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Question tags are short questions added to the end of statements to confirm information or encourage responses. Positive statements use negative question tags, and negative statements use positive question tags, with specific rules for verb tenses. Intonation varies based on certainty, with a downward intonation for confirmation and upward for uncertainty.

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Question tags are short questions added to the end of statements to confirm information or encourage responses. Positive statements use negative question tags, and negative statements use positive question tags, with specific rules for verb tenses. Intonation varies based on certainty, with a downward intonation for confirmation and upward for uncertainty.

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Question tags are short questions at the end of statements.

They are mainly used in speech when we want to:

• confirm that something is true or not, or


• to encourage a reply from the person we are speaking to.

A positive statement is followed by a negative question tag.

• Jack is from Spain, isn't he?


• Mary can speak English, can't she?

A negative statement is followed by a positive question tag.

• They aren't funny, are they?


• He shouldn't say things like that, should he?

When the verb in the main sentence is in the present simple we form the question tag with do /
does.

• You play the guitar, don't you?


• Alison likes tennis, doesn't she?

If the verb is in the past simple we use did.

• They went to the cinema, didn't they?


• She studied in New Zealand, didn't she?

When the statement contains a word with a negative meaning, the question tag needs to be positive

• He hardly ever speaks, does he?


• They rarely eat in restaurants, do they?

Intonation

When we are sure of the answer and we are simply encouraging a response, the intonation in the
question tag goes down:

• This is your car, isn't it?


(Your voice goes down when you say isn't it.)
When we are not sure and want to check information, the intonation in the question tag goes up:

• He is from France, isn't he?


(Your voice goes up when you say isn't he.)
1) She's from a small town in China, __________ ?
2) They aren't on their way already, __________ ?
3) We're late again, __________ ?
4) I'm not the person with the tickets, __________ ?
5) Julie isn't an accountant __________ ?
6) The weather is really bad today __________ ?
7) He's very handsome __________ ?
8) They aren't in Mumbai at the moment __________ ?
9) You aren't from Brazil, __________ ?
10) John's a very good student, __________ ?
11) I like chocolate very much, __________ ?
12) She doesn't work in a hotel, __________ ?
13) They need some new clothes, __________ ?
14) We live in a tiny flat, __________ ?
15) She studies very hard every night, __________ ?
16) David and Julie don't take Chinese classes __________ ?
17) I often come home late, __________ ?
18) You don't like spicy food, __________ ?
19) She doesn't cook very often, __________ ?
20) We don't watch much TV, __________ ?

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