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Grammar

Question tags

4 Complete the examples. Then check with the dialogue on page 44.

1
It dates back to the 17th century, ..........................?
2
It’s a beautiful building, ..........................?
3
You’re from the USA, ..........................?
4
Oh, you haven’t been to the Brighton Museum & Art Gallery yet, ..........................?
With positive statements, we usually use a negative question tag.
With negative statements, we usually use a positive question tag.
We repeat the auxiliary verb (is, are, have, etc.) from the main part of the sentence.
But, if we use a verb without an auxiliary we use do in the question tag.
Question tags are commonly used to confirm information or to invite the listener to agree.

5 Complete the sentences with the question 7 Write the question tags.

tags in the box.

are you does she wasn’t it didn’t we
won’t you aren’t you doesn’t she was it

1 You aren’t Turkish, ..........................?
2 It was cold there, ..........................?
3 You’ll help me, ..........................?
4 She speaks English, ..........................?
5 You’re going to be at the party,
..........................?
6 We enjoyed ourselves, ..........................?
7 Your sister doesn’t like me, ..........................?
8 It wasn’t a very good film, ..........................?

1 You’re Spanish, ..........................?
6 Circle the correct question tag. 2 It’s going to rain, ..........................?

1 He hasn’t gone, didn’t he / has he ? 3 They won the match, ..........................?
2 She doesn’t live in Rome, does she / 4 We haven’t got any homework,
doesn’t she ? ..........................?
3 They are English, are they / aren’t they ? 5 Mum burnt the dinner, ..........................?
4 You went to London last year didn’t we / 6 I’ll miss the next train, ..........................?
didn’t you ?
5 It won’t happen, isn’t it / will it ?
6 It’s warm today, doesn’t it / isn’t it ?

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