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<b>QUESTION TAGS</b>

<b>The basic structure is:</b>

<b>+Positive statement,</b> <b>- negative tag?</b>
Eg: Snow is white, isn't it?

<b>-Negative statement,</b> <b>+ positive tag?</b>
Eg: You don't like me, do you?

Some special cases:

<b>I am right, aren't I?</b> <i>aren't I (not amn't I)</i>
<b>You have to go, don't you?</b> you (do) have to go...
<b>I have been answering, haven't I?</b> use first auxiliary

<b>Nothing came in the post, did it?</b> treat statements with nothing, nobody etc like negative
statements

<b>Let's go, shall we?</b> let's = let us

<b>He'd better do it, hadn't he?</b> he had better (no auxiliary)
<b>Question tags with imperatives</b>

imperative + question tag <i>notes:</i>
invitation Take a seat, won't you? polite

order Help me, can you? quite friendly

Help me, can't you? quite friendly (some irritation?)
Close the door, would you? quite polite

Do it now, will you? less polite

Don't forget, will you? <i>with negative imperatives only will is possible</i>

<b>Exercise1:</b>

<b>Complete the sentences with the correct question tags</b>

1. Mr. McGuiness is from Ireland, ……….?
2. The car isn't in the garage, ……….?

3. You are John, ……….?

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6. Cars pollute the environment, ………..?

7. Mr. Pritchard has been to Scotland recently, ………?
8. The trip is very expensive, ……….?

9. He won't tell her, ……….?
10. Hugh had a red car, ……….?
11. She is collecting stickers, ………..?

12. We often watch TV in the afternoon, ………?
13. You have cleaned your bike, ……….?
14. John and Max don't like Maths, ………..?
15. Peter played handball yesterday, ………?
16. They are going home from school, ……….?

17. Mary didn't do her homework last Monday,………..?
18. He could have bought a new car, ……….?
19. Kevin will come tonight, ………..?

20. I'm clever, ………?

21. You wanted that, ... ?

22. He saw that ... ?

23. You know that's right ... ?
24. He will be coming ... ?

25. After all this time you'd think he'd have forgotten ... ?
26. You may think you know the answer but you don't ... ?
27. After working so hard he didn't deserve to fail the exam ... ?
28. You wouldn't report me, ... ?

29. He isn't going to like this, ... ?
30. Teresa is an accountant,………?
31. I am a good worker,………?
32. Peirre is a grandfather,………..?

33. Jacques and Alicia are students, ……….?
34. You and I are busy right now, ………?
35. It's windy today, ………..?

36. You're coming to the party, ………..?
37. It wasn't very difficult, ………..?

38. Tom is getting something for Sue, ……….?
39. It won't be anything expensive, ………..?

40. There's some milk in the refrigerator, ………?
41. We don't need to go to the store today, ……….?
42. Susan can bring some food, ……….?

43. The party starts at eight o'clock, ………?
44. The movie was very long, ………..?

45. There's a dictionary on the shelf, ……….?
46. There's a lot of noise outside, ………?
47. Mrs. Smith is sick, ………..?

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49. Steven won't be at the party, ………?
50. The math test was very difficult, ………?
51. We can go tomorrow, ……….?

52. I'm early, ……….?

53. This shirt is too big for me, ………..?
54. Emily plays the piano well, ………..?

55. Your neighbors went on vacation, ………..?
56. I think you ought to go,………..?

57. You must go,………?

58. No-one understood that word,………?
59. You're going to the restaurant, ……….?
60. You like wine, ………..?

61. Mary is here, ………?

62. They are not leaving, ………?
63. She knows the waiter, ………?

64. We aren't getting dessert, ……….?
65. It is not raining, ………?

66. You are preparing the meal, ………?
67. She likes to watch television, ………..?
68. You know about the specials, ………..?
69. You are English, ……….?

70. He is big, ……….?

71. We are studying, ………?
72. It is too late, ………..?
73. She is strong, ………..?

74. You are tall and friendly, ……….?
75. He is asking for us, ……….?
76. We are in your house, ………?
77. Peter drives very carefully, ………..?

78. You didn't go to the supermarket, ………?
79. You will go to the cinema tomorrow, ………?
80. You can drive my car, ……….?

81. Sarah doesn't like football, ……….?

82. Your parents are from Reunion island,……….?
83. They have never been to Japan, ……….?
84. Russian is a very difficult language,………?

85. You would like to spend your next holidays in Mauritius,………..?

86. We did our homework at five o'clock,………..?

87. Your brother loves rap music, ………?
88. Your parents can't swim,………..?

89. Your English classroom is B105, ………..?
90. Bruno and Clémence are twins, ……….?

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92. We must revise our lessons regularly,………?
93. Yesterday, they went to the zoo,………?

94. Steffie has been playing basket ball for five years,………..?
95. Koalas are fond of eucalyptus leaves,………?

96. The French handball team won the Spanish,………?

97. Chikungunya virus will quickly spread through the Indian Ocean,………..?
98. We should be very careful here in Reunion,………..?

