TAG QUESTIONS (câu hỏi đuôi) Câu hỏi đuôi trong tiếng Anh (tag question) là một câu hỏi ngắn được đặt ở cuối câu. Loại câu hỏi này thường xuất hiện trong văn nói. Khi người nói không chắc chắn về tính đúng sai của một mệnh đề nào đó, câu hỏi đuôi được sử dụng để kiểm chứng cho mệnh đề được đưa ra. đầy đủ dễ hiểu rõ ràng đẹp mắt chi tiết ngữ pháp tiếng anh THPT và THCS ôn thi học kì ôn thi cuối kì bài tập câu hỏi đuôi
Trang 1TAG QUESTIONS VERB TENSE (+) SENTENCE => (-) TAG (-)SENTENCE => (+)TAG Present Be She is Korean, isn’t she? She isn’t Korean, is she?
Present Simple You study English, don’t you? You don’t study English, do you?
Past Be He was a doctor, wasn’t he? He wasn’t a doctor, was he?
Past Simple Her brother listened to pop music,
didn’t he?
Her brother didn’t listen to pop music, did he?
Present Continuous Lynn was watching TV, wasn’t she? Lynn wasn’t watching TV, was
she?
Present Perfect They have written the letters, haven’t
they?
They haven’t written the letter, have they?
Past Perfect You had had lunch, hadn’t you? You hadn’t had lunch, had you?
Future Simple Tom will read this book, won’t he? Tom won’t read this book, will he?
Modal Verbs I can use that pen, can’t I? I can’t use this pen, can I?
Câu mệnh lệnh Open the door, will you? Don’t be late, will you?
Sentence Tag question
They must study hard, needn’t they?
You mustn’t come late, must you?
He must be a smart boy, isn’t he?
You must have stolen my bike, haven’t you?
What a beautiful dress, isn’t it?
How intelligent you are, aren’t you?
He had better stay, hadn’t he?
You would rather go, wouldn’t you?
It seems that you are right, aren’t you?
1 Câu có cấu trúc “ neither … nor” thì câu hỏi đuôi sẽ chia ở số nhiều
Ex: Neither you nor I are children, are we?
2 I + verbs (think, suppose, figure, believe, expect, assume, fancy, imagine, seem, feel
that) + clause, lấy mệnh đề phụ làm câu hỏi đuôi.
Ex: I think he will come here, won’t he?
I don’t believe Mary can do it, can’t she?
Trang 23 Chủ ngữ là ONE thì dùng YOU/ONE trong câu hỏi đuôi.
Ex: One can be one’s teacher, can’t one/you
4 Chủ ngữ là các từ “ everyone, someone, no one, nobody, anyone, none of, neither of” câu hỏi đuôi là They.
Ex: Somebody wanted a drink, didn’t they?
Nobody phoned, did they?
Neither of them complained, did they?
5 Chủ ngữ là các từ “ this, that, something, everything, anything, nothing” câu hỏi đuôi là It.
Ex: Nothing can happen, can’t it?
6 Trong câu có các từ phủ định hoặc bán phủ định như “ never, seldom, rarely, hardly, scarely, little, barely, no, none, neither” thì câu đó được xem là câu phủ định, thì câu hỏi đuôi sẽ ở dạng khẳng định.
Ex: He seldom drinks wine, does he?
No salt is allowed, isn’t it?
EXERCISE
I Complete the sentences with the correct question tags (basic)
1 Mr McGuinness is from Ireland, ………?
2 The car isn't in the garage, ……… ?
3 You are John, ……… ?
4 She went to the library yesterday, ………?
5 He didn't recognize me, ………?
Trang 36 Cars pollute the environment, ……… ?
7 Mr Pritchard has been to Scotland recently, ……….?
8 The trip is very expensive, ………
9 He won't tell her, ……… ?
10 Hugh had a red car, ……… ?
11 He's still sleeping, ……… ?
12 You do go to school, ……… ?
13 Let's go for a walk,……… ?
14 We won't be late, ………?
15 Nobody called,……….?
16 They will wash the car,………?
17 We must lock the doors, ……….?
18 I'm right,………?
19 You bought a car, ………?
20 You wouldn't like to invite my Dad, ………?
21 She's from a small town in China, ……… ?
22 They aren't on their way already, ……….?
23 We're late again, ……… ?
24 I'm not the person with the tickets, ………?
25 Julie isn't an accountant, ……….?
26 The weather is really bad today, ……….?
27 He's very handsome, ……… ?
28 They aren't in Mumbai at the moment, ……….?
29 You aren't from Brazil, ……… ?
30 John's a very good student, ……….?
31 I like chocolate very much, ……….?
32 She doesn't work in a hotel, ……….?
33 They need some new clothes, ……… ?
34 We live in a tiny flat, ……….?
35 She studies very hard every night, ……… ?
36 David and Julie don't take Chinese classes, ……… ?
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38 You don't like spicy food, ………?
