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Question tags

can use question tags in conversation and to check information.

Question tags

When the statement does not include an auxiliary
verb (e.g. the present and past simple), we use do,
does, did in the question tag.
t I t
She reads a lot, doesri she?
We add a question tag to make a statement into a f I ~~í t
question. We use question tags to check information, They played well, didn't they?
and also as a way of helping conversation by asking
If the statement is affirmative, we use a negative tag.
someone to respond.
If the statement is negative, we use an affirmative tag.
She's Henry's sister, isn,t she?
You don't like fish, do you?
Helen las got a new bag, hasn she?
We form question tags with an auxiliary verb (e.g. are,
have, can, will) + a pronoun. We use the auxiliary verb It very interesting, s it?
and the pronoun to match the statement. f . .. It
You didn't like the film, did you?
f t
You're good at maths, aren't you?
We can only use personal pronouns or it/there in
t I I } question tags. We do not use names or other words.
He like this, won't he? Mary is clever, isn>t Mary? isn't she?
f I It That was difficult, wasn't that? wasn't it?
She didn finish the exam, she? There isn't much food, is there?

Complete the sentences with the words in the box. * 7 018.1 Match the statements 1-10 with the ©
question tags a-k. Listen and check.
,
arpn f aren't can didn't do don't
OI* V- T Tv
have haven't isn't weren't won't c
ÿ You spoke to your teacher , _
_ O
ÿ The mea\ was nice,_
ÿ You're British, aren't you?
2 Max is quite annoying,_
1 You live in Manchester,_ _you? 3 People drive on the right in Britain,-
2 You've got two sisters,_ you? 4 That phone isn't cheap,_
3 You haven't got any brothers, you? 5 You can swim,_
4 You went to Greece on holiday last year,
6 You haven't tidied your room,_
you? 7 They don't believe us,_
5 You'll be sixteen next year,_you? 8 We're going to win,_
6 You can't drive a car yet,_you? 9 That wasn't funny,_
7 You're hard-working,_you? 10 You've got your umbrella with you,_
8 You were still asleep at eight o'clock this morning,
'
_you? a don t they? g aren ' t we?
9 You don't eat meat,_you? b haven't you? h wasn't it?
'
10 It's your birthday today,_it? c didn t you? i is it?
d have you? j isn't he?
'
e can t you? k was it?
f do they?

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