Download IMPLE PRESENT TENSE

QUESTION TAGS
Read.
You’re the new students, aren’t you?
Karen didn’t do her homework, did she?
Peter and Paul work together, don’t they?
He isn’t going to do that, is he?
Melanie and her sister were at the mall yesterday, weren’t they?
The class starts at 7, doesn’t it?
Read, choose or
complete.
The underlined parts of the sentences are called QUESTION TAGS.
-
Where do they come in the sentences?
• in the beginning;
• in the middle OR
• at the end of them.
- They are separated from the first part of the sentences by a ........
- In your opinion, QUESTION TAGS are used to:
• ask for new information;
• ask for confirmation OR
• deny the information given.
Check.
QUESTION TAGS are used to ask for confirmation.
• They always come at the end of the sentences, after a comma.
• They always contrast with the first part of the sentence.
For example, if the first part of the sentence is affirmative, the
question tag is negative.
Peter and Paul work together, don’t they?
If the first part of the sentence is negative, the question tag is
affirmative. Check:
Karen didn’t do her homework, did she?
Now, you!
Look and write sentences and tags. Use the
verb TO BE.
OTHER VERBS
They work in a school,
don’t they?
You went to the beach last
Sunday, didn’t you?
In the Simple Present or Simple Past Tenses, the question tag uses the
auxiliary verb (does / do / did) in the opposite form of the the first part of
the sentence (affirmative / negative).
Now, you!
Use the cues to write sentences and tags.
check his e-mails
now
chat online
yesterday
play video game
every day
do research
tomorrow
Miscellaneous.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
........................................, hasn’t he?
........................................, does she?
........................................, are you?
........................................, isn’t it?
........................................, did he?
........................................, didn’t you?
........................................, do they?
Exceptions
There are some exceptions to the rules seen before. Check:
• In the Simple Present of verb To be,1st person singular, am not
I? isn’t used. Instead, it’s used aren’t I?
• Shall we? is used with the meaning of Are we ready to...? For
example: Shall we go? (meaning Are we ready to go?).
• Sometimes we use question tags with imperatives (invitations,
orders), but the sentence remains an imperative and does not
require a direct answer. We use won't for invitations. We
use can, can't, will, would for orders.
Exceptions
IMPERATIVE +
QUESTION TAG
NOTES
Get a cookie, won't you?
polite invitation
Help me, can you?
quite friendly
Help me, can't you?
friendly, but there’s some
irritation
Close the door, would you?
quite polite
Do it now, will you.
less polite
Don't forget, will you.
with negative imperatives
only will is possible
Now, you.
a) The teacher is waiting to start the class. He says: Let’s get
started, ..........?
b) You’re worried about being late. You say: I’m late,
..............?
c) Your grandma is offering you a cup of hot chocolate. She
says: Drink hot chocolate, ........?
d) Your mom says: Don’t do that again, ...........?
Check.
a) The teacher is waiting to start the class.
He says: Let’s get started, shall we?
b) You’re worried about being late.
You say: I’m late, aren’t I?
c) Your grandma is offering you a cup of hot chocolate.
She says: Drink some hot chocolate, won’t you?
d)
Your mom says: Don’t do that again, will you?
Write the sentences.
.............., shall we?
............., can’t you?
............, would you?
Write the sentences.
............., will you?
.............., can you?
............, won’t you?