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Lesson 84: You are my friend, aren’t you? Tag questions Objetivo: emplear las preguntas para confirmar información.

Tag questions It’s a special construction added at the end of the sentence. We use it to make sure the information is correct or to seek agreement.

Structure: Affirmative sentence + Today is Monday

Tag question

, + Auxiliary + subject + ? (Affirmative or negative)

 , isn’t it?  , didn’t you?  , don’t you?  , has she?

Negative sentence + Angie hasn’t arrived yet

Negative tag , isn’t it? Affirmative tag , has she?

We use the auxiliary verb according to the main sentence and the same subject (personal nouns are usually replaced by personal pronouns.)

Example:  You live in Bogota ,don’t you?  Diego hasn’t eaten , has he?

Tag questions Rule

Example

When the tag includes I + be in negative, it can be replaced by “aren’t I” in spoken English.

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I am right, am I not? I am right, aren’t I?

When the sentence has negative words, they take affirmative tag.

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She had never done that, had she? Nobody came to the party, did they?

“They” is usually used in tag questions to refer to indefinite pronouns (everyone, everybody, someone, etc.)

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Everyone had an invitation, didn’t they?

In sentences with there + be, “there” is also used in the tag.

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There are many people in the party, aren’t there?

The tag pronoun for this / that is “it”. The tag pronoun for these / those is “they”.

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This / that is your dictionary, isn’t it? These / those are Felipe’s shoes, aren’t they?

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You should pay more attention to your healthy habits, shouldn’t you?

Modal verbs are used in the main sentence and in the tag.

Tag questions Choose the corresponding tag question: 1. Nobody called, _____________ a. didn’t they? b. did they? 2. We must not lock the doors,_____________? a. must we? b. mustn’t we? 3. He's still sleeping,________________? a. is he? b. isn’t he?

English is easy You can do it! Autor de la metodología: Francisco González Cifuentes Supervisión académica: Mayra Teresa Hurtado Mendoza Diseño y adaptación: Diana Paola Perez Muñoz Fotografía e imágenes: www.shutterstock.com / www.freepik.com