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Question tags
Question tags
(made by Carmen Luisa)
(made by Carmen Luisa)


USE
USE
A question tag is a short question at the end of a
statement:
He won the prize, didn’t he?
question tag
We use question tags when we want to check if
information is correct.


FORM
FORM
1. Use question tags at the end of a sentence:
He won the prize, didn’t he?
question tag


FORM
FORM
2.a. NEGATIVE QUESTION TAG:
If the sentence is positive, the question tag is negative:
You have seen that film, haven’t you?
+ -
2.b. POSITIVE QUESTION TAG:

If the sentence is negative, the question tag is positive:
You haven’t seen that film, have you?
- +
If the sentence contains a negative word (never, hardly…) the
question tag is positive:
Ann never goes anywhere, does she?
- +


FORM
FORM
3. Questions tags consist of …
AUXILIARY VERB + PRONOUN:
I shouldn’t laugh,
should
should
I
I?
Sarah was winning,
wasn’t
wasn’t
she
she?
We use the auxiliary verb that is used in the previous
sentence. If there is no auxiliary verb, se use “do/does”
(present tense) and “did” (past tense):
You live near here,
don’t
don’t you?
You turned left,

didn’t
didn’t you?
The pronoun refers to the subject of the previous
sentence.


FORM
FORM
4. Some verbs form question tags differently:
I am  aren’t I?
I’m helpful, aren’t I?
There is  isn’t there?
There is a chemist’s near here, isn’t there?
There are  aren’t there?
There are many shops in the area, aren’t there?
This is / That is  isn’t it?
That’s your wife over there, isn’t it?


FORM
FORM
5. When we answer question tags, we often use short
answers:
A: You are French, aren’t you?
B:
Yes, I am
Yes, I am. /
No, I’m not
No, I’m not.  SHORT ANSWERS
A: She’s got a dog, hasn’t she?

B:
Yes, she has
Yes, she has. /
No, she hasn’t
No, she hasn’t.  SHORT ANSWERS
A: You smoke, don’t you?
B:
Yes, I do
Yes, I do. /
No, I don’t
No, I don’t.  SHORT ANSWERS


FORM
FORM
6. Intonation:
When we are sure of the answer, the voice goes
down in the question tag:
John doesn’t like gold, does he?

The speaker knows John doesn’t like gold.
When we are not sure of the answer, the voice
goes up:
They left for Milan, didn’t they?
 The speaker doesn’t know if they left for Milan
or not.


Question tags
Question tags

I hope you have understood how to use
question tags.