Unit

41 Have you? Are you? Don't you? etc.

I'm writing a book.^

O h ; have you? ) \( ^

^Don'tyou? W hy

You can say have you? / is it? / can't he? etc. to show that you are interested or surprised:
O 'You're late.' 'Oh, am I? I'm sorry.'
'I was ill last week.' 'Were you? I didn't know that.'
'It's raining again.' 'Is it? It was sunny ten minutes ago.'
'There's a problem with the car.' 'Is there? What's wrong with it?'

O 'Bill can't drive.' 'Can't he? I didn't know that.'

O 'I'm not hungry.' 'Aren't you? I am.'
O 'Sue isn't at work today.' 'Isn't she? Is she ill?'

Use do/does for the present simple, and did for the past simple:
'I speak four languages.' 'Do you? W hich ones?'
O 'Ben doesn't eat meat.' 'Doesn't he? Does he eat fish?'
O 'Nicola got married last week.' 'Did she? Really?'

Question tags

You can use have you? / is it? / can't she? etc.

Q t’e a beautiful day, lent it?^
at the end of a sentence.

These 'mini-questions' are question tags.

positive sentence —> negative question tag

negative sentence —>positive question tag

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Exercises
U Q Answer with Do you? / Doesn't she? / Did they? etc.

| Answer with Have you? / Haven't you? / Did she? / Didn't she? etc.

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Complete these sentences with a question tag (isn't it? / haven't you? etc.).

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1 It's a beautiful day,....jsn t i t ......... ? Yes, its perfect.
2 These flowers are n ice,.............................. ? Yes, what are they?
3 Jane was at the party,.............................. ? Yes, but I didn't speak to her.
4 You've been to Paris,.............................. ? Yes, many times.
5 You speak G erm an,.............................. ? Yes, but not very well.
6 Martin looks tired,.............................. ? Yes, he works very hard.
7 ^ You'll help m e ,.............................. ? Yes, of course I will,
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| Complete these sentences with a question tag, positive (is it? / do you? etc.) or negative (isn't it? /
don't you? etc.).
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too/either so am I / neither do I etc.
too and either

( jm happy too.^ (7m not I Vm not happy e ith e rj

We use too and either at the end of a sentence.

We use too after a positive verb: We use either after a negative verb:
O a : I'm happy. O a : I'm not happy.
b: I'm happy too. b: I'm not happy either

O a: 1enjoyed the film. O a: 1can't cook.

b: 1enjoyed it too. b: 1can't either

O Jane is a doctor. Her husband is a O Ben doesn't watch TV. He doesn't

doctor too. read newspapers either.

so am I / neither do I etc.

am/is/are ...
w as/w ere...
so do/does
d id ..
have/has...
neither can ...
will
)am l would ...

so am 1 = 1 am too neither am 1 = I'm not either

so have 1 ==1 have too (etc.): neither can 1 = 1can't either (etc.):
O a : I'm working. o a : 1 haven't got a key.
b: So am 1. (= I'm working too) b: Neither have 1. (= 1haven't either)
O a : 1was late for work today. o a : Kate can't cook.
b: So was Sam. b: Neither can Tom.
O a : 1work in a bank. o a : 1won't (= will not) be here
b: So do 1. tomorrow.
O a : We went to the cinema last night. b: Neither will 1.
b: Did you? So did we. o a : 1 never go to the cinema.
O a : I'd like to go to Australia. b: Neither do 1.
b: So would 1.
You can also use Nor (= Neither):
o a : I'm not married.
b: Nor am 1. or Neither am i.

Remember: So am I (not So I am), Neither have I (not Neither I have).

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Exercises

^ 2 0 1 Answer with So ... I (So am I / So do I / So can I etc.).

Answer with N either... I.

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I can't go to the party.
I didn't phone Alex last night.
9 I haven't got any money
10 I'm not going out tomorrow.
11 I don't know what to do.

You are talking to Maria. Write sentences about yourself. Where possible, use So ...1 or
N eith er... i. Look at these examples carefully:

tired today. ^ You can answer: So am I, or \MQQt-.

don’t work h a r d ) You can answer: Neither doj. or I.do........

Maria
SL You

I'm learning English.

I can ride a bike.
I'm not American.
I like cooking.
I don't like cold weather.
I slept well last night.
I've never run a marathon,
don't use my phone much.
I'm going out tomorrow evening.
I haven't been to Scotland.
I didn't watch T V last night.
I go to the cinema a lot.

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