SUBJECT : Tag questions

A) Put A QUESTION TAG at the end of each sentence:

1. Tom won’t be late, ………….. will he ………….... ?

2. They were very angry, …………………………….. ?
3. Ann’s on holiday, ………………………………….. ?
4. You weren’t listening, ………………………………?
5. Sue doesn’t like onions, …………………………….?
6. Jack’s applied for the job, …………………………..?
7. You’ve got a camera, ………………………………. ?
8. You can type, ………………………………………..?
9. He won’t mind if I go early, …………………………?
10. Tom could help you, ……………………………….. ?
11. There are a lot of people here, ……………………… ?
12. Let’s have dinner, ……………………………………?
13. This isn’t very interesting, ………………………….. ?
14. I’m too fat, ………………………………………….. ?
15. You wouldn’t tell anyone, ………………………….. ?
16. Listen, ………………………………………………..?
17. I shouldn’t have got angry, …………………………. ?
18. Don’t drop it, ……………………………………….. ?
19. They had to go home, ………………………………. ?
20. He’d never seen you before, …………………………?

B) Write a sentence with A QUESTION TAG:

1. You are with a friend outside a restaurant. You are looking at the prices. It’s very expensive. What do
you say? ……. It’s very expensive, isn’t it? …………..
2. You look out of the window. It’s a beautiful day. What do you say to your friend?
It’s ……………………………………………………………. .
3. You’ve just come out of the cinema with your friend. You both really enjoyed the film. You thought it
was great. What do you say? The film …………………………………. …
4. Tom’s hair is much shorter. Clearly he has had his hair cut. What do you sat to him?
You …………………………………………………….
5. You are shopping. You are trying on a jacket. You look in the mirror: it doesn’t look very nice. What do
you say to your friend? It …………………………………………….
6. You are talking about Bill. You know that Bill works very hard. Everyone knows this.
What do you say about Bill? Bill …………………………………………………… .

C) Complete the conversation. Put in the QUESTION TAGS:

Mary : Let’s go out somewhere tonight, …………………………….. .

Jeff : All right. Where?
Mary :You haven’t got a local paper, ……………………………… . Pass it over here,
……………………………… . Thanks. Well, there’s a disco at the Grand Hotel.
Jeff : Fine, but I haven’t got any money. You couldn’t lend me five pounds, ………………..
Mary : OK, I’ll pay then. I’ll meet you outside at eight o’clock. Don’t be late, ……………….

D) Put A QUESTION TAG at the end of each sentence:

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 1. You don’t like this music, ……………………………. ?
2. Robert isn’t at work today, …………………………… ?
3. I’m too late, ……………………………………………?
4. You haven’t seen the newspaper, …………………….. ?
5. Lynne speaks French and German, ……………………?
6. They didn’t go to the concert, …………………………?
7. You’d like to have something to eat, ………………….?
8. We’re leaving tomorrow, …………………………….. ?
9. You couldn’t do me a favour, ………………………… ?
10. You don’t know where Sarah is, …………………….. .?
11. Switch on the light for me, …………………………… ?
12. Don’t forget to lock the door, ………………………… ?
13. Nobody was watching the TV, ……………………….. ?
14. Everyone will be here soon, ………………………….. ?
15. Nothing terrible has happened, ………………………. ?
16. There’s plenty of time, ……………………………….. ?
17. Pass me that magazine, ………………………………. ?
18. Let’s have a cup of tea, ………………………………. ?
19. It’s a good restaurant, ………………………………… ?
20. You haven’t seen my keys, …………………………… ?

E) Add TAG QUESTIONS to the following:

1. They want to come, ……… don’t they ……………….. ?

2. Elizabeth is a dentist, ………………………………….. ?
3. They won’t be here, …………………………………… ?
4. There aren’t any problems, ……………………………. ?
5. That is your umbrella, …………………………………. ?
6. George is a student, ……………………………………. ?
7. He’s learned a lot in the last couple of years, ………………………. ?
8. He has a bicyce, …………………………………………?
9. Joan can’t come with us, ………………………………..?
10. She’ll help us later, …………………………………….. ?
11. Peggy would like to come with us to the party, …………………….. ?
12. Those aren’t Fred’s books, …………………………….. ?
13. You’ve never been to Paris, ……………………………. ?
14. Something is wrong with Jane today, ………………….. ?
15. Everyone can learn how to swim, ……………………… ?
16. Nobody cheated on the exam, ………………………….. ?
17. Nothing went wrong while I was gone, …………………………….:. ?
18. I am invited, ……………………………………………..?