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1. TAG QUESTIONS

2. A TAG QUESTION É USADA PARA CONFIRMAR O QUE
FOI DITO ANTERIORMENTE EM UMA ORAÇÃO OU
SENTENÇA.
EX:
Mary is studying now, isn't she?
Greg is very intelligent, isn't he?

3. PODENDO SER UM INDICADOR DE POLIDEZ, ÊNFASE
OU IRONIA.
 EX:
 Help your brother, will you? (polidez)
 You are very late, aren’t you?(ênfase)
 She isn’t very brigth , is she? (ironia)

4. ELAS PODEM SUGERIR A CONFIANÇA OU A FALTA DE
CONFIANÇA, QUE PODE SER DE CONFRONTO OU
DEFENSIVA.
 EX:
 You went to Salvador last week, didn’t you? (confiança)
 You aren't Brazilian, are you? (falta de confiaça)
 You understand English, don’t you? (confronto)
 He said he would clean the house, Woudn’t he?
(Defensiva)

5. PODEM SER USADAS PARA NOS CERTIFICARMOS DE
ALGO QUE FOI DITO ANTERIORMENTE.
 Ex:
 I have told you I would be on time, haven’t I?
 You said you love me, didn’t you?

6. VERBOS AUXILIARES
 Quando temos o verbo auxiliar na sentença, como o verbo
to be, to have, can, could, should, nós utilizamos esses
verbos para formar a tag question. Observe os exemplos:
 Fernanda is a good girl, isn’t she? (Fernanda é uma boa garota,
não é?)
 It is cold today, isn’t it? (Está frio hoje, não está?)
 David was there, wasn’t he? (David estava lá, não estava?)
 They were friends, weren’t they? (Eles eram amigos, não eram?)
 She has a car, hasn’t she? (Ela tem um carro, não tem?)
 My parents can’t run, can they? (Meus pais não podem correr,
podem?)
 My sister could travel, couldn’t she? (Minha irmã poderia viajar,
não poderia?)
 The teacher should do this, shouldn’t he? (O professor deveria
fazer isso, não deveria?)

7. VERBOS NÃO AUXILIARES
 Quando não temos o verbo auxiliar na sentença, como o
verbo to be, to have, can, could, should, nós utilizamos
outras formas verbais para formar a tag question, como: do,
does, don’t, doens’t – para o presente – e did ou didn’t –
para o passado. Devemos relembrar que se a primeira parte
está na forma positiva, a segunda deve estar na negativa e
vice-versa. Observe os exemplos:
 You understand English, don’t you? (Você entende inglês, não
entende?)
 You don’t live here, do you? (Você não mora aqui, mora?)
 She doesn’t cook very well, does she? (Ela não cozinha muito
bem, cozinha?)
 You went to Salvador last week, didn’t you? (Você foi a Salvador
semana passada, não foi?)
 Raquel didn’t go to school, did she? (Raquel não foi à escola, foi?)

8. FUTURE AND CONDITIONAL
 Para o futuro se usa o auxiliar will, na forma afirmativa, e
won’t na forma negativa; ou would para expressar
condição, na forma afirmativa, e wouldn’t, na forma
negativa. Observe os exemplos:
 You will travel to Buenos Aires, won’t you? (Você irá viajar
para Buenos Aires, não vai?)
 He won’t arrive on time, will he? (Ele não chegará a tempo,
chegará?)
 Marcela would arrive, wouldn’t she? (Marcela iria chegar, não
iria?)
 The players wouldn’t go, would they? (Os jogadores não
iriam, iriam?)
 Observação:
 Para a 1º pessoa do singular I, a tag question tem uma forma
irregular.
 Ex.: I am your friend, aren't I?

