Learn grammar of Question Tag

1. Mauricio Martínez Durán

2. QUESTION TAGS
Question tags are formed with the auxiliary or modal verb from the
statement and the appropriate subject.
A positive statement is followed by a negative question tag.
A negative statement is followed by a positive question tag.

3. QUESTION TAGS
Positive Statements Negative Statements
The children pass the test, don’t they?
They can dance gracefully, can’t they?
Mary should go to work, shouldn’t she?
Negative Statements Positive Statements
She hasn’t eaten anything, has she?
We won’t solve this problem, will we?
Helen can’t submit the report, can she?

4. QUESTION TAGS WITH MODAL AND AUXILIARY VERBS
She can play tennis, can’t she?
She can’t play tennis, can she?
She doesn’t like cats, does she?
She likes cats, doesn’t she?
They’ve gone to Italy, haven’t they?
They haven’t gone to Italy, have they?

5. Language in action
Identify the tenses and the types of question tags.
Tom: I’m throwing a party on Saturday. I gave you an invitation, d_____ I?
Luke: Yes, you did. I can bring my sister, c____ I?
Tom: Yes, but you won’t bring your mom, w____ you?!
Luke: Haha! You’ve chosen the music, h_____ you?
Tom: Yes! That’s the most important thing. I couldn’t forget about that.
Luke: OK. See you on Saturday. It’s at 8 p.m., i_____ it?