The speaker might be more eager to find out the answer. This is a less common case and it is usually used with rising intonation. Note: Negative interrogative question tags without contractions are possible but the word order is different. Open the door, will you / won’t you, can you, could you …etc Yet for the negative imperatives we only use “will you? “ After positive imperatives, we use will you, won’t you, can you, can’t you, could you …etc. If the subject of the sentence is everything, nothing, something, anything the pronoun in the tag is "it". Note: For the phrase “you know that" the question tag is don’t you? It appears that she is enjoying herself, isn't she?Īs far as I can see, Wade is the best, isn't he? I hope he won’t object to our plan, will he? I don’t think anyone will volunteer, will they? I don’t believe you have paid for it yet, have you? I don’t suppose you are serious, are you? I think my mom returned home, didn't she? Some introductory phrases such as “I am afraid, I think, I believe, I am sure, I suspect, I suppose, it appears that, it seems that, it looks as if, as far as I remember, as far as I can see … so on “ don’t affect question tags except for the transfer of negation. They didn't have to read the story book, did they? We had to borrow some money to buy a new house, didn't we? Your father has to wear glasses, doesn't he? “Have to” is considered Simple Present and “had to” is considered Simple Past. There weren't any children at school, were there? There is a bus to Atlantic City every hour, isn't there? There isn't a hotel next to the museum, is there? When we use a there + be combination in a sentence the pronoun in the tag is again "there". Those are very naughty children, aren't they? The pronoun is "they" for their plural forms these and those. When the subject of the statement is that or this, the pronoun in the tag is "it". Somebody entered the garden, didn't they? We use the pronoun “they” in question tag. If the subject of the statement is somebody, anybody, nobody, everybody, no one, and neither …. She is hardly the right person for the job, is she?į. If the statement contains words such as no, no one, nothing, nobody, scarcely, hardly, hardly ever, never, neither, seldom, under no circumstances… etc, it is considered a negative statement and followed by an affirmative tag. They have a garden, haven’t they? Or don’t they? She has a nice kitten, hasn't she? Or doesn't she? Farmer has two cars, hasn't he? Or doesn't he? Note: "do" is preferred in American English. Question tags with "HAVE" and "DO" are often both possible after the noun–auxiliary "have". Note: Remember that 's = is or has, and ‘d = had or wouldĭ. They are going to play football, aren't they? Layla and Steve were on the bus, weren't they? They were playing football yesterday, weren't they? You all watched TV during the night, didn't you?Īlicia went to the movie theater, didn't she?Īfter all tenses, we just put the auxiliary. They like going to the movie theater, don’t they? With the Simple Present Tense we use do / does - don’t / doesn't? With the Simple Past Tense we use did / didn't? If the statement has a modal, it is repeated in the tag. They weren't at the movie theater, were they? Tags are always used with pronouns.Īfter positive statements, we use a negative tag.Īfter negative statements, we use a positive tag. If the statement has “be” as an ordinary verb, we use a form of be in the tag. A negative tag is used with an affirmative statement whereas a positive tag is used with a negative statement. Speakers use question tags chiefly to make sure their information is correct or to seek argument. Tags Usage: A question tag is a question added at the end of a sentence.
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