Question tags

1. Question tags

2. Definition

Question tags are short questions that
follow a sentence – especially in
spoken English:
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3. Use

We use a question tag to ask if something is true,
or to ask people to agree with us, or just to keep
the conversation going.
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4. Rule 1

- Use a negative tag after a positive
sentence and a positive tag after a
negative sentence.
e.g.
+
-
The Earth is bigger than the Moon, isn’t it?
+
The Earth isn’t as big as the Sun, is it?
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5. Rule 2

- Use the same auxiliary or modal verb
as it is in the main sentence.
e.g.
We’ll go out together, won’t we?
Albert can’t play the violin, can he?
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6. Rule 3

-If the main sentence has no auxiliary,
use do, does or did:
Asian people like rise, don’t they?
She speaks Russian, doesn’t she?
Jack bought a new car last week, didn’t he?
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7. Remember!

I am late, aren’t I?
Let’s go, shall we?
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8. Find the appropriate question tag for each sentence:

Main sentence
Question tag
She needs some help,
They’re away for a week,
I’m fine,
It’s warm,
It wasn’t your turn,
There’s a problem,
You’re not serious,
You often come here,
You won’t be late,
Let’s go there,
shall we?
don’t you?
aren’t I?
doesn’t she?.
will you?
aren’t they?
isn’t there?
isn’t it?
are you?
was it?
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9. Find the appropriate question tag for each sentence:

Main sentence
She needs some help,
They’re away for a week,
I’m fine,
It’s warm,
It wasn’t your turn,
There’s a problem,
You’re not serious,
You often come here,
You won’t be late,
Let’s go there,
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Question tag
shall we?
don’t you?
aren’t I?
doesn’t she?.
will you?
aren’t they?
isn’t there?
isn’t it?
are you?
was it?
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10. Find the appropriate question tag for each sentence:

Main sentence:
She needs some help,
They’re away for a week,
I’m fine,
It’s warm,
It wasn’t your turn,
There’s a problem,
You’re not serious,
You often come here,
You won’t be late,
Let’s go there,
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Question tag
shall we?
don’t you?
aren’t I?
doesn’t she?
will you?
aren’t they?
isn’t there?
isn’t it?
are you?
was it?
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11. Find the appropriate question tag for each sentence:

Main sentence:
She needs some help,
They’re away for a week,
I’m fine,
It’s warm,
It wasn’t your turn,
There’s a problem,
You’re not serious,
You often come here,
You won’t be late,
Let’s go there,
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Question tag
shall we?
don’t you?
aren’t I?
doesn’t she?.
will you?
aren’t they?
isn’t there?
isn’t it?
are you?
was it?
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12. Find the appropriate question tag for each sentence:

Main sentence
Question tag
She needs some help,
They’re away for a week,
I’m fine,
It’s warm,
It wasn’t your turn,
There’s a problem,
You’re not serious,
You often come here,
You won’t be late,
Let’s go there,
shall we?
don’t you?
aren’t I?
doesn’t she?.
will you?
aren’t they?
isn’t there?
isn’t it?
are you?
was it?
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13. Find the appropriate question tag for each sentence:

Main sentence
She needs some help,
They’re away for a week,
I’m fine,
It’s warm,
It wasn’t your turn,
There’s a problem,
You’re not serious,
You often come here,
You won’t be late,
Let’s go there,
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Question tag
shall we?
don’t you?
aren’t I?
doesn’t she?.
will you?
aren’t they?
isn’t there?
isn’t it?
are you?
was it?
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14. Find the appropriate question tag for each sentence:

Main sentence
She needs some help,
They’re away for a week,
I’m fine,
It’s warm,
It wasn’t your turn,
There’s a problem,
You’re not serious,
You often come here,
You won’t be late,
Let’s go there,
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Question tag
shall we?
don’t you?
aren’t I?
doesn’t she?.
will you?
aren’t they?
isn’t there?
isn’t it?
are you?
was it?
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15. Find the appropriate question tag for each sentence

Main sentence
Question tag
She needs some help,
They’re away for a week,
I’m fine,
It’s warm,
It wasn’t your turn,
There’s a problem,
You’re not serious,
You often come here,
You won’t be late,
Let’s go there,
shall we?
don’t you?
aren’t I?
doesn’t she?.
will you?
aren’t they?
isn’t there?
isn’t it?
are you?
was it?
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16. Find the appropriate question tag for each sentence:

Main sentence
Question tag
She needs some help,
They’re away for a week,
I’m fine,
It’s warm,
It wasn’t your turn,
There’s a problem,
You’re not serious,
You often come here,
You won’t be late,
Let’s go there,
shall we?
don’t you?
aren’t I?
doesn’t she?.
will you?
aren’t they?
isn’t there?
isn’t it?
are you?
was it?
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17. Find the appropriate question tag for each sentence:

Main sentence
Question tag
She needs some help,
They’re away for a week,
I’m fine,
It’s warm,
It wasn’t your turn,
There’s a problem,
You’re not serious,
You often come here,
You won’t be late,
Let’s go there,
shall we?
don’t you?
aren’t I?
doesn’t she?.
will you?
aren’t they?
isn’t there?
isn’t it?
are you?
was it?
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18. Find the appropriate question tag for each sentence:

