Question Tags — Checking and Confirming

It’s a nice day, isn’t it? Notice the little question at the end?

Notice

  • You’re coming to the party, aren’t you?
  • She doesn’t like coffee, does she?
  • They arrived late, didn’t they?

Rule

A question tag checks information or invites agreement. Rule: positive sentence → negative tag; negative sentence → positive tag. The tag matches the main verb’s tense/auxiliary (is/isn’t, does/doesn’t, did/didn’t).

Practice

  1. It’s a lovely day, ___ ?
    Answer: isn’t it
  2. You don’t smoke, ___ ?
    Answer: do you
  3. She can swim, ___ ?
    Answer: can’t she
  4. They went home early, ___ ?
    Answer: didn’t they
  5. He isn’t coming, ___ ?
    Answer: is he

Connect

Question tags have a special rising/falling intonation — practise saying them naturally.

Try Pronunciation Practice →

CEFR: Spoken Interaction — ask questions politely and keep a conversation going.

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