QUESTION TAGS

Sirven para preguntar o confirmar algo que ya sabemos, muy usado en la lengua oral

Frase afirmativa (+) = question tag negativa (-)

Frase negativa (-) = question tag positiva (+)

 Como regla general, el mismo verbo auxiliar que utilice para formar la oraciones
interrogativas y negativas será el que utilice para formar las question tags.

You work very hard - don´t you?

You worked yesterday – didn´t you?

She doesn´t speak French – does she?

He´s gone to Italy – hasn´t he?

She hasn´t come – has she?

You´ve seen this film already, haven´t you?

He has been studying all day – hasn´t he?

 To be (+) = To be (-)
You are stupid – aren´t you
They aren´t busy – are they?
She was tired – wasn´t she?
I´m in this class – aren´t I?

 Oraciones con there

There aren´t many car parks in Madrid – are there?

There is a meeting here tonight – isn´t there?

 Verbo modal (+) = verbo modal (-)

You can swim – can´t you?

You will help me – won´t you?
It won´t rain – will it?

 This, that = it These, those = they

This book is interesting – isn´t it?

These books aren´t very interesting – are they?
We must go – mustn´t we?

 Let´s = shall
 Let´s go – shall we?

 Imperativos
o Imp negativo = QT con will
o Imp positivo = QT con will, won´t o can´t

Don´t open the window – will you?

Put the dishes on the table – will you?
Give me a hand – can you?

 Frases en afirmativo pero con adverbios parcialmente negativos: hardly, barely, seldom,
scarcely. rarely o totalmente negativos: no, nothing, never = QT (+)

You hardly visit your uncle – do you?

 Pronombres indefinidos
o De persona: nobody, somebody, everybody, everyone, no one, someone = QT se
sustituye por they
o De objeto: nothing, something, everything = QT se sustituye por it

Everyone must submit their homework tomorrow – mustn´t they?

Everything is ready for the wedding – isnt´t it?

 Entonación de las question tags:

o Una pregunta real cuya respuesta queremos conocer, la entonación será
ascendente

She is from Sweden, isn’t she? (no sé la respuesta a la pregunta)

o Si lo que pretendo es simplemente confirmar lo que he dicho o formular una

pregunta retórica, la entonación será descendente:

This is your brother, isn’t he?

 MOSTRAR ACUERDO

So + aux (or to be) + suj. (TAMBIÉN) Neither + aux (or to be) + suj. (TAMPOCO)

I am Spanish – so am I She isn´t single – neither am I

I love pizza – so do I I didn´t work yesterday – neither did I

I went to the cinema – so did Anna I didn´t go to the beach – neither did I

I´ve seen this film twice – so have I I haven´t read that book yet – neither have I

I can speak German – so can I I can´t speak Chinese – neither can I

MOSTRAR DESACUERDO

Suj + aux (si la frase es + se ponde en – y viceversa)

I like jazz – I don´t I don´t like techno – she does

I went to the cinema – I didn´t I didn´t go to the beach – I did

I´ve seen this film twice – I haven´t I haven´t read that book – Paul has

I can speak German – I can´t I can´t speak Chinese – I can

 NEITHER
Significado I: “ni” (con nor)
Neither cheap nor nice
Neither this nor that
I like neither tea nor coffee
He neither knows nor cares
Significado II: “tampoco”
I don´t want to study – neither do I
Did you see the movie? No – me neither
It´s not our idea – neither is the idea of our friends
Significado III: “ninguno”
I like neither of them
Neither Project was approved
Neither of them became president
I got two presents but liked neither (=pronombre)
EITHER
Significado I: “o” (con or)
You can have either wine or beer
She can´t speak either Spanish or English
You can have either bread or cookies
Either Peter or Ann can do it
Significado II: “cualquier/a” (delante de sustantivo)
You can use either key
You can eat either piece of cake
Significado III: pronombre
(+)= cualquier/a (-)= ninguno/a (?)= alguno/a
Either of them is good
I can´t read either of these books
Either of you can do it? (dos)
Significado IV: “tampoco”
I can´t dance – I can´t either (= me neither)