Add appropriate tags to the following questions.
1That boy works very hard, ...............?
Wrong!
A positive present simple statement takes the negative tag "doesn't he" with a third-person singular subject.
2She did not go to school yesterday, ...............?
Wrong!
A negative past simple statement takes the positive tag "did she".
3You won't help him, ...............?
Wrong!
A negative statement with "won't" takes the positive tag "will you".
4She knows everything, ...............?
Wrong!
A positive present simple statement with "knows" takes the negative tag "doesn't she".
5He speaks English very well, ...............?
Wrong!
A positive present simple statement with "speaks" takes the negative tag "doesn't he".
6Your brother is a good mechanic, ...............?
Wrong!
A positive statement with "is" takes the negative tag "isn't he".
7There is someone in that room, ...............?
Wrong!
A positive sentence beginning with "There is" takes the negative tag "isn't there".
8Please give me some money, ...............?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
A polite imperative can take the request tags "will you" or "won't you".
9They never drink wine, ...............?
Wrong!
The negative adverb "never" makes the statement negative, so the tag is positive: "do they".
10He often comes late, ...............?
Wrong!
A positive present simple statement with "comes" takes the negative tag "doesn't he".
11They are not coming today, ...............?
Wrong!
A negative present continuous statement takes the positive tag "are they".
12You go there frequently, ...............?
Wrong!
A positive present simple statement with "you" takes the negative tag "don't you".
13They were playing cricket, ...............?
Wrong!
A positive past continuous statement takes the negative tag "weren't they".
14The lazy boy hardly does any work, ...............?
Wrong!
The negative adverb "hardly" makes the statement negative, so the tag is positive: "does he".
15You did not do it, ...............?
Wrong!
A negative past simple statement takes the positive tag "did you".
Answers
- That boy works very hard, doesn’t he?
- She did not go to school yesterday, did she?
- You won’t help him, will you?
- She knows everything, doesn’t she?
- He speaks English very well, doesn’t he?
- Your brother is a good mechanic, isn’t he?
- There is someone in that room, isn’t there?
- Please give me some money, will you / won’t you?
- They never drink wine, do they?
- He often comes late, doesn’t he?
- They are not coming today, are they?
- You go there frequently, don’t you?
- They were playing cricket, weren’t they?
- The lazy boy hardly does any work, does he?
- You did not do it, did you?
