Question Tags

Arkyl . ... . .. . . .
. .. . ... . ... . .
. . . . ... . . . . - .. .... . ..
. .. . -.. . . .. . .. ..... c ..
. . .: . .: .. . confirm . .... ..-
. .: ... .. ....- Question Tags
.:. .
. ,- - . . . - :.-.
... .: . .: Positive Sense. .: ..
Negative Sense. . . . ...
a. Statement positive. : question tag neg-
ative . ...
b. Statement negative . : question tag pos-
itive . ...
Eg- He is active. Isn't he?
She is brilliant. Isn't she?
Arkyl doesnot lie. Does he?
Sony doesn't cry. Does she?
2. ... Statement 'Tense' . .. . Tense .
: Question Tag . -. .. Tense .
.. ._ ...
Eg- Arkyl is honest. Isn't he?
Sony was lazy. Wasn't She?
The boy can read. Can't he?
They will attend. Won't they?
Erwin has come. Hasn't he?
My father used to go to for a walk. Didn't
he?
Erwin is seldom absent. Is he?
c .. . .. statement positive . ..
..... Question Tags . -. .. . . .
.... . .. . . .. . ... ..... ....:
Hardly, Seldom, Scarcly . : .... Negative
sense. ..-. .. ... . . .. .: Question
Tags positive .. ...
Exercises for practice.
1. The rose is beautiful.
2. Uma's brother has come from America
3. Uma donot prefer to take coffee.
4. I am honest always.
5. Dont cheat innocents.
6. They used to lie.
7. Arkyl will won Gold Medal in Science.
8. You need not worry.
*9. No one can speak English fluently.
10. Nothing is postponed.
Answers.
1. Isn't if?, 2. Hasn't he?, 3. Does he?, 4. Aren't
I?, 5. Will you?, 6. Didn't they?, 7. Wonn't he?,
8. Need you?, 9. Can they, 10. Is If?
*seldom rule.
Model questions.
1. Raj is an intelligent teacher.
Question will be
a. not intelleigent teacher
b. Do he?
c. Doesn't he?
d. Won't he?
2. Don't open the lab.
a. Will you? b. Can't you?
c. has you? d. Is if?
3. TET is advantage for students with
Mathematics background only.
a. can they b. Hasn't they?
c. Doesn't it? d. Can't they?
USE of WAS/WERE
Was and were are the auxiliary verbs
used to describe situations in the past.
While talking about subjects I, He, She,
It, we use was and for You, We, They, we
use were followed by noun/adjective. In
negative sentences we use wasn't (was
not) and weren't (were not). To ask ques-
tions we start the questions with was,
were followed by subject and noun/
adjective. The point to remember here
while describing people, places or things
in the past is we don't use a main verb.
The auxiliary was, were, is followed by
adjective/noun.
Was, were is only followed by a verb in
passives.
EXAMPLES
Positive
1) The child was cute and chubby.
2) I was very shy as a young girl.
3) My grandfather was an agriculturist.
4) My science professor was a Doctorate
in Physics.
5) It was very cold last night.
6) My brother and I were in a hostel dur-
ing our school days.
7) Both the leaders were adamant about
their respective views.
Negative
1) I wasn't at home the whole (all)
evening yesterday.
2) The children in the school weren't well
disciplined.
3) Scuba diving wasn't an exciting expe-
rience for us.
4) We weren't ready for the test.
5) The doctor wasn't at the clinic last
week end.
6) You weren't very interested in sports
as a school boy.
7) My mother wasn't happy about my
plans to go abroad.
QUESTIONS
1) Was the film a hit?
2) Were they impressed by your presenta-
tion?
3) Was your father very strict?
4) Were you a good student at school?
5) Was I clear about the instructions?
6) Were we okayed by the selector?
7) Was your cousin a fashion designer?
When we wish to speak about some-
thing that was continuing at a particular
time in the past or when one action was
interrupted by another, we use was/wasn't
and were/weren't followed by the basic
verb +ing form after the subject. For
example.
1) I was watching a film on TV at 9 PM
last night.
