QUESTION TAGS

EXAMPLES
 Positive Statement Negative Question tag
You are a student, aren’t you?
He is very busy, isn’t he?
She was happy, wasn’t she?
They were surprise, weren’t they?
I am late, aren't I?
 Negative Statement Positive Question tag
You aren’t a teacher, are you?
He isn’t crazy, is he?
She wasn’t relaxed, was she?
They weren’t late, were they?
Example of question tags with modal and
auxiliary verb:
Positive statement Negative Question tag
Your parents have retired, haven’t they?
You had arrived before we left, hadn’t you?
You will pass the exam, won’t you?
She can speak two languages, can’t she?
James could do it for me, couldn’t he?
We must be patient, mustn’t we?
You should go now, shouldn’t you?
You would like a new job, wouldn’t you?
Example of question tags with modal and
auxiliary verb:
Negative statement Positive Question tag
He haven’t been here all week, have he?
You hadn’t done it before then, had you?
You won’t tell anyone, will you?
She can’t drive a car, can she?
He couldn’t do it for me, could he?
We mustn’t say anything, must we?
You shouldn’t be so busy, should you?
You wouldn’t stop me, would you?
When the verb in the statement is present
simple:
Positive Statement Negative Question tag
Jenny eats cheese, doesn’t she?
You speak English, don’t you?
He wants a new car, doesn’t he?

When the verb in the statement is past

simple:
Positive Statement Negative Question tag
I said that already, didn’t I?
You studied for the test, didn’t you?
John lived in Japan, didn’t he?
 Negative Statement Positive Question tag
Jenny doesn’t eat cheese, does she?
You don’t speak French, do you?
He doesn’t want a new car, does he?
I didn’t said that, did I?
Statements using:
• Barely
• Hardly
• Neither
• No
• Nobody
• None
• Nothing
• Seldom
Are considered as negative statements.
 Negative Statement Positive Question tag
Nobody has called for me, have they?
None of those customers were were they?
happy,
Nobody went to the meeting, did they?
Nothing is ready, is it?
BE AWARE!!!

Statement Question tag

I am early, aren’t I?
Let’s go to the beach, shall we?
There aren’t any spiders, are there?
This is Paul’s pen, isn’t it?
Don’t forget, will you?
Exercise!!!

won’t you
1. You'll be there, _________?

aren’t I
2. I’m next, _________?

didn’t she
3. Angela already knew him, _________?

have we
4. We’ve never met, _________?

do they
5. Joni and Sal don’t like me, _________?
 wasn’t he
6. He was dating that celebrity chef, _________?

would you
7. You wouldn’t lie to me, _________?
are they
8. They aren’t serious, _________?

are they
9. None of the printers are working, _________?

aren’t I
10. I’m giving the next presentation, _________?
This was easy, wasn’t it?