t they?
.ask for agreement;
.to find out more
information;
Question
tags

5. Questions-tags
are used to keep
a conversation
going.

6. You can agree
or disagree with
a sentence with
a question-tag.

7. The answer yes means that the
positive is true, and no means
that the negative is true.

8. Tim isn’t here,
Extreme sports can be dangerous,
is he?
can’t they?
,
,
Tim he
Extreme sports they
Question tags
Personal
Pronouns

9. Tim isn’t here,
Extreme sports can be dangerous,
is he?
can’t they?
,
,
Tim he
Extreme sports they
Negative sentence Positive
question tag
Positive sentence Negative
question tag
Question tags
+
+

10. Note:
Although the negative
word not is not in the
sentence, the sentence can
be negative.
Then we use the positive question-tag.
never
Hardly never
rarely
With:

11. He never
goes out
with his
friends,
does he?

12. They never
go to school
by car,
do they?

13. They rarely
eat in
restaurants,
do they?

14. Question tags
1- with an auxiliary or modal verb:
The same modal or auxiliary verb must be used
in the question tag.

15. Question tags
1- with an auxiliary or modal verb:
be have can could
Auxiliary and modal verbs:
will would shall should
do must might ought to

16. Robert is a good
skater, isn’t he?
Yes, very
good.
Elizabet can skate,
can’t she?
Yes, but not
very well.

17. She hasn't eaten
all the cake,
has she?

18. Betty is texting
her friend,
isn’t she?

19. You will go with
us, won’t you?

20. I’m your best friend,
aren’t I?Note:

21. I’m late,
aren’t I?

22. Question tags
2- without an auxiliary or modal verb:
The auxiliary verb “do” must be used in the
question tag.
You bought me something, didn’t you?

23. Catherine really
likes jogging,
doesn’t she?

24. You like your school a lot,
don’t you?

25. John performed
well last night,
didn’t he?

26. He played football last Sunday,
didn’t he?

27. Question tags
Present Simple
You are happy,
aren’t you?
Past Simple
You were happy,
weren’t you?
3- The verb tense of the question tag is the same
of the verb of the main sentence.

28. Bob plays very
well, doesn’t he?Present Simple

29. Bob played very
well, didn’t he?
Past Simple

30. Melanie doesn’t eat
meat, does she?
No, she
hates it.

31. No, he
didn’t.
James didn’t
recognize me,
did he?

32. Question tags
4- Finally, the meaning of a question tag
depends on how you say it.
If your voice goes
down, you aren’t
really making a
question.
This is your car,
isn’t it?

33. Question tags
You are only
inviting the
listener to agree
with you.
This is your car,
isn’t it?

34. Tim doesn’t speak
Japanese, does he?
No, he doesn’t.

35. Question tags
When we are not
sure and want to
check information,
the intonation in
the question tag
goes up:
He is from France,
isn’t he?

36. You haven’t
seen Tom
today,
have you?
No,
I’m afraid
not.

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