year 1 - question tags -

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Today's lesson is all about the

question tags

 Question tags

 question tags

You are very interested in this lesson,             aren't you?

Ajax lost their last game,                                        didn't they?

English is easy,                                                            isn't it?

Everybody loves McDonald's,                              don't they?

World of Warcraft isn't a difficult game,          is it?

Lola doesn't like basketball,                                 does she?

You can't do three backflips,                                can you?

What are question tags?

A tag is a short question at the end of a sentence.

Question tags turn statements into questions.

English is easy. (statement)      English is easy, isn't it ? (question)

The tag question consists of:  modal verb + subject pronoun

subject pronoun

Repeat the subject pronoun that is used in the main sentence. 

If a name is used, choose the correct subject pronoun.

We are happy, aren't we?

Jim isn't at school, is he?

The girls love swimming, don't they?

I am an English teacher, aren't I?

Personal pronouns you can use in a question tag:

Words you can not use in a tag:

Ann

the boys

she

they

you

our books

me

we

I

Luke Skywalker

Star Wars

he

it

they

Bernie

Which verb?

If the statement contains a form of 'to be', repeat that it in the question tag.

Sheila and Janet are fond of tennis, aren't they?

I am the best teacher in the world, aren't I?

I'm not a good singer, am I?

If the statement contains a modal verb (hulpwerkwoord), repeat it in the question tag.

You can jump very far, can't you?

Which verb 2?

If the statement does not contain a modal verb(=hulpww) 
you have to use a form of 'to do'. Choose the form that fits the statement:

Joan plays tennis, doesn't she?

We go to school by bus, don't we?
Wim cooked dinner last night, didn't he?

positive - negative

If the statement is positive, the question tag is negative.

I like cats, don't I?
Jim is 15, isn't he?

If the statement is negative, the question tag is positive.

John doesn't enjoy flying, does he?

English isn't difficult, is it?

question tags

A tag works like a battery -

one half is always positive

the other half is always negatve

You are Dave, aren't you?

You aren't Dave, are you?

SO ......

This is how you make a question tag:

1) repeat the modal verb (am/is/are/can/have/has/do/does/did)

No modal verb? Then use: do/does/did

2) repeat the subject (I/you/he/she/it/we/they)

3) a positive sentence = a negative tag

     a negative sentence = a positive tag

don't forget

I am old, aren't I?

I love playing computer games,

1. love I?
2. loven't I?
3. do I?
4. don't I?

Superman has many powers,

1. has he?
2. hasn't he?
3. does he?
4. doesn't he?

James didn't sleep on the couch,

1. did he?
2. didn't he?
3. does he?
4. doesn't he?

This exercise isn't easy,

1. isn't it?
2. is it?
3. does it?
4. doesn't it?

..., aren't you?

1. You like Batman,
2. He is fond of Deadpool,
3. You are count Dracula,
4. You aren't Usain Bolt,

She is your boss, .............?

1. aren't she
2. doesn't she
3. isn't she?
4. is she?

We are home late, ............?

1. aren't we
2. amn't we
3. isn't we

I am the best teacher in the world, .............?

1. aren't I
2. amn't I
3. isn't I
4. am I

She works at the police office, ......?

1. does she
2. doesn't she
3. do she
4. don't she

My uncle has got a piano, .............?

1. has he
2. hasn't he
3. have he
4. haven't he

I can play the piano, .........?

1. don't I
2. do I
3. can't I
4. can I

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Summary

Tag questions are used to turn statements into questions.

1. Repeat the auxilary verb (=hulpww)
   
2. Other verbs, add a form of 'to do'
   
3. Choose the correct subject pronoun (you, I, she, it, they...)
   
4. Positive statement = negative tag question
   
5. Negative statement = positive tag question
   

exception (=uitzondering)

I am, aren't I?

Do you need more on Question Tags?

Next sheets: explanation clip (7 minutes)+ quiz (8 minutes)

01:46

He can play football.

01:52

You didn't see James.

02:00

She never cleans up.

02:06

They have been to France.

Auxilary verbs

can

may

must

shall

will

to be

.

to do 

to have

(only in combination with another verb)

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