A tag question is used to confirm information or show agreement. It follows a statement in the opposite form - if the statement is affirmative, the tag question is negative and vice versa. Examples are given such as "He is ugly, isn't he?" and "He is not ugly, is he?". The document then provides further examples of tag questions and instructions for learners to practice forming and using tag questions in sentences.

1. • A tag question is used to confirm information
and to show agreement
• It follows a statement in the opposite form
• ( if the statement is affirmative then the tag
question is negative )
• For example
• He is ugly, isn’t he
• He is not ugly is he ???

2. Irregularities
• I am a student , aren’t I ?

4. Try it out
1.You study at tec,
don’t you ?
•

5. I did my homework,
didn’t I ?

6. She is beautiful,
Isn’t she ?

7. I will pass this subject
Won’t I ?

8. I am going to be better
Aren’t I?

9. I will not be there
Will I ?

10. He did not understand
Did He?

11. I have plenty of friends
Don’t I?

12. She has many skills
Doesn’t she?

13. I am not going to go to the party
Am I ?

15. Individual practice
1. Your parents did not grow up in madrid ,
Did they?

16. You have many friends ,
• Don’t you?

17. You do not have any pet ,
• Do you?

18. He is a good person ,
• Isn’t he?

19. He is not bad
• Is he?

20. She works at tec ,
• Doesn’t she?

21. She does not have a job
• Does she?

22. They will go to the party ,
• Won’t they?

23. They won’t attend the class,
• Will they?

24. You are going to new zeland ,
• Aren’t YOU ?

25. You aren’t going anywhere ,
• Are you?

26. I am not enrolled in this class yet,
• Am I?

27. I am already in the list ,
• Aren’t I?

28. Maria prefers to be called Elvira ,
• Doesn’t she ?

29. She does not want to go ,
• Does she?

30. They have contacted the teacher ,
• Haven’t they ?

32. Pair work (15 minutes )
• You are going to Imagine that you are a famous
person without telling to your partner
• Your partner is going to ask you tag questions
until he guesses who you are
• E.g
• You are a singer , Aren’t you?
• You live in Mexico , don’t you? Etc

33. Remarks
• If the person is too difficult give away some
information