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Question Tags Exercise

February 1, 2022 - pdf

Add appropriate question tags.

1. You went there yesterday, ………………………?

Correct! Wrong!

Use a negative tag after an affirmative statement. In the simple past tense, use did in question tags.

2. You had a word with your boss, …………………..?

Correct! Wrong!

Use did because this sentence is in the simple past tense.

3. She told you something, ……………………………?

Correct! Wrong!

Use a negative tag after an affirmative statement. In the simple past tense, use did in question tags.

4. They live here, ………………………………?

Correct! Wrong!

In the simple present tense, use do or does to make question tags.

5. She is an architect, ……………………….?

Correct! Wrong!

The auxiliary verb in the given statement is repeated in the question tag.

6. She earns a six figure salary, ……………………….?

Correct! Wrong!

Use an affirmative tag after a negative statement. In the simple present tense, use do or does.

7. He spends a lot of money on gadgets, …………………………?

Correct! Wrong!

Use an affirmative tag after a negative statement. In the simple present tense, use do or does.

8. Somebody knocked on the door, ………………………….?

Correct! Wrong!

Use they to refer to somebody, anybody, nobody etc in question tags.

9. That boy remembers everything, ……………………………?

Correct! Wrong!

Use an affirmative tag after a negative statement. In the simple present tense, use do or does.

10. Our team lost the match, ……………………………?

Correct! Wrong!

Use a negative tag after an affirmative statement. In the simple past tense, use did in question tags.

11. She travels around the world, …………………………..?

Correct! Wrong!

Use an affirmative tag after a negative statement. In the simple present tense, use do or does.

12. You don’t know him, …………………………………..?

Correct! Wrong!

Use an affirmative tag after a negative statement. In the simple present tense, use do or does.

Answers

  1. You went there yesterday, didn’t you?
  2. You had a word with your boss, didn’t you?
  3. She told you something, didn’t she?
  4. They live here, don’t they?
  5. She is an architect, isn’t she?
  6. She earns a six figure salary, doesn’t she?
  7. He spends a lot of money on gadgets, doesn’t he?
  8. Somebody knocked on the door, didn’t they?
  9. That boy remembers everything, doesn’t he?
  10. Our team lost the match, didn’t they?
  11. She travels around the world, doesn’t she?
  12. You don’t know him, do you?
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