Question tags are the small questions that often come at the ends of sentences in speech.
Add appropriate question tags to the following sentences.
1You can sing well, ...............?
Wrong!
A positive sentence with "can" usually takes the negative tag "can't you".
2She came yesterday, ...............?
Wrong!
A positive past simple sentence takes the negative tag "didn't she".
3Shut the door, ...............?
Wrong!
A common polite tag after an imperative is "will you".
4Let's have some tea, ...............?
Wrong!
After "Let's", the usual question tag is "shall we".
5She broke the glass, ...............?
Wrong!
A positive past simple sentence takes the negative tag "didn't she".
6He will come, ...............?
Wrong!
A positive sentence with "will" takes the negative tag "won't he".
7He doesn't have many friends, ...............?
Wrong!
A negative sentence with "doesn't" takes the positive tag "does he".
8He seldom watches films, ...............?
Wrong!
The negative adverb "seldom" makes the clause negative in meaning, so the positive tag is "does he".
9I am free now, ...............?
Wrong!
The standard negative tag for "I am" is "aren't I".
10He is a doctor, ...............?
Wrong!
A positive sentence with "is" takes the negative tag "isn't he".
11She is coming with us, ...............?
Wrong!
A positive present continuous sentence with "is" takes the negative tag "isn't she".
12We won't tolerate this, ...............?
Wrong!
A negative sentence with "won't" takes the positive tag "will we".
13I didn't expect this, ...............?
Wrong!
A negative past simple sentence takes the positive tag "did I".
14He waited for an hour, ...............?
Wrong!
A positive past simple sentence takes the negative tag "didn't he".
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- You can sing well, can’t you?
- She came yesterday, didn’t she?
- Shut the door, will you?
- Let’s have some tea, shall we?
- She broke the glass, didn’t she?
- He will come, won’t he?
- He doesn’t have many friends, does he?
- He seldom watches films, does he?
- I am free now, aren’t I?
- He is a doctor, isn’t he?
- She is coming with us, isn’t she?
- We won’t tolerate this, will we?
- I didn’t expect this, did I?
- He waited for an hour, didn’t he?