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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:

0 'You're late.' 'Oh, am I? I'm sorry.'

0 'I was illlast week.' 'Were you? I didn't know that.'

0 'It's raining again.' 'Is it? It was sunny ten minutes ago.'

0 'There's a problem with th e car.' 'Is there? What's wrong with it?

0 'Bill can't drive: 'Can't he? I didn't know that.'

0 'I'm not hungry.' 'Aren't you? I am.'

0 '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:

0 'I speak four languages.' 'Do you? Which ones?'

0 'Ben doesn't eat meat.' 'Doesn't he? Does he eat fish?'

0 'Nicola got married last week.' 'Did she? Really?'

Question tags

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These '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.

Those shoes are nice, aren't they? Yes, very n ice.

Tom will be here soon, won't he? Yes, probably.

negative sentence ―➔ positive question tag

That isn't yo ur 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, 「m never late.

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