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Using

Using Tag
Tag
Questions
Questions
• By: Dr. Hamidreza Ghobadi rad
• She is very beautiful, isn't she?
• The baby doesn't want to eat her
food, does she?
She has done something really
interesting to her hair, hasn't she?
TAG
TAG QUESTIONS
QUESTIONS
A tag question is a question
added at the end of a
sentence. Speakers use it to
make sure their information is
correct.
What is a tag
question?
• A tag question is a sentence with a
question phrase connected at the end.
• Example:
It’s windy today, isn’t it?

Sentence part Tag


Tag questions have two
purposes:

1. To clarify information
(the speaker expects an answer)

Example:

– We have a test tomorrow, don’t we?


– Mr. Davis is coming to the meeting, isn’t
he?
2. To agree with someone
(the speaker does not expect an
answer)

Example:
• You’re falling asleep, aren’t you?
• The party was a lot of fun, wasn’t it?
• I didn’t win the lottery, did I?
Forming Tag
Questions
Step 1:

Identify the verb in the sentence.

Sergio likes to eat at buffets, ______ __?

verb
Step 2:

Identify the type of verb.


(Is it the verb “to be”, an auxiliary verb,
or the main verb?)

Sergio likes to eat at buffets, _____ ___?

Main verb
Step 3:

Identify the tense of verb.

(Is it in present or past tense?)

Sergio likes to eat at buffets, ______ ___?

Present tense
Step 4:
If in present tense, determine if 1st or 3rd
person. If in past tense, use auxiliary “to be”
or “do” in past.

Sergio likes to eat at buffets , _ _ ____?

Third person
• Use the auxiliary verb “does”.
Step 5:

Is the verb affirmative or negative?


doesn’t
Sergio likes to eat at buffets, __________?

Affirmative

Write in the opposite.


Step 6:

Add the pronoun at the end.

Sergio likes to eat at buffets, he


doesn’t ?

Noun
Overview
Step 1: Identify the verb in the
sentence.
Step 2: Identify the type of verb.
Step 3: Identify the tense.
Step 4: If in present tense, determine
if 1st or 3rd person. If in past tense, use
auxiliary “to be” or “do” in past.
Step 5: Affirmative or negative?
Step 6: Add pronoun.
Affirmative sentence +
negative tag

Jennifer is here, isn’t she?


They have left, haven’t they?
❶ She works for a big company, ____ _?
❷ The movie started at 8:00, _____ ___?
❸ This is a good apple, ____ _____?
❹ You've eaten breakfast, _____ ____?
❺ The students are going to take a test
today, ____ ____?
❻ He'll be at the party, ______ ___?
❼ Your car is working now, ______ ____?
❽ John has some money, _______ _____?
❾ You made some coffee, ______ ____?
❿ They've done that before, _____ ___?
Negative sentence +
affirmative tag

• Edward can’t sing, can he?

You don’t like


tea, do you?
❶ You don't have to work today, ___ ___?
❷ She won't get here on time, _____ __?
❸ Your dog hasn't had puppies, ____ ____?
❹ That wasn't a very good movie, _____ __?
❺ The computer isn't on, _____ ____?
❻Tracy and Bill are getting back together, ___
____?
❼ She is not late, _____ ____?
❽ The alarm didn't go off, _____ _____?
❾ He can't move any heavy furniture, ___ ___?
❿ It doesn't really matter, ____ ___?
Let’s Practice
• Lunch was delicious,wasn’t it ?

isn’t
• Spring break is next week, it
______?

didn’t it
• Class finished quickly, _________?
1. You’ve called the movers, a. can we?
2. They’re coming tomorrow, b. do we?
3. This isn’t going to be cheap, c. is he?
4. You haven’t finished packing, d. isn’t it?
5. We don’t need any more e. aren’t
boxes, they?
6. Pablo is going to help us, f. have you?
7. We can put some things in g. isn’t he?
storage,
h. is it?
8. Jack isn’t buying our
bookcases, i. haven’t
you?
9. We need to disconnect the
phone, j. don’t we?
10. The movers aren’t packing the k. can’t we?
books for us, l. are they?
11. We can’t turn off the
electricity yet,
12. Moving is hard,
Important Notes:

• In the present tense, if the


subject is “ I ", the auxiliary
changes to are or aren't.
aren't

I'm sitting next to you, aren't I?


I
• With let's,
let's the tag question is
shall we.
we

• Let's go to the beach, shall we?


we
• With an imperative,
imperative the tag
question is will you.
you

• Close the window, will you?


• We use a positive tag question
after a sentence containing a
negative word such as never,
hardly, nobody.

• Nobody lives in this house, do


they?
You've never liked me, have you?
• When the subject is nothing,
nothing
we use it in the tag question.

Nothing bad happened, did it?


it
• When the subject is nobody,
somebody, everybody, no one,
someone, or everyone, we use
they in the tag question.

Nobody asked for me, did they?


they
If the main verb in the sentence
is have (not an auxiliary verb),
it is more common to use do in
the question tag.

You have a Ferrari, don't you?


• With used to, we use didn't in
the tag question.

You used to work here, didn't


you?
We can use positive question
tags after positive sentences
to express a reaction such as
surprise or interest.

You're moving to France, are you?


•Here are some mixed examples:

• But you don't really love her, do you?


• This will work, won't it?
• Well, I couldn't help it, could I?
• But you'll tell me if she calls, won't you?
• We'd never have known, would we?
• The weather's bad, isn't it?
• You won't be late, will you?
• Nobody knows, do they?
❶ You should pay your credit card bill, ____ ____?
❷ They have to drive to London next week, __
__?
❸ Those carrots aren't very good, ____ ______?
❹ You love me, ___ ____?
❺ You can't play the piano, ___ ____?
❻ She has to work this evening, ____ ___?
❼ She had to work yesterday too, ____ ___?
❽ Jack will go fishing with us this weekend, __
___?
❾ You were able to find it on the interent, __ __?
❿ This quiz wasn't too hard, _____ ____?
Thank You

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