Question tags

Form:

1. Positive Statement + Negative Tag

2. Negative Statement + Positive Tag

 1. Positive Statement
Positive Statement + Negative Tag

It is very warm, isn’t it?

 A negative tag ???? =

an auxiliary verb + n’t + pronoun

is / am / are / do / not it / he / she /

does / did….
they / you / I /
there / we /…
 e.g.

1. You have played the piano, haven’t you?

2. Mary can play the piano, can’t she?

3. David will play the piano, won’t he?

Negative Statement + Positive Tag

It isn’t very warm is it?

,
 A positive tag ??? =

an auxiliary verb + pronoun

is / am / are / do / The subject of the senten

does / did…. ce---
it / he / she / they / you /
I / there / we /…
 e.g.

1. You haven’t played the piano, have you?

2. Mary can’t play the piano, can she?

3. David won’t play the piano, will he?

 exercise:

should I?
1. I shouldn’t talk in the library, ______

2. John was ill yesterday, _______

wasn’t he?

3. It is a beautiful house, ______

isn’t it?
 exercise:

_______
4. The train goes at twelve o’clock, doesn’t
it?

5. There aren’t many cows on the field,

are
_______ there?

6. They didn’t eat anything, ______

did they?
 exercise:

won’t it?
7. The party will begin soon, _______

haven’t you?
8. You have bought a dress, ________

do we?
9. We don’t have to bring a camera, ___