Question Tags
Tag questions (or question tags)
turn a statement into a question. They are often used for checking information
that we think we know is true.
Tag questions are made using an
auxiliary verb (for example: be or have) and a subject pronoun
(for example: I, you, she). Negative question tags are usually
contracted: It's warm today, isn't it (not 'is it not')
Usually if the main clause is positive,
the question tag is negative, and if the main clause is negative,
it's positive. For example: It's cold (positive), isn't it (negative)?
And: It isn't cold (negative), is it (positive)?
If the main clause has an auxiliary
verb in it, you use the same verb in the tag question. If there is no auxiliary
verb (in the present simple and past simple) use do / does / did (just
like when you make a normal question).
There is one weird exception: the
question tag after I am is aren't I.
For example: I'm in charge of the food, aren't I?
For example: I'm in charge of the food, aren't I?
Postive sentences, with negative
tags
She's Italian, isn't she?
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They live in London, don't they?
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We're working tomorrow, aren't
we?
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It was cold yesterday, wasn't
it?
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He went to the party last night, didn't
he?
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We were waiting at the station, weren't
we?
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They've been to Japan, haven't
they?
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She's been studying a lot
recently, hasn't she?
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He had forgotten his wallet, hadn't
he?
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We'd been working, hadn't we?
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She'll come at six, won't she?
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They'll be arriving soon, won't
they?
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They'll have finished before nine,
won't they?
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She'll have been cooking all day, won't
she?
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He can help, can't he?
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John must stay, mustn't he?
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Negative sentences, with positive
tags
We aren't late, are we?
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She doesn't have any children, does
she?
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The bus isn't coming, is it?
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She wasn't at home yesterday, was
she?
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They didn't go out last Sunday, did
they?
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You weren't sleeping, were you?
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She hasn't eaten all the cake, has
she?
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He hasn't been running in this
weather, has he?
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We hadn't been to London before, had
we?
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You hadn't been sleeping, had
you?
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They won't be late, will they?
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He won't be studying tonight, will
he?
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She won't have left work before
six, will she?
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He won't have been travelling all
day, will he?
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She can't speak Arabic, can she?
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They mustn't come early, must
they?
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Credit: https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/tag-questions.html
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