Question tags - English Grammar Question tags - Complex Test Question tags : positive statement ->question tag negative - You are Tom, arent you? negative statement->question tag positive - He isnt Joe, is he? Examples with auxiliaries Youve got a car, havent you? without auxiliaries (use: dont, doesnt, didnt) They play football on Sundays, dont they? She plays football on Sundays, doesnt she? They played football on Sundays, didnt they? Questions tags are used to keep a conversation going. You can agree or refuse to a sentence with a question tag. You go to school, dont you? You agree. You refuse. Yes, I do. No, I dont. You arent from Germany, are you? You agree. You refuse. No, Im not. Yes, I am. Questions tags - Special Although the negative word not is not in the sentence, the sentence can be negative. Then we use the positive question tag. He never goes out with his dog, does he? have is a main verb in the sentence -> two possibilities (when referring to states) We have a car, _____? We have a car, havent we? We have a car, dont we? mostly British English mostly American English We use will/would with the imperative (Simple Present). Open the window, will you? Open the window, would you? Dont open your books, will you? We use wont with a polite request. Open the window, wont you? We use shall after Lets. Lets take the next bus, shall we? Auxiliary must We must be at home at 8 pm, mustnt we? Yes, we must. No, we neednt.
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