99. Your sister could read at the age of three,………..?

100. There are several swimming pools in the city,………..?
101. You are very good at English,……….?

102. Alison is 26………?

103. She teaches sky-diving………?
104. She can windsurf……….?
105. She isn't Australian,………..?

106. She doesn't speak Spanish,……….?
107. She can't fly a plane,………..?

108. She's got brown hair,……….?
109. She met everyone yesterday,……….?

110. She hasn't finished her book yet,………?
111. She didn't get up late,………?

112. You'd come if you had time, ……….?

113. Let's take a taxi to go to the station, ………?
114. You didn't need to go, ……….?

115. You had lunch with them yesterday, ………?
116. The police will arrest them, ………..?

117. Everybody saw her last week at the party, ……….?
118. Stop laughing, and listen to me, ………?

119. Let's go to the cinema and watch a nice film, ………?
120. Open the door and go upstairs, ……….?

121. You had finished your homework when he came, ………..?
122. You don’t like spicy food,………?

123. They need some new clothes,……….?
124. I’m not the person with the tickets,………?
125. We’re late again,……….?

<b>Exercise 2: Choose the best answer</b>

<b>1. Teresa is an accountant,___? </b>

A. aren't she? B.doesn't she? C. isn't she? D. She isn't?
<b>2. I am a good worker,___? </b>

A. I am? B. do I? C. amn't I? D. aren't I?
<b>3. Peirre is a grandfather,___? </b>

A. he isn't? B. isn't he? C. he is? D. doesn't he?
<b>4. Kate is a doctor, ___? </b>

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<b>5. Jacques and Alicia are students, ___? </b>

A. aren't they? B. are they? C. isn't he? D. isn't they?
<b>6. Mario is at work right now, ___? </b>

A. aren't they? B. isn't he? C. is he? D. isn't she?
<b>7. I'm here, ___? </b>

A. am I not? B. am not I? C. amn't I? D. aren't you?
<b>8. You and I are busy right now, ___? </b>

A.aren't I? B. aren't we? C. we aren't? D. aren't you?
<b>9. It's windy today, ___? </b>

A. am I? B. aren't they? C. isn't it? D. isn't he?
<b>10. I am ready for the next exercise, ___? </b>

A. isn't it? B. don't I? C. aren't you? D. aren't I?

<b>Exercise 3: Complete these sentences using tag question</b>

<b>1. Thu’s father reads a morning newspaper everyday, ___________?</b>
2. The teacher is going to explain a new grammar lesson, ___________?
3. Their classmates were so excited about the games yesterday, ___________?
4. Lan enjoys sewing clothes for her doll, ___________?

5. Hoa did a lot of homework last night, ___________?
6. Schools may be closed if it snows heavily, ___________?
7. She has visited the citadel in Hue twice, ___________?
8. People have to rebuild the building after fire, ___________?
9. Their children enjoy playing computer games, ___________?
10. You will have a cable TV soon, ___________?

11. I am making a big mistake, ___________?

12. Let’s go shopping at Saigon Coop Mart, ___________?

13. Children should drink a lot of milk and fruit juice, __________?
14. Bring your camera with you to the party, ___________?

15. These shoes need to be fixed, ___________?

16. You must ask for your parents’ permission to join in the trip, ___________?
17. Ba likes healthy food, ___________?

18. Thu didn’t take part in the competition, ___________?
19. Phong hasn’t been to Hanoi before, ___________?
20. She can ride to school by herself, ___________?

21. My friends are used to swimming in the river, ___________?
22. His mother doesn’t work for that company, ___________?
23. They don’t have to buy new dictionaries, ___________?
24. It will rain tomorrow, ___________?

25. Remember to buy your mother some sugar on your way home, ___________?
26. She has read this news on the internet, ___________?

27. They have seen lots of Beckham’s pictures on his website, ___________?
28. You think Internet is a means of education, ___________?

29. There was a lot of traffic in the streets yesterday, ___________?
30. You ought go now, _______________?

31. I think she won’_{t come to your party, _______________?}
32. What a nice dress, ___________?

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34. You need go right now, _____________?

35. He need never study hard, _________________?
36. You think it is going to rain, __________________?
37. He said that his father was a doctor, _______________?
38. Everything is all right, __________________?

38. She met nobody at the party, _________________?

39. Don’_{t forget to turn off the lights before going out, __________________?}
40. Be careful with that man, _________________?

<b>Exercise 4: What would you say in these situations? Write sentences with a question </b>

<b>tag.</b>

<i>Eg: You look out of the window. The sky is blue and the sun is shining. (beautiful day)</i>
 It is a beautiful day, isn’t it?

<i>1. You’ve just come out of the cinema with a friend. You really enjoyed the film. (great)</i>
 The film………

<i>2. You and your friend are listening to a woman singing. You like her voice very much. (a lovely </i>
<i>voice)</i>

 She………..

<i>3. You are trying on a jacket. You look in the mirror and you don’t like what you see. (not /look/ </i>
<i>very good)</i>

……….
<i>4. Your friend’s hair is much shorter than when you last met. (have/your hair/cut)</i>
 You………..

5. You and your friend are walking over a wooden bridge. It’s very old and some parts are broken.
<i>(not/ safe).</i>

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