39 She doesn't cook very often, ………?
40 We don't watch much TV, ………?
41 You saw George yesterday, ………?
42 We weren't wrong, ……… ?
43 He didn't go, ……… ?
44 I was correct, ……… ?
45 It didn't rain last night, ………?
46 You were sick at the party, ………?
47 She didn't leave early, ……….?
48 He wasn't looking at me, ………?
49 They got married last year, ……… ?
50 They weren't going, ……….?
51 Joe is keen on sport, ……….?
52 Maria hasn’t forgotten about the meeting, ……….?
53 We shouldn’t enter this room, ………?
54 Let’s ask someone for directions, ……….?
55 Just stop for a sec and listen to me, ……… ?
56 Somebody will help us, ………?
57 There weren’t any problems, ……….?
58 I’m late again, ……….?
59 You didn’t apologise to Frank, ……… ?
60 Nobody remembered to book the tickets, ……… ?
II Complete the sentences with the correct question tags (advanced) 1 Lan enjoys watching TV after dinner, ………?
2 Tam didn’t go to school yesterday, ……… ?
3 They will buy a new computer, ……… ?
4 She can drink lots of tomato juice every day, ………?
5 She may not come to class today, ……….?
6 We should follow the traffic rules strictly, ……….?
7 Your mother has read these fairy tales for you many times, ……….?
8 He seldom visits you, ……….?
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10 That’s Bob, ……… ?
11 No one died in the accident, ……….?
12 I’m supposed to be here, ……… ?
13 Nothing is wrong, ……… ?
14 Nobody called the phone, ……… ?
15 Everything is okay, ………?
16 Everyone took a rest, ………?
17 Going swimming in the summer is never boring, ……….?
18 Let’s dance together, ……… ?
19 Don’t talk in class, ……….?
20 Sit down, ………?
21 This picture is yours, ………?
22 Hoa never comes to school late, ………?
23 You took some photos on the beach, ……… ?
24 He hardly ever makes a mistake, ……… ?
III Multiple choice
1.No one is better cook than his mother, ?
A is she B isn’t she C are they D aren’t they
2 Do it right now, ?
A will you B shall you C do you D don’t you
3 There are no easy ways to learn a foreign language, _?
A are they B are there C aren’t they D aren’t there
4 He seldom goes to the library, ?
A doesn’t he B is he C does he D isn’t he
5 Let’s go for a long walk, ?
A will we B shall we C don’t you D do you
6 I think he will join us, _?
A doesn’t he B won’t he C will he D don’t I
7 The film is good, _?
Trang 6A is it B are they C isn’t it D aren’t they
8 You are going to the party, ?
A is you B are you C aren’t you D were you
9 He can speak English, _ ?
A can he B can’t he C can’t him D could he
10 You don’t know him, ?
A do you B don’t you C are you D aren’t you
11 Lan speaks Chinese very well, ?
A does she B doesn’t she C is she D was she
12 John has worked hard, _?
A does he B did he C has he D hasn’t he
13 They invited him to the party, _?
A do they B don’t they C did they D didn’t they
14 They are leaving here tomorrow ?
A do they B are they C aren’t they D did they
15 I’m a bit late, ?
A am not I B aren’t you C are you D aren’t I
16 No one is indifferent to praise, ?
A is one B isn’t one C is he D are they
17 Somebody has left these socks on the bathroom floor, ?
A have they B haven’t they C has he D hasn’t he
18 James owns a restaurant, ?
A does he B is he C doesn’t he D didn’t he
19 You aren’t too busy to talk, ?
A are you B have you C aren’t D do you
20 The ticket to London doesn’t cost a lot, ?
A do they B does it C is it D isn’t it
21 You don’t need me any more, ?
A do I B don’t I C do you D don’t you
Trang 722 Nobody knows who invited the wheel, ?
A do they B don’t they C does it D doesn’t it
23 Harry was working in Bristol then, ?
A was Harry B wasn’t he C was he D didn’t he
24 You’ll be home before midnight, ?
A will you B won
’t you
C are you
D would you
25 David is bringing some wine, ?
A is he B isn’t he C is David D isn’t David
26 Don’t leave anything behind, ?
A do you B don’t you C will you D shall we
27 That isn’t Bill driving, ?
A is it B is that C isn’t that D isn’t it
28 Nobody likes the play, ?
A do they B don’t they C didn’t they D did they
29 The children can read English, ?
A can’t they B can they C they can D they can’t
30 Your grandfather was a millionaire, ?
A was he B is he C wasn’t he D isn’t he
31 Your brother’s here, ?
A is he B are he C isn’t he D aren’t he
32 That was Ann on the phone, ?
A was it B was that C wasn’t that D wasn’t it
33 Tom didn’t see her, ?
A did Tom B did he C do Tom D does he
34 Mary wasn’t angry, ?
A was she B is she C wasn’t she D was Mary
Trang 835 Susan doesn’t like oysters, ?
A did she B does she C doesn’t she D she does
36.We should call Rita, _?
A should we B
shouldn’w
e
C shall we
D shouln’t we
37 Monkeys can’s sing, ?
A can they B can’t they C can it D can’t it
38 These books aren’t yours, ?
A are these B aren’t these C are they D aren’t they
39 That’s Bod’s, _?
A is that B isn’t that C are they D aren’t they