Tag questions

Tag questions Tag questions are short questions we add to statements especially in spoken English . The rules are not difficult : Positive(+) / Negative (-) * If the statement is positive , the tag question is negative. e. g : The doctor is here , isn’t... More

Tag questions
Tag questions are short questions we add to statements especially in spoken English .

The rules are not difficult :
Positive(+) / Negative (-)
* If the statement is positive , the tag question is negative.

e.
g : The doctor is here , isn’t he ?
He works in a school , doesn’t he ?
* If the statement is negative , the tag question is positive .

e.
g : It isn’t raining , is it ?
You haven’t seen that film , have you ?
With auxiliary verbs
The tag question uses the same verb of the statement .
If this is an auxiliary
verb ‘ be ‘ or ‘ have ‘ , then the tag question is made with the auxiliary verb.

e.
g : They’ve gone to Mecca, haven’t they?
He had met him before, hadn’t he?
Without auxiliary verbs
If the statement doesn’t have an auxiliary verb, the tag question uses the
appropriate form of ‘do ’.
( present→ present / past →past)
e.
g : She eats meat , doesn’t she ?
He said it , didn’t he ?
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