Read the examples:
They
are beautiful,
aren’t
they?
Verb to be in the affirmative Tag with Verb to be in the negative
I’m
older
than
you,
aren’t
I?
First person singular Tag turns into "aren't I"
Open the
window,
will
you?
Instruction in the affirmative Tag with "Will you"
Don’t
forget
to go
to the
supermarket,
will
you?
Instruction in the negative Tag with "Will you"
Let’s
go
for a walk,
shall
we?
Invitation "Let's ..." Tag turns into "Shall we"
He
hadn't got a new
car,
had he?
Verb to have in the negative Tag with Verb to have in the positive
The teacher gave you permission, didn't she?
A verb in the Past Simple in the affirmative requires a Tag with didn't
Your parents didn't tell you, did they?
A verb in the Past Simple in the negative requires a Tag with did
üIf
the sentence is positive,
the QT (question tag) is negative
üIf
the sentence is negative, the
QT is positive
üThey
are formed with the auxiliary verb or modal and the personal pronoun
üIf
the verb is in the present simple or past simple, it is formed with do,
does
or did
üWith
words such as, never, hardly, seldom, rarely the
question tag is positive
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