- •Question tags on firm
- •Question tags after negative statements
- •Question tags after affirmative statements
- •III. Question tags: mixed
- •It is / there is
- •Insert it is/there is in the spaces. In some sentences, contracted plural, negative and interrogative forms, or the past or future tense are required.
Question tags on firm
Verb in statement |
Verb in tag |
examples |
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be |
be |
This is yours, isn’t it? |
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have (possess) |
do |
You don’t have a watch, do you? |
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have got |
have |
You haven’t got a brother, have you? |
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have (auxiliary) |
have |
You haven’t seen Joe, have you? |
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do |
do |
You do aerobics, don’t you? |
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can |
can |
She can swim, can’t she? |
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could |
could |
We could do better, couldn’t we? |
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may |
might |
It may rain, mightn’t it? |
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will |
will |
You won’t tell him, will you? |
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would |
would |
He’d like that, wouldn’t he? |
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needn’t |
need |
We needn’t come, need we? |
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must |
must |
We mustn’t make a noise, must we? |
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have to |
do |
We have to work harder, don’t we? |
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need to ought to shouldn’t |
do oughtn’t should |
She needs to be there, doesn’t she? I ought to have done it, oughtn’t I? It shouldn’t cost that much, should it? |
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Special cases |
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I’m on duty tomorrow, aren’t I? |
I’m not late, am I? |
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Let’s surprise them, shall we? |
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Turn the sound down, will you? |
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There isn’t any danger, is there? |
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Somebody/someone, anybody/anyone, nobody/no one, everybody/everyone, |
Everybody is sleeping, aren’t they? |
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Nothing, something, everything, neither, no, none, no one, scarcely, barely(едва), hardly, hardly ever, seldom |
Nothing happened, did it? No salt is allowed, is it? Nothing was said, was it? Peter hardly ever goes to parties, does he? |
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Uses: |
To get agreement from the person we’re speaking to. |
You don’t come from Spain, do you? You come from Italy, don’t you? |
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To ask politely |
You couldn’t give me a hand with this box, could you? You don’t know anything about computers, do you? |
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To order people to do things politely (The tag is usually positive) |
Be careful, won’t you? Clear the table, will you? |
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To make an informal offer |
Have a drink, won’t you? |
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To make a polite suggestion |
Let’s go to the beach, shall we? |
Fill in the spaces with the correct tag.
Yours never does the housework, ....................................?
Yes, let’s go for a walk, ...................................................?
Yes, you no longer have yours, ........................................?
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No, I’d never cheat, ..........................................................?
10 Yes, but she shouldn’t have , ...........................................?
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1. doesn’t he…does he 2 is there 3 isn’t it…shall we 4 haven’t you…do you 5 were you…would I 6 do you 7 couldn’t you 8 wouldn’t you 9 didn’t she 10 should she