question tag

We use q u est ion t ags w hen we t hink t he
ot her person agrees with us, or when we
want t he ot her person t o agree with us.
posit ive sen t en ce + ne g a t ive t a g :
He’s nice, isn’t he?
She looks tired, doesn’t she?
They finished t he test, didn’t they?
He has sung beau t ifully, hasn’ t he?
A. M a t ch t he t w o p a rt s of t he sen t ence .
1. You don’t like program m es about sport s, ____ a) didn’t w e?
2. ‘Only Fools and Horses’ w as funny last week, ____ b) have w e?
3. We saw t hat film last m ont h, ____ c) can’t you?
4. Robin William s is a very good act or, ____ d) won’ t it ?
5. The program m e will be on TV again next w eek, ____ e) do you ?
6. We haven’t seen t his program m e before, ____ f) wasn’t it ?
7. You can g et a bet t er m ark than t hat , ____ g) isn’t he?
C. Bu ild se nt e nce s a ccor d ing t o
t he g ive n qu e st ion t a gs.
1. _____________________________, am I?
2. ___________________________, is she?
3. _______________________, don’ t they?
4. _________________________, does he?
5. _____________________, couldn’t you?
6. _______________________, won’ t
they?
7. ___________________________, did
we?
8. ______________________, d oesn’ t
she?
9. __________________________, do you?
10. _________________________, aren’t I?

11. _________________________, isn’t
he?
12. _______________________, were you?
13. __________________________, will
he?
14. _________________________, can we?
15. ________________________, has she?
B. W rit e que st ion t a g s f or t h e se
sen t e nce s.
1. I’ve m et you before, _______?
2. The m irror w as heavy, _______?
3. Mary isn’ t very st rong, _______?
4. You could hear the m usic, _______?
5. You know about t he next speaker,
_______?
6. I’m sit ting in m y place, _______?
7. They st ole your car last m ont h,
_______?
8. She w ill send us t he t icket s by em ail,
_______?
9. She runs really fast, _______?
10. You didn’t g o t o t he cinem a last
week, _______?
11. He hasn’t found t he keys, _______?
ne g a t ive se nt e n ce + posit ive t a g :
Tom d oesn’t sm oke, does he?
She isn’t going t o sleep, is she?
I can’ t g o out , can I?
We w on’t be w orried, w ill w e?
We use the correct form of be, have, d o

or a m odal verb in t he question t ag.
but : I’m lat e, aren’t I? (not - am I not?)