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GRAMMAR

THE QUESTION TAG


THE QUESTION TAG - Introduction

a) How do you know all this?


You’ve never even been to
school, haven’t you?
b) How do you know all this?
You’ve never even been to
school, did you?
c) How do you know all this?
You’ve never even been to
school, have you?
THE QUESTION TAG – Complete

 1. You’re Andy’s brother, aren’t you?


 2. He can sing, can’t he?
 3. You lost, didn’t you?
 4. You couldn’t lend me a dollar, could you?
 5. You haven’t seen her, have you?
 6. Give us a hand, will you?
 7. Let’s get a sandwich, shall we?
 8. I’m too late, aren’t I?
 9. Annie and Tom are coming tomorrow, aren’t they?
 10. Nobody has told the truth, have they?
THE QUESTION TAG – Grammar rules
1

1. We normally put NEGATIVE question tags after AFFIRMATIVE


sentences and AFFIRMATIVE tags after NEGATIVE sentences.
2. If the main sentence has an auxiliary verb this is repeated in the
question tag
Auxiliary verbs (= helping verbs): will, can, must, can’t,
may, might, shall, could, (be) able to, have, do

3. If the main sentence has no auxiliary, the question tag is form


of the verb “to do”
THE QUESTION TAG – Grammar rules
1

TO HAVE
You have seen him, haven’t you?
You have two sisters, don’t you? (have ≠ aux)

TO BE
You are coming, aren’t you?
You are a student, aren’t you?
THE QUESTION TAG – Grammar rules
1

Make sure the TENSE of the verb in the question tag matches the
tense of the verb in the sentence.

 Present tense: You like your dog, don’t you?


 Past tense: They liked to go out on Friday, didn’t they?

(Either present simple or past simple in the question tags)


THE QUESTION TAG – Grammar rules
2

1. The question tag for I am is aren’t I


I’m too late, aren’t I?
2. After imperatives (= gebiedende wijs), we use the question tag
won’t you/ will you to invite people to do things.
Help yourself to a coffe, won’t you / will you?
3. After let’s we use the question tag shall we?
Let’s get a sandwich, shall we?
THE QUESTION TAG – Grammar rules
2

4. After negative words like never, no, hardly, nobody we use a


positive question tag.
You never go to the theatre, do you?
5. After nothing we use it in question tags.
Nothing went wrong today, did it?
6. After nobody / somebody we use they in question tags.
Nobody has complained, have they?
THE QUESTION TAG – Exercises

0. have you? 11. Did you?


1. Does she? 12. Can we?
2. Aren’t I? 13. Wasn’t it?
3. Can she? 14. Won’t he?
4. Hasn’t it
15. Isn’t she?
5. Is there?
16. Didn’t they?
6. Weren’t they
17. Aren’t I?
7. Hasn’t he?
18. Will he?
8. Wasn’t it?
19. Didn’t she?
9. Haven’t they?
10. Will you? 20. Could they?
THE QUESTION TAG – Exercises

21. Hasn’t he?


22. Doesn’t she?
23. Will / won’t you?
24. Aren’t they?
25. Isn’t she?
26. Did it (she / he)?
27. Shall we?
28. Aren’t they?
29. Aren’t you?
30. Don’t you?
THE QUESTION TAG - Speaking

1. Try to match a classmate with each statement. Write their name in the
space provided. You can have the same name twice.

2. Now, ask your classmates tag questions to see if your statements are
correct.
1. Change the sentence with the subject “you” e.g. you spend a lot of money
2. Add the right question tag e.g. don’t you?

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