Questions Tags

Yes, I did. You went out with Tim last night, didnt you?

No, Im not.

You arent going to tell me anything, are you?

Questions Tags: Use

We use ques'on tags when: we are 95% sure of what we are saying, but we want to check the informa.on and we need conrma.on from the other person. This is almost like asking a real ques'on. Your brother is a doctor, isnt he? we want the other persons aAen'on to start a conversa.on and we expect the other person to agree with us. Its very warm today, isnt it?

Questions Tags: Form

You went out with Tim last night, didnt you?

Arma've statement > nega.ve tag

You arent going to tell me anything, are you?

Nega've statement > arma.ve tag

Questions Tags: Form

In general, nega've ques'ons tags follow posi.ve statements and posi've tags follow nega.ve statements. We form ques'on tags by using the same auxiliary which appears in the main statement, together with a subject pronoun. Youve seen this lm before, havent you? She cant swim, can she?

Questions Tags: Form

If there is no auxiliary verb or be in the statement, we use do, d d id in the ques'on tag depending oes, if the main verb is in the present or past simple. He lives in New York, doesnt he?

Questions Tags: Intonation

We use falling intona.on on ques'on tags when we are star.ng a conversa.on and we expect the listener to agree. Its a lovely day, isnt it?

Questions Tags: Intonation

We use rising intona.on to ask a r eal q ues.on and check informa.on when we are unsure whether the statement is true or not, or when asking for informa'on and making requests. You couldnt do me a favour, could you?