Let's star with some examples showed on this video and then let's read and practice! As you can see, the author of the video provided you with some exercises, which I glued below.
"Watch and fill in the question tags.
1. Oh you did, ...............?
2. It's great, ..............?
3. It never is , ..............?
4. You never stop talking, ..............?
5. You'd love that, .................?
6. Subtlety isn't her strong suit, .............?
Listen again and match them to the use/feeling ('e' matches to 2 sentences).
a) checking if someone agrees with your opinion (sounds certain).
b) Checking that someone did something (sounds a little worried).
c) An enthusiastic response to a positive statement/compliment (sounds happy).
d) Accusing someone of hoping something bad will happen (sounds angry)
e) Knows the answer already (sounds tired of the other person) - matches to 2 of the sentences.
Think about how they pronounce the question tags too (to show feeling, does the intonation rise or fall, connected speech)"
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
Exception: with I am we have an irregular tag:
I am right, aren't I? and I am not right, am I?
Time to exercise:
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