QUESTION TAGS

Introduction
They're short questions that are tagged on the the end of a statement separated with a comma.

Turn statements into a questions

Common in spoken English

Confirm information believed to be true

We use then when we expect the listener to agree with us

EXAMPLE

We have a lot of responsabilities, don´t we?

statement question
tag
 Explanation
We have a lot of responsabilities, don´t we?
+statement - question
tag
When the sentence is positive the question tag must be negative

We don't have a lot of responsabilities, do we?

-statement +question
tag

When the sentence is negative the question tag must be positive

 HOW TO FORM...
QUESTION TAGS
AUXILIARY VERB + SUBJECT PRONOUN
does she
are he
will they
is it

Statement with an auxiliary verb...

Use the auxiliary verb

EX.
Hanna and Grace are friends, aren't they?
 Check the
knowledge

POSITIVE STATEMENTS
Lindsey could look after the dog.
The children are having fun.
The wind is blowing strongly.

NEGATIVE STATEMENTS
Jill and I aren´t going.
I'm not running in this eace.
Anna and Natalia haven't seen this movie.
 Check the
knowledge

POSITIVE STATEMENTS POSITIVE STATEMENTS

Lindsey could look after the dog. , couldn't she
The children are having fun. , aren't they?
The wind is blowing strongly. , isn't it?

NEGATIVE STATEMENTS NEGATIVE STATEMENTS

Jill and I aren´t going. , are we?
I'm not running in this eace. , am I?
Anna and Natalia haven't seen this , have they?
movie.
 HOW TO FORM...
QUESTION TAGS
Statement without an auxiliary verb...
Use "do", "does" or did depending on the bubject and tense

EX.
The dogs eat quickly, don't they?
He never runs out of energy, does he?
The bottle smashed on the floor, didn't it?
 Check the
knowledge
REMEMBER
Present simple: use do/does
Past simple: use did
1. My dad and I look similar.
2. She never saw him again.
3. Finn and Sandy never finishe their
homework.
4. It rained heavily last night.
5. The guests drank a lot.
6. Simon never comes out.
 Check the
knowledge

1. My dad and I look similar. , don't we?

2. She never saw him again. , did she?
3. Finn and Sandy never finishe their , do they?
homework.
4. It rained heavily last night. , didn't it?
5. The guests drank a lot. , didn't they?
6. Simon never comes out. , does he?
 Exception:

I am ... ... aren't I?

I am going next, aren't I?

 RESPONDING

Use the same auxiliary verb used in the question

If we ... agree disagree

POSITIVE
POSITIVE NEGATIVE
STATEMENT

NEGATIVE NEGATIVE POSITIVE

STATEMENT