SOME SPECIAL CASESI am right, aren’t I?. negative statement Let’s go for a walk, shall we?. = He had better… THE BASIC STRUCTURE IS Positive statementnegative tag?This rose is freshisn’
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I am right, aren’t I? (not amn’t I) You have to go, don’t you? (= You (do) have to go…)
It has been raining, hasn’t it? (use first auxiliary) Nothing happened, did it? (negative statement) Let’s go for a walk, shall we? (let’s = let us) He’d better do it, hadn’t he? (= He had better…)
THE BASIC STRUCTURE IS
Positive statementnegative tag?This rose
is freshisn’t it?Negative statementpositive
tag?You don’t like tennisdo you?
QUESTION TAGS WITH IMPERATIVES Take a seat, won’t you? (invitation, polite)
Help me, can you? (invitation, quite friendly) Help me, can’t you? (invitation, quite friendly but some irritation) Close the door, would you? (order, quite polite)
Do it now, will you? (order, less polite) Don’t forget, will you? (order, with negative imperatives only will is
possible)
COMPLETE BELOW SENTENCES
WITH THE RIGHT QUESTION TAG
1 You are coming to the party, ?
2 We have finished the work, _?
3 It won’t rain tomorrow,
_?
4 I can come there alone,
?
5 We mustn’t tell her,
?
6 She does like iced tea, ?
7 They have ever seen that, ?
8 He shouldn’t drive so fast, ?
9 You will help him,
?
10 They were playing tennis, _?
11 Everybody was there,
?
12 John has to get up early, ?
13 Susan is wearing red hat, _?
14 We had had dinner before, ?
15 They used to live here, _
COMPLETE BELOW SENTENCES WITH THE
RIGHT QUESTION TAG (harder)
1 Nobody knows about the bad news, ?
2 Carry these bags for me, _?
3 Let’s go out for a drink tonight, _?
4 I am going to write a letter to her, ?
5 Give me a hand, _?
6 People used to believe the earth is flat, ?
7 You haven’t got $20 to lend me, _?
8 Don’t touch the table, ?
9 He thinks elephants live in Europe, ?
10 Have some more tea, ?
11 I am pregnant, _?
12 Nothing has been found, _?
13 She said her son is ten years old, _?
14 You don’t know where my hat is, _?
15 But you’ll tell me if she calls, ?
16 Don’t stay up late, _?
17 She’d better finish it right now, ?