4269 question tags or tag questions

I always tell you that you can’t speak a language correctly unless you know all the mar rules.. ………?. Well, I realised you were right about grammar and about everything.. Did your fat

1) Complete the sentences below with the correct

question tags from the box:

You have never seen a snake, ?

You didn’t see my keys, _?

Help me with the washing-up, ? 2) Complete the dialogue with question tags and tag

Nobody wants to be lonely, _? questions:

Everything is ready for the biggest event, Good morning, children Be seated Jane, you are

_? late again!!!

Let’s start a new game, _? ………? Sorry, I just can’t wake up earlier

Don’t bother your sister, ? Well, you should do something about that, …………

She ate all the cakes, _? …… ? As soon as possible!

Everybody makes mistakes, ………? You should

be more understanding!!!

Yes, right, everybody makes mistakes But you have

made too many recently,………?

Sorry, it won’t happen again

Let’s do some grammar exercises, ……… ?

Oh, no! Again?

Yes, again I always tell you that you can’t speak a

language correctly unless you know all the

mar rules But you just don’t understand that, ………

……?

I for one agree with you, teacher

………? How come? You seemed to be allergic

to grammar! What made you change your mind … and

your feelings?

Well, I realised you were right about grammar and

about everything

……….? Did your father help you see things

differently?

Actually he did How do you know that?

We had a very long conversation yesterday afternoon

……….? So did we, yesterday night

isn’t it will you didn’t she would you

have you did you shall we do they

a) if the sentence has a modal or auxiliary verb, we

use in the question tag

b) if there aren’t modal or auxiliary verbs in the

sentence, we use ……… or …………

c) we use ………… to refer to somebody,

everybody, nobody

d) we use ………… to refer to nothing and

everything

e) we use shall after …………

f) after negative imperatives, we use …………

g) the question tag for I am is …………

h) we use ……… in the question tag after there

We use tag questions to respond to a statement We use an affirmative tag question after an affirmative statement and a negative tag question after a

negative statement

“She’s a terrible liar!”

“Is she? What makes you say that?”

1) have you, did you, would you, do they, isn’t it, shall we, will you, didn’t she

it (auxiliary/modal verb), do/don’t - did/didn’t, they, it, let’s, will you, aren’t I, there

2) am I?, shouldn’t you?, don’t they?, haven’t you?, shall we?, do you?, do you, did you?, did you?