1. Grade: 7 Subject: English Date: - - 201
Hello Book
Student's Name: ………………………………………… Class: …….
Question Tags:
Form: ………(sentence)………………. , helping verb + subject pronoun?
Negative (not/never) → positive
Positive → negative
Ex: He is doing well, isn't he?
They will win, won't they?
Helping verbs of present simple: do/ does
Ex: Hana writes well, doesn't she?
They make mistakes, don't they?
They do their homework, don't they?
Helping verbs of past simple: did Ex: He went yesterday, didn't he?
Answering question tag:
- If the main sentence is positive → question tag answer is positive
Ex: Ahmed was ill yesterday, wasn't he? Yes, he was.
- If the main sentence is negative → question tag answer is negative
Ex: Ahmed was not ill yesterday, was he? No he was not.
Question Tag Important Examples:
- I am happy, aren't I? - I am not happy, am I?
- There was not anyone at school, was there? - There aren't any students in class, are there?
- This is your cat, isn't it? - That is your cat, isn't it? - It is your cat, isn't it?
- These are my best friends, aren't they? - Those are my best friends, aren't they?
Verb
to Have
Main Verb
(Alone in the sentence)
- Don't use it in a question tag.
- Use the suitable helping verb.
Present simple: He has a car, doesn't he?
Prsent simple: They have a car, don't they?
Present simple: You have a car, don't you?
Past simple: He had a car, didn't he?
Past simple: They had a car, didn't they?
Helping Verb
(With another verb in the sentence)
- Use it in a question tag.
They have got a car, haven't they?
She has got alot of HW, hasn't she?
You have just finished, haven't you?
He has just finished, hasn't he?
They had finished by 4 pm, hadn't they?
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He's going to Cairo, isn't he? He's gone to Cairo, hasn't he?