Main sentence
Question tag
She needs some help,
They’re away for a week,
I’m fine,
It’s warm,
It wasn’t your turn,
There’s a problem,
You’re not serious,
You often come here,
You won’t be late,
Let’s go there,
shall we?
don’t you?
aren’t I?
doesn’t she?.
will you?
aren’t they?
isn’t there?
isn’t it?
are you?
was it?
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19. Find the appropriate question tag for each sentence:

Main sentence
She needs some help,
They’re away for a week,
I’m fine,
It’s warm,
It wasn’t your turn,
There’s a problem,
You’re not serious,
You often come here,
You won’t be late,
Let’s go there,
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Question tag
shall we?
don’t you?
aren’t I?
doesn’t she?.
will you?
aren’t they?
isn’t there?
isn’t it?
are you?
was it?
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20. Find the appropriate question tag for each sentence:

Main sentence
She needs some help,
They’re away for a week,
I’m fine,
It’s warm,
It wasn’t your turn,
There’s a problem,
You’re not serious,
You often come here,
You won’t be late,
Let’s go there,
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Question tag
shall we?
don’t you?
aren’t I?
doesn’t she?.
will you?
aren’t they?
isn’t there?
isn’t it?
are you?
was it?
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21. Find the appropriate question tag for each sentence:

Main sentence
Question tag
She needs some help,
They’re away for a week,
I’m fine,
It’s warm,
It wasn’t your turn,
There’s a problem,
You’re not serious,
You often come here,
You won’t be late,
Let’s go there,
shall we?
don’t you?
aren’t I?
doesn’t she?.
will you?
aren’t they?
isn’t there?
isn’t it?
are you?
was it?
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22. Find the appropriate question tag for each sentence:

Main sentence
She needs some help,
They’re away for a week,
I’m fine,
It’s warm,
It wasn’t your turn,
There’s a problem,
You’re not serious,
You often come here,
You won’t be late,
Let’s go there,
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Question tag
shall we?
don’t you?
aren’t I?
doesn’t she?.
will you?
aren’t they?
isn’t there?
isn’t it?
are you?
was it?
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23. Find the appropriate question tag for each sentence:

Main sentence
She needs some help,
They’re away for a week,
I’m fine,
It’s warm,
It wasn’t your turn,
There’s a problem,
You’re not serious,
You often come here,
You won’t be late,
Let’s go there,
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Question tag
shall we?
don’t you?
aren’t I?
doesn’t she?.
will you?
aren’t they?
isn’t there?
isn’t it?
are you?
was it?
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24. Find the appropriate question tag for each sentence:

Main sentence
Question tag
She needs some help,
They’re away for a week,
I’m fine,
It’s warm,
It wasn’t your turn,
There’s a problem,
You’re not serious,
You often come here,
You won’t be late,
Let’s go there,
shall we?
don’t you?
aren’t I?
doesn’t she?.
will you?
aren’t they?
isn’t there?
isn’t it?
are you?
was it?
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25. Find the appropriate question tag for each sentence:

Main sentence
She needs some help,
They’re away for a week,
I’m fine,
It’s warm,
It wasn’t your turn,
There’s a problem,
You’re not serious,
You often come here,
You won’t be late,
Let’s go there,
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Question tag
shall we?
don’t you?
aren’t I?
doesn’t she?.
will you?
aren’t they?
isn’t there?
isn’t it?
are you?
was it?
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26. Find the appropriate question tag for each sentence:

Main sentence
Question tag
She needs some help,
They’re away for a week,
I’m fine,
It’s warm,
It wasn’t your turn,
There’s a problem,
You’re not serious,
You often come here,
You won’t be late,
Let’s go there,
shall we?
don’t you?
aren’t I?
doesn’t she?.
will you?
aren’t they?
isn’t there?
isn’t it?
are you?
was it?
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27. Find the appropriate question tag for each sentence:

Main sentence
Question tag
She needs some help,
They’re away for a week,
I’m fine,
It’s warm,
It wasn’t your turn,
There’s a problem,
You’re not serious,
You often come here,
You won’t be late,
Let’s go there,
shall we?
don’t you?
aren’t I?
doesn’t she?.
will you?
aren’t they?
isn’t there?
isn’t it?
are you?
was it?
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28. Find the appropriate question tag for each sentence:

Main sentence
Question tag
She needs some help,
They’re away for a week,
I’m fine,
It’s warm,
It wasn’t your turn,
There’s a problem,
You’re not serious,
You often come here,
You won’t be late,
Let’s go there,
shall we?
don’t you?
aren’t I?
doesn’t she?.
will you?
aren’t they?
isn’t there?
isn’t it?
are you?
was it?
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29. Homework

Activity book:
- page 64, 65
- exercise 2, 3, 4, 6
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30. A fable

“You’re the most beautiful bird in the world,
aren’t you?”
“You’ve nice feathers, haven’t you?”
“You’ve the sweetest voice, haven’t you?”
“But you can’t sing, can you?”
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31. The fox and the crow

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32. Before the end the…

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33.

Question tags are fun to learn, aren’t they?
Thanks for attention!
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