Shot Tag Questions and Answers

APPENDIX B
Short tag questions

and answers
Present tense
Be
Questions Affirmative answers Negative answers
I am, am I not? (formal) Yes, you are. No, you aren’t.
I am, aren’t I? (informal) No, you aren’t.
I’m not, am I? No, you aren’t.
No, you’re not.
You are, aren’t you? Yes, I am. No, I’m not.
You aren’t, are you? No, I’m not.
He is, isn’t he? Yes, he is. No, he isn’t.
He isn’t, is he? (she) No, he’s not.
(she) (she)
There is, isn’t there? Yes, there is. No, there isn’t.
There isn’t, is there? No, there’s not.
We are, aren’t we? Yes, we are. No, we aren’t.
We aren’t, are we? No, we’re not.
They are, aren’t they? Yes, they are. No, they aren’t.
They aren’t, are they? No, they’re not.
There are, aren’t there? Yes, there are. No, there aren’t.
There aren’t, are there?
Modal verbs
Can
I can, can’t I? Yes, you can. No, you can’t.
I can’t, can I? (I/you/he/she/it/we/ (I/you/he/she/it/we/
(you/he/she/it/we/they) they) they)
Could
I could, couldn’t I? Yes, you could. No, you couldn’t.
I couldn’t, could I? (I/you/he/she/it/we/ (I/you/he/she/it/we/
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May (permission)
I can, can’t I? Yes, you may. No, you may not.
I can’t, can I? (1/you/he/she/it/we/ (I/you/he/she/it/we/
May (possibility)
I will, won’t I? Yes, you may. No, you may not.
I won’t, will I? (I/you/he/she/it/we/ (I/you/he/she/it/we/
Might
I will, won’t I? Yes, you might. No, you might not.
I won’t, will I?
(you/he/she/it/we/they)
Must
I have to, don’t I? Yes, you do. No, you don’t.
I don’t have to, do I?
We have to, don’t we?
You have to, don’t you? Yes, I do. No, I don’t.

He has to, doesn’t he? Yes, he does, No, he doesn’t,
(she/it) (she/it) (she/it)
They have to, don’t they? Yes, they do. No, they don’t.
Should
I should, shouldn’t I? Yes, you should. No, you shouldn’t.
I shouldn’t, should I? (I/you/he/she/it/we/ (I/you/he/she/it/we/
Would
I would, wouldn’t I? Yes, you would. No, you wouldn’t.
I wouldn’t, would I? (I/you/he/she/it/we/ (I/you/he/she/it/we/
Pattern for all other verbs

I do, don’t I? Yes, you do. No, you don’t.
I don’t, do I?
We do, don’t we?
You do, don’t you? Yes, I do. No, I don’t.

He does, doesn’t he? Yes, he does. No, he doesn’t.
(she/it) (she/it) (she/it)
They do, don’t they? Yes, they do. No, they don’t.
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Present perfect tense
Pattern for all verbs
I have, haven’t I? Yes, you have. No, you haven’t.
I haven’t, have I? (I/we/they) (I/we/they)
(you/we/they)
He has, hasn’t he? Yes, he has. No, he hasn’t,

He hasn’t, has he? (she/it) (she/it)
(she/it)
Past tense
Be
I was, wasn’t I? Yes, you were. No, you weren’t.
I wasn’t, was I?
We were, weren’t we?
You were, weren’t you? Yes, I was. No, I wasn’t.
You weren’t, were you? Yes, we were. No, we weren’t.
He was, wasn’t he? Yes, he was. No, he wasn’t,
He wasn’t, was he? (she/it) (she/it)
(she/it)
There was, wasn’t there? Yes, there was. No, there wasn’t.
There were, weren’t there? Yes, there were. No, there weren’t.
Modal verbs
Can
I could, couldn’t I? Yes, you could. No, you couldn’t.
I couldn’t, could I?
We could, couldn’t we?
We couldn’t, could we?
You could, couldn’t you? Yes, I could. No, I couldn’t.
You couldn’t, could you? Yes, we could. No, we couldn’t.
Could
I could have, couldn’t I? Yes, you could have No, you couldn’t have.
I couldn’t have, could I? (could’ve).
We could have, couldn’t we? Yes, you could have.
We couldn’t have, could we? Yes, we could have.
You could have, couldn’t you? Yes, I could have, No, I couldn’t have.
You couldn’t have, could you? (she/it/they) No, we couldn’t have.
He could have, couldn’t he? No, he couldn’t have.

