 It's beautiful, isn't it?

 He has been here, hasn't he?

 You can do it , can't you?

 It mustn’t be, must it?

 You don’t know him, do you?

 He finished it, didn't he?

 He will come, won't he?

QUESTION TAGS
 Question tags are short questions at the end of
statements

 They are mainly used in speech when we want to:

a) confirm that something is true or not, or
b) to encourage a reply from the person we are
speaking to.

 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.
Ex. Jack is from Spain, isn't he?
Mary can speak English, can't she?

A negative statement is followed by a positive question tag.

Ex. They aren't funny, are they?
He shouldn't say things like that, should he?
SOME VERBS / EXPRESSIONS HAVE
DIFFERENT QUESTION TAGS.
For example:
 I am
- I am attractive, aren't I?
 Positive imperative
- Stop daydreaming, won't you?
 Negative imperative
- Don't stop singing, will you?
 Let's
- Let's go to the beach, shall we?
 Have got (possession)
- He has got a car, hasn't he?
 There is/are
- There aren't any spiders in the bedroom, are there?
 This / that is
- This is Paul's pen, isn't it?
CHOOSE THE RIGHT ANSWER

1. You're coming to the party, ___?

a. aren't you
b. isn't you
c. shouldn't you

2. It wasn't very difficult, ___?

a. wasn't it
b. isn't it
c. was it

3. Tom is getting something for Sue, ___?

a. wasn't he
b. isn't he
c. was he

4. It won't be anything expensive, ___?

a. won't it
b. isn't it
c. will it
5. There's some milk in the refrigerator, ___?
a. isn't there
b. isn't it
c. wasn't it

6. We don't need to go to the store today, ___?

a. don't we
b. do I
c. do we

7. Susan can bring some food, ___?

a. won't she
b. will she
c. can't she

8. The party starts at eight o'clock, ___?

a. isn't it
b. doesn't it
c. does it
9. The movie was very long, ___?
a. isn't it
b. wasn't it
c. was it

10. There's a dictionary on the shelf, ___?

a. isn't it
b. isn't there
c. aren't there

11. There's a lot of noise outside, ___?

a. aren't there
b. isn't there
c. is there

12. Mrs. Smith is sick, ___?

a. isn't she
b. is she
c. wasn't she
FILL IN THE BLANK WITH THE CORRECT
QUESTION TAGS
1. I don't think there id much of a risk, _____________?
2. I am your friend, __________________?
3. He never goes there at night, ___________________?
4. She left early, _______________________?
5. They don't know each other, ____________________?
6. He hurt himself in the match, __________________?
7. None of the boys wants to join the choir, _________?
8. Everybody is happy, ________________________?
9. None of these cars is good enough, _______________________?
10. You have to study tonight, ______________________?
11. Peter has made little progress in his studies, _____________?
12. You seldom see her, __________________?
13. He rarely visits his brother, _____________________?
14. Let's go to the Peak, __________________?
15. Close the door, ________________________?
 FILL IN THE BLANK WITH THE CORRECT
QUESTION TAGS

16) She is collecting stickers, _______________?

17) We often watch TV in the afternoon,________________?
18) You have cleaned your bike, ______________?
19) John and Max don't like Math ,___________ ?
20) Peter played handball yesterday, ___________ ?
21) They are going home from school, ____________?
22) Mary didn't do her homework last Monday, ___________?
23) He has bought a new car, ________________?
24) Kevin will come tonight, ______________?
25) I'm clever, _____________?