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QUESTION TAGS
QUESTION TAGS
INTRODUCTION
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A question tag is a short
question at the end of a
sentence.
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We add it to a sentence to
transform it into a question.
He’s a student, isn’t he?
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USE
We use question tags to:

check if the information in the
statement is true and our
tone of voice rises;
Ex.: You haven’t met Charlie,
have you?
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ask for agreement and our
tone of voice falls.
Ex.: You won’t tell anyone,
will you?
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HOW DO YOU FORM QUESTION TAGS?
Affirmative statement – negative
tag:
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Students attend state schools,
don’t they?
Negative statement – positive
tag:
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You aren’t sick, are you?
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HOW DO YOU FORM QUESTION TAGS?
With auxiliary verbs – we use it
in the tag:
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You have been to summer
school, haven’t you?
Without auxiliary verbs – we use
the appropriate form of do in the
tag:
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She likes her school a lot,
doesn’t she?
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HOW DO YOU FORM QUESTION TAGS?
With modal verbs – we use the
same modal verb in the tag:
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You would like to study in
Scotland, wouldn’t you?
With “I am” – we use “aren’t I?”
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Sorry, I’m being rude, aren’t I?
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REMEMBER
The subject in the tag is always a pronoun:
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Meg studied in the UK last year, didn’t she?
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The children are sleeping, aren’t they?
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TIME TO PRACTISE
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TIME TO PRACTISE
1. Complete the following sentences with the appropriate question tag:
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Ollie is a good swimmer, isn’t he?
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The students have worked hard, haven’t they?
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Ana didn’t travel to York alone, did she?
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John performed well last night, didn’t he?
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I am your best friend, aren’t I?
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Peter won’t join us, will he?
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Betty is texting her friend, isn’t she?
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Claire looks very pretty, doesn’t she?
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