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Unit

41 Have you? Are you? Don’t you? etc.

A
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:
‘You’re late.’ ‘Oh, am I? I’m sorry.’
‘I was ill last week.’ ‘Were you? I didn’t know that.’

‘It’s raining again.’ ‘Is it? It was sunny ten minutes ago.’
‘There’s a problem with the car.’ ‘Is there? What’s wrong with it?’

‘Bill can’t drive.’ ‘Can’t he? I didn’t know that.’
‘I’m not hungry.’ ‘Aren’t you? I am.’

‘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:
‘I speak four languages.’ ‘Do you? Which ones?’
‘Ben doesn’t eat meat.’ ‘Doesn’t he? Does he eat fish?’
‘Nicola got married last week.’ ‘Did she? Really?’

B Question tags

You can use have you? / is it? / can’t she? etc.
It’s a beautiful day, isn’t it?
at the end of a sentence.

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 nice.

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

negative sentence → positive question tag

That isn’t your 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, I’m never late.

I am / I don’t etc. ➜ Unit 40