Tag questions

                               

Function

• We use tag questions to check information we are not sure about or to confirm information that we are almost certain about.

Examples

• You´re left-handed, aren´t you?
• You play in a band, don´t you?
• I should just tell him that I was born to be a rock star, shouldn´t I?
• You didn´t start playing the guitar until recently, did you?
• That can´t be true for everyone, can it?

                      

Watch out

It starts at nine, isn´t it? (Wrong).

It starts at nine, doesn´t it? (Right).

They don´t study chemistry, do they? (Right).

They don´t study chemistry, don´t they? (Wrong).

Practice

Complete the tag questions.

1. You didn´t do well on the exam, did you?
2. Tomas is really smart, isn´t he?
3. We aren´t late for the exam, are we?
4. Nathan could read when he was three, couldn´t he?
5. I won´t see you tomorrow, will I?
6. The bus leaves at 5:30 p.m., doesn´t it?
7. Claudia got a new car, didn´t she?
8. I shouldn´t do it like this, should I?

More practice

Complete the tag questions.

1. They can´t solve the puzzle, can they?
2. She´s very good at puzzles, isn´t she?
3. You´ll help me, won´t you?
4. We didn´t pass the test, did we?
5. She doesn´t have an exam today, does she?
6. We shouldn´t buy that car, should we?
7. You don´t have a motorcycle, do you?
8. Paula doesn´t like dogs, does she?