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Tag questions
In today's post I will explain a bit about Tag Questions in English grammar and also give you some examples.
Tag questions (or question tags) turn a statement into a question. They are often used for checking information that we think we know is true.
Tag questions are made using an auxiliary verb (for example: be or have) and a subject pronoun (for example: I, you, she). Negative question tags are usually contracted: It’s warm today, isn’t it (not ‘is it not’)
Usually, if the main clause is positive, the question tag is negative, and if the main clause is negative, it’s positive. For example: It’s cold (positive), isn’t it (negative)? And: It isn’t cold (negative), is it (positive)?
If the main clause has an auxiliary verb in it, you use the same verb in the tag question. If there is no auxiliary verb (in the present simple and past simple) use do / does / did (just like when you make a normal question).
There is one weird exception: the question tag after I am is aren’t I. For example: I’m in charge of the food, aren’t I?
Positive sentences, with negative tags
Negative sentences, with positive tags
List of 10 tag questions with answers
You come from China, | You come from China, don't you? |
He had to leave at 7 o'clock, | He had to leave at 7 o'clock, didn't he? |
She hasn't got a dog, | She hasn't got a dog, has she? |
It isn't snowing, | It isn't snowing, is it? |
Jenny was hoping to come, | Jenny was hoping to come, wasn't she? |
It's stopped raining, | It's stopped raining, hasn't it? |
He'd better come on time, | He'd better come on time, hadn't he? |
We've done this before, | We've done this before, haven't we? |
You don't like football, | You don't like football, do you? |
She won't be late, | She won't be late, will she? |