Question tags are short questions put at the end of a statement.
Auxiliary verbs + personal pronoun ( I, you, he, it …)
She is sleeping, isn't she?
He came too late, didn't he?
Positive statement
negative question tag
Negative statement
positive question tag
She can drive, can't she?
He doesn’t like apples, does he?
The following question tags
I am tall,
aren't I?
He used to drive to work,
didn’t he?
Imperative!
Please help me,
will /won't you?
Let's make a snowman,
shall we?
The following question tags
He has (used idiomatically) lunch at 12:00 o`clock,
doesn't he?
She has (possess) a pen,
hasn’t she?
There are a few oranges,
aren’t there?
This is/That is my favorite music,
isn't it?
Ben sits at the back of the classroom, ………………….?
isn’t he
doesn’t he
don’t he
doesn’t he
He has got dark brown hair, ………………….?
haven’t he
hasn’t he
does he
hasn’t he
They talk a lot in class,
………………….?
are they
don’t they
doesn't they
don’t they
Her parents are British,
………………….?
isn’t they
aren’t they
don’t they
aren’t they
Mary didn’t use to work so late, ………………….?
didn’t she
did she
is she
did she
Let's clean the room,
………………….?
will we
shall we
don’t we
shall we
Paul will do the shopping,
………………….?
doesn’t he
won’t he
will he
won’t he
Help me to find the tickets, ………………….?
won’t he
will you
aren't I
will you
I am a good teacher,
………………….?
am I
aren’t I
don’t I
aren’t I
The sun is shining today,
………………….?
doesn’t it
isn’t it
aren't it
isn’t it
She can sing well,
………………….?
doesn’t she
can’t she
could she
can’t she
There is a market near here, ………………….?
isn’t it
isn’t there
doesn’t it
isn’t there
That is your laptop,
………………….?
doesn't it
isn’t it
is that
isn't it
Joe has never been to Paris,
………………….?
doesn’t he
has he
hasn’t he
has he
Don’t be late again,
………………….?
won’t you
will you
don’t you
will you
Mum isn't playing at the computer, ………………….?
doesn’t she
is she
are she
is she
Make up a sentence with question tags
play the guitar/every day
?
He plays the guitar every day,
doesn’t he?
Make up a sentence with question tags
went to Berlin/on business
Mr. Jones went to Berlin on business,
didn’t he?
?
Make up a sentence with question tags
never come/ to class late
?
Our teacher never comes to class late,
does she?
Make up a sentence with question tags
Let's/play cards
?
Let's play cards, shall we?
Make up a sentence with question tags
I/ be the tallest boy/ in the class
?
I am the tallest boy in the class,
aren’t I?
Make up a sentence with question tags
That motorbike/not yours
?
That motorbike isn't yours,
is it?
Make up a sentence with question tags
Let's/ have dinner/together
?
Let's have dinner together,
shall we?
Make up a sentence with question tags
Bring me/some food/please
?
Bring me some food please,
will you?
Make up a sentence with question tags
Tim/ has got/ a baby brother
?
Tim has got a baby brother,
hasn’t he?
Make up a sentence with question tags
There is/ a swimming pool/
in the town
There is a swimming pool in the town,
isn't there?
?
Make up a sentence with question tags
They/will go/to the birthday party
?
They will go to the birthday party,
wonꞌt they?
prepared by Iryna Syrvatka