9. RELACIONE AS SENTENÇAS COM AS “TAG QUESTIONS” QUE
MELHOR SE ENCAIXEM COM AS FRASES ABAIXO.
1)You haven’t seen her today, …
2)He’ll meet us there, …
3) You slept at your parents’ house
last night, …
4) Let’s play poker tomorrow, …
5) I wouldn’t have worked there if it
weren’t for you, …
6) There was something bugging you,
…
7) I’m going there, …
8) Turn up the heat, …
9) It’s a cute dog, …
10) She can’t sing in public, …
11) They don’t need any money, …
12) She should have studied for the
test, …
13) He couldn’t stay there, …
a)…isn’t it?
b) …didn’t you?
c) …ain’t/aren’t I?
d) …wasn’t there?
e) …have you?
f) …could he?
g) …shall we?
h) …will you?
i)…won’t he?
j) …shouldn’t she?
k) …would I?
l) …can she?
m) …do they?

10.  1. Bruce knows Janet, ______
he?
 a) knows
 b) doesn't
 c) do
 d) did
 2. Alice did a good job, ______
she?
 a) does
 b) do
 c) didn't
 d) is
 3. Bob and Janet can't swim,
______ they?
 a) cannot
 b) can
 c) can't
 d) do
 4. It won't be difficult, ______ it?
 a) won't
 b) does
 c) will
 d) is
 5. You ate my hamburger,
______ you?
 a) don't
 b) aren't
 c) didn't
 d) won't
 6. They were nice, ______ they?
 a) didn't
 b) isn't
 c) wasn't
 d) weren't

11. 1. You are a primary school student,________?
2. You are not ready,__________?
3. She is at home now,__________?
4. Amy isn't in the garden, __________?
5. I am not interested in maths, __________?
6. I am good at English, __________?
7. They go online every day, __________?
8. She wants a new car, __________?
9. I read a lot, __________?
10. She came late last night, __________?
11. They didn't show up, __________?
12. You don't know the answer, __________?
13. Patrick doesn't see well, __________?
14. He was in New York, __________?
15. They weren't successful, __________?
16. Sit down, __________?
17. He's just broken the window, __________?
18. I haven't done that, __________?
19. They haven't been waiting long, ________?
20. He will tell her all about that, __________?
21. I am a student, __________?
22. I am not talking to you, __________?
23. You are my best friend, __________?
24. You are not on the list, __________?
25. You told nobody, __________?
26. She isn’t the youngest , __________?
27. They are the best students, __________
28. They aren’t invited, __________?
29. I really like English, __________?
30. You study a lot lately, __________?
31. She finishes her homework on time, ____?
32. I don’t want to do that again, __________?
33. You never do your homework, __________?
34. I wasn’t good enough, __________?
35. You and John were on time, __________?
36. Susie was reading at 8 o’clock,
__________?
37. The boys were sleeping, __________?
38. Answer the doll bell, __________?
39. You didn’t do your homework, __________?
40. I slept all day yesterday, __________?
41. You made this coffee, __________?
42. He wouldn’t help us, __________?
43. She hasn’t done that, __________?
44. I will come, __________?
45. He won’t tell anyone, __________?
46. I should tell her all about it, __________?
47. She shouldn’t smoke so much,
__________?
48. You would like to go, __________?
49. She can't swim, __________?

12. SWALLOW MY PRIDE –TIM ARMSTRONG (RAMONES)
Winter is here and it's going
on two years
swallow my pride
And things were looking very
grim but they're looking good
again
Swallow my pride
Loose lips sink ships, they say
but isn't it always that way?
Swallow my pride, oh yeah, oh
yeah, oh yeah
Winter is here and it's going
on two years
swallow my pride
And things were looking very
grim but they're looking good
again
Swallow my pride
Gonna have a real cool time and
everything's gonna be real fine
Swallow my pride, oh yeah
Winter is here and it's going on
two years
swallow my pride
And things were looking very grim
but they're looking good again
Swallow my pride
Gonna have a real cool time
and everything's gonna be real
fine
Swallow my pride, oh yeah