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SAN FRANCISCO DE ASIS

ELEMENTARY ENGLISH
LEVEL 5
HOUSE WORKING GUIDE 4

INSTITUCION EDUCATIVA: SAN FRANCISCO DE ASIS

MUNICIPIO: LA CRUZ NARIÑO
NOMBRE DEL RECTOR: JESUS ORLANDO REALPE DAVILA
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FECHA INICIO: AGOSTO 19 DE 2020
AREA: INGLES
DOCENTE RESPONSIBLE: FERNANDO ORDOÑEZ DELGADO
FECHA DE ENVIO A CORREO O AGOSTO 31 DE 2020
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THE TAG QUESTIONS 1

In this lesson we are going to learn what Tag questions are and how they are used in English.
What are they and what are they for? Question tags are short questions that are asked at the end
of sentences in English so that the interlocutor (the person we are talking to) checks or discards the
information in the sentence expressed.
In some cases we think we know the information and we just need to reconfirm it, like when at the end
of a sentence we say in Spanish: verdad?, cierto? sí?, o no?, no es así? This is where we should use tag
questions, which are nothing more than small questions at the end of an affirmative or negative
sentence to check if we are right or wrong.

Rules and examples of Tag questions

In Spanish, these questions are simply asked by adding endings such as: verdad?, cierto?, sí?, o no?, no
es así? at the end of the sentences. However, in English it is different. To make these phrases you must
take into account several aspects. Next, we will see how these Tag Questions are asked.
1.TAG QUESTIONS WITH TO BE VERB:
When we have TO BE into a sentence, we will form the TAG QUESTION with TO BE

IMPORTANT: affirmative sentence…………….. Negative Tag Question

Negative sentence…………………. Affirmative Tag Question
EXAMPLES:

You are in the Basketball team, AREN’T YOU?

(To Be) (To Be)

Affirmative sentence Negative Tag Question

(Tu estas en el equipo de Baloncesto, Verdad?)

Cierto?)
No es así?)

You aren’t in the Basketball team, ARE YOU?

(To Be) (To Be)

Negative sentence Affirmative Tag Question

(Tú no estás en el equipo de Baloncesto, Verdad?)

 As we can see in the examples, the TAG QUESTIONS are at the end of the
sentence and it is formed with TO BE. It is the same if TO BE is in the present,
in the past or in the future.

You were in the Basketball team, WEREN’T YOU?

(To Be) (To Be)

Affirmative sentence Negative Tag Question

(Tu estabas en el equipo de Baloncesto, Verdad?)

Cierto?)
No es así?)

You weren’t in the Basketball team, WERE YOU?

(To Be) (To Be)

Negative sentence Affirmative Tag Question

(Tú no estabas en el equipo de Baloncesto, Verdad?)

You will be in the Basketball team, WON’T YOU BE?

(To Be) (To Be)

Affirmative sentence Negative Tag Question

(Tu estarás en el equipo de Baloncesto, Verdad?)

Cierto?)
No es así?)

You won’t be in the Basketball team, WILL YOU BE?

(To Be) (To Be)

Negative sentence Affirmative Tag Question

(Tú no estarás en el equipo de Baloncesto, Verdad?)

Workshop!
THE TAG QUESTIONS
 1. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT TAG QUESTION:

1. Mr McGuinness is from Ireland, ___________?

2. The car isn't in the garage, ___________?
3. You are John, ___________?
4. She were in the library yesterday, ___________?
5. He won’t be my friend, ___________?
6. Cars will be so expensive in two years, ___________?
7. Mr. Pritchard wasn’t in Scotland recently, ___________?
8. The trip is very expensive, ___________?
9. He won't be her new English teacher, ___________?
10. Hugh was in the red car yesterday night, ___________?
11. She is collecting stickers, _________?
12. We were studying in the afternoon, ___________?
13. You will be ridding your bike, ____________?
14. John and Max are practicing maths, ___________?
15. Peter was playing handball yesterday, ___________?
16. They are going home from school, ____________?
17. She won’t be doing her homework, ____________?
18. He wasn’t buying a new car, ____________?
19. Kevin will be at home tonight, __________?
20. I'm clever, ___________?

2. LOOK THE TAG QUESTIONS AND TRY TO WRITE THE CORRECT SENTENCE:
a. _______________________________________________________________________, weren’t they?
b. _______________________________________________________________________, is she?
c. _______________________________________________________________________, won’t you be?
d. _______________________________________________________________________, are we?
e. _______________________________________________________________________, wasn’t he?
f. ________________________________________________________________________, are we?
g. ________________________________________________________________________, will you be?
h. ________________________________________________________________________, am I?
i. _________________________________________________________________________, are they?
j. _________________________________________________________________________, wasn’t he?
a. ________________________________________________________________________, weren’t they?
b. ________________________________________________________________________, isn’t she?
c. ________________________________________________________________________, are you?
d. ________________________________________________________________________, are we?
e. ________________________________________________________________________, won’t he be?
f. ________________________________________________________________________, were we?
g. ________________________________________________________________________, will you be?
h. ________________________________________________________________________, weren’t I?
i. _________________________________________________________________________, isn’t it?
j. _________________________________________________________________________, was he?

3. Translate to Spanish the sentences from point 1

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4. Write the Tag Questions to the following sentences in Comparatives:

a. My father is older than my mother, ________________?
b. Your friends aren’t less old than me, ________________?
c. Students are more intelligent that the teacher, _______________?
d. Cali city was bigger than Pasto city, ________________?
e. My house will be as big as your house, ________________?
f. Pasto city won’t be more dangerous than La Cruz, ________________?
g. My cellphone wasn’t as good as her cellphone, ________________?
h. Your shoes are less expensive than my shoes, ________________?
i. Pizza was as delicious as hamburgers, ________________?
j. This computers will be cheaper than this one, ________________?

5. Now, write the sentence to the Tag Questions. The sentences will be using
SUPERLATIVES:
a. ________________________________________________________________________, are we?
b. ________________________________________________________________________, will you be?
c. ________________________________________________________________________, am I?
d. _________________________________________________________________________, are they?
e. _________________________________________________________________________, wasn’t it?
f. _______________________________________________________________________, weren’t they?
g. _______________________________________________________________________, isn’t it?
h. _______________________________________________________________________, are you?
i. _______________________________________________________________________, are they?
j. _______________________________________________________________________, won’t it?

English is very easy… you just need practice!

6. Translate to Spanish the sentences from point 4

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7. Try this song for a pronunciation test through a VIDEO

YOU’RE BEAUTIFUL (James Blunt)

IMPORTANT:
1. SEND YOUR VIDEO AT 320 697 72 49
2. DATE SENDING: 17th august 2020 to 10pm

Fernando Ordoñez D.