2) I was having dinner when the door
bell rang.
3) The boy was crossing the road when a
truck hit him.
4) She wasn't working any where when
she got this job offer.
5) They weren't traveling by car at that
time.
6) We weren't staying at the Hilton Hotel
the last time we went to Mumbai.
7) Were you listening to music when I
called yesterday evening?
8) Was she attending a meeting at 10
a.m.?
9) Were they taking piano lessons before
they joined the music troupe.
10)While my sister was preparing dinner,
she burnt her finger.
EXERCISES
I. Was/Were
Use was or were in the boxes below.
1. It ______ hot at the beach yesterday.
2. He _____ very unhappy with his new
car.
3. We _________ tired last night.
4. You ________ late for work.
5. She __________ a good student.
6. They ______ absent from class.
7. It _________ warm yesterday.
II. Wasn't/Weren't
Use wasn't or weren't in the boxes below.
1. They __________ absent yesterday.
2. Anita __________ in the classroom.
3. Gita and Chandra _______________
at the supermarket.
4. The room _____________ very big.
5. I called you but you _____ at home.
6. She _____ exhausted even after a
long day at work.
7. I went to Dharam's party but you
______ there.
III. At Past Continuous - 1
What was Mani doing at a particular
time?
6.50 - 7.00 clean her room
Example: At 6.55 She was cleaning her
room.
7.00 am - 7.15 am have a shower
7.15 am - 8.00 am have breakfast
8.00 am - 8.10 am get dressed
8.10 am - 8.30 am drive to work
8.30 am - 12 pm work
12.00 pm - 12.45 pm eat lunch
6.30 pm - 7.00 pm cook dinner
7.00 pm - 7.10 pm wash the dishes
8.10 pm - 10.30 pm watch television
10.30 pm - 6.50 am sleep
1. At 7.10 am ____________________
2. At 7.20 am ____________________
3. At 8.05 am ____________________
4. At 8.15 am ____________________
5. At 11.00 am ___________________
6. At 12.30 pm ___________________
7. At 6.45 pm ____________________
8. At 7.05 pm ____________________
9. At 9.00 pm ____________________
10. At 11.30 pm ___________________
IV. Questions :
1. To speak suddenly and with strong
feeling.
A) exclaim B) applaud
C) crafty D) peer
2. A mean or wicked person.
A) vain B) drab
C) crafty D) scoundrel
3. Skilled at tricking others.
A) peer B) crafty
C) exquisite D) uneasy
4. Finely done or made; very beautiful.
A) intend B) jeer
C) exquisite D) refine
5. Dull and without color; not cheerful
or colorful.
A) applaud B) drab
C) entire D) uneasy
V. Tick the right word that best fits
into the blank.
1. Please arrive _______, because the
seminar will begin at 8 a.m. sharp.
a) promptly b) prompt
c) prompted d) prompting
2. My suitcase is locked and I've
_______ the combination.
a) forgetful b) forgettably
c) forgotten d) forget
3. The office ambience is much too
________; I wish it was just a bit
more exciting.
a) arbitrary b) customary
c) ordinary d) secondary
4. The Sales Manager usually ______
authority to his three closest assistants
when he goes on vacation.
a) delegates b) deletes
c) delays d) deludes
5. Thanks to the company's budget
________, we will be able to give out
larger bonuses this year.
a) surprise b) surplus
c) sermon d) surname
KEY
I. 1) was 2) was 3) were 4) were
5) was 6) were 7) was
II. 1) weren't 2) wasn't 3) weren't
4) wasn't 5) weren't 6) wasn't 7) weren't
III. 1) She was having a shower
2) She was having breakfast
3) She was getting dressed
4) She was driving to work
5) She was working
6) She was eating lunch
7) She was cooking dinner
8) She was washing the dishes
9) She was watching Television
10) She was sleeping
IV. 1)A 2)D 3)B 4)C 5)B
V. 1)a 2)c 3)c 4)a 5)b
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-E. V. Immanuel, School Asst.
Govt.High School, Rayachoti.