..., ar ne? Question Tag a special construction in English, a statement followed by a mini-question.

Positive / negative tags Positive statement Negative statement Negative Tag Positive Tag They are at school, aren’t they? They aren’t at school, are they?

Subject - personal pronoun Tom is sixteen, isn’t he? Jane can dance, can’t she? Ted and Tom are brothers, aren’t they? Jenny and I aren’t cousins, are we? A tomato is a berry, isn’t it? The pupils are in the classroom, aren’t they?

Main verbs Jane can play the piano, can’t she? We are the first ones, aren’t we? They were at the concert yesterday, weren’t they? She is our new teacher, isn’t she? Ted was late again, wasn’t he? You have a lot of lessons, haven’t you?

Auxiliary verbs Jenny will come soon, won’t she? They have been in London, haven’t they? The boys are playing now, aren’t they? She is reading now, isn’t she? Ted won’t be late again, will he? She has had a lot of work, hasn’t she?

Present and Past Simple Our teacher knows the answer, doesn’t she? They play very well, don’t they? They don’t know , do they? She doesn’t speak French, does she? Tom left his phone, didn’t he? She didn’t tell you, did she?

Special cases I am allowed to say, aren’t I? Let’s wait for others, shall we? Don’t tell them, will you? Wait for me here, will / won’t you? There is a storm coming, isn’t there? This is our classroom, isn’t it?

Special cases She never stays alone, does she? You thought it would be great, didn’t you? You have dinner at 5, don’t you? On his way home he cried, didn’t he? mustn’t I? You’d better stop it, hadn’t you? I must finish this,

Good luck! It’s your turn now! Read the statement, then think of a tag and check it.

Practice They are smart, aren’t they? You will help me, won’t you? She has a lot of friends, hasn’t she? Ann is having dinner now, isn’t she? doesn’t she? You don’t know my name, do you? She has dinner at 3 every day,

Practice We left it at home, didn’t we? I am your friend, aren’t I? She never lies, does she? Let’s do it now, shall we? shouldn’t she? You won’t tell him, will you? She should learn this,

Practice They haven’t been there, have they? Don’t forget this, will you? This is the best show , isn’t it? Check if they know this, will / won’t you? won’t he? You know she likes this, don’t you? He‘ll stay here,

Great! Now you know question tags!