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Question tags

A question tag is a short question that we can add to the end
of a statement.We form it likethis: auxiliary verb + subject.
John's funny, isn't he?

The subject inthe tag is the same as the subject in the statement.
You workedyesterday,didn'tyou?

A negative statement has a positivetag. A positive statement
hasa negative tag.
Edwardcan walk to the farm, can'the? Itisn't easy, isit?
Sentences with the present simple or the past simple have do,

does or did inthe tag.
Antony likespainting, doesn'the? You don't haveany cousins, do you?
Debbiepassedherexam, didn'tshe?

Sentences with an auxiliary verb have the same auxiliary verb
inthe tag.
We'llsee the newbaby, won't we? They can't leavenow,can they?
Weshouldn'tsayanything,shouldwe?

Some structures have different tags.

Structure Auxiliary

used to did You used to live here,didn't you?

1 am aren't I'm late, aren't 1?
Let's shall Let'sstop, shall we?

have got have You've got a bike, haven't you? UlA/lA/ tsn/t he?

Imperative will Don'ttell him,will you?

When the subject inthe sentence is this or that,the subject in the tag is it.
That was fun, wasn't it?

When the subject inthe sentence is these or those,the subject in the tag isthey.
These areyour pens,aren't they?

We use question tags with rising intonation when we want to check informationthat we aren't sure about.

Pandas come from China, don't they? Your dad's an engineer, isn'the?

We use question tags with falling intonation when we are sure of the answer and we expect the
listener to agree with us.

It'scoldtoday, isn't it? You won't forget tophone,willyou?

Kate's got the books,doesn't / hasn't she?O
*11 Circlethe correct option.

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1 The bus will stop here,won't / will it?
2 They went home,didn't/ don't they?
3 I'mgoing to be late,aren't / am not I?
4 Max can speak French,doesn't / can't he?
5 Let's get some lunch, will / shall we?
6 You and Ialready knew that, didn't we / you?

96 Questions and question tags