He couldn’t have, could he? (she/it/they)
(she/it/they)
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May
permission
(same as could)
possibility
I may have, right? Yes, you may have. No, you may not have.
I may not have, right?
We may have, right?
You may have, right? Yes, I may have. No, I may not have.
You may not have, right? Yes, we may have. No, we may not have.
He may have, right? Yes, he may have, No, he may not have.
He may not have, right? (she/it/they) (she/it/they)
(she/it/they)
Might
I might have, right? Yes, you might have. No, you might not have.
I might not have, right?
We might have, right?
We might not have, right?
You might have, right? Yes, I might have. No, I might not have.
He might have, right? Yes, he might have. No, he might not have.
He might not have, right? Yes, he might have. No, he might not have.
(she/it/they) (she/it/they) (she/it/they)
Should
I should have, shouldn’t I? Yes, you should have No, you shouldn’t have.
I shouldn’t have, should I? (should’ve).
We should have, shouldn’t
we?
You should have, shouldn’t Yes, I should have. No, I shouldn’t have.
you?
You shouldn’t have, should Yes, we should have. No, we shouldn’t have.
you?
He should have, shouldn’t Yes, he should have, No, he shouldn’t have.

he? (she/it/they) (she/it/they)
He shouldn’t have, should
he?
(she/it/they)
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Will
I would, wouldn’t I? Yes, you would. No, you wouldn’t.
I wouldn’t, would I?
We would, wouldn’t we?
We wouldn’t, would we?
You would, wouldn’t you? Yes, I would. No, I wouldn’t.

You wouldn’t, would you? Yes, we would. No, we wouldn’t.
He would, wouldn’t he? Yes, he would, No, he wouldn’t,
He wouldn’t, would he? (she/it/they) (she/it/they)
(she/it/they)
Would
I would have, wouldn’t I? Yes, you would have No, you wouldn’t have.
I wouldn’t have, would I? (would’ve).
We would have, wouldn’t
we?
We wouldn’t have, would
we?
You would have, wouldn’t Yes, I would have. No, I wouldn’t have.
you?
You wouldn’t have, would Yes, we would have. No, we wouldn’t have.
you?
He would have, wouldn’t Yes, he would have. No, he wouldn’t have.

he? (she/it/they) (she/it/they)
(she/it/they)
Pattern for all other verbs

I did, didn’t I? Yes, you did. No, you didn’t.
I didn’t, did I? (I/you/he/she/it/we/ (I/you/he/she/it/we/
Past perfect tense

I had, hadn’t I? Yes, you had. No, you hadn’t.
I hadn’t, had I? (I/you/he/she/it/we/ (I/you/he/she/it/we/
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Future tense
I will, won’t I? Yes, you will. No, you won’t.
I won’t, will I? (I/you/he/she/it/we/ (I/you/he/she/it/we/
Future perfect tense

I will have, won’t I? Yes, you will have. No, you won’t have.
I won’t have, will I? (I/you/he/she/it/we/ (I/you/he/she/it/we/
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APPENDIX B

Short tag questions

You have to, don’t you? Yes, I do. No, I don’t.

Pattern for all other verbs

You do, don’t you? Yes, I do. No, I don’t.

He has, hasn’t he? Yes, he has. No, he hasn’t,

He could have, couldn’t he? No, he couldn’t have.

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He should have, shouldn’t Yes, he should have, No, he shouldn’t have.

You would, wouldn’t you? Yes, I would. No, I wouldn’t.

He would have, wouldn’t Yes, he would have. No, he wouldn’t have.

Pattern for all other verbs

Past perfect tense

Short tag questions and answers 153

Future perfect tense

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