Question Tags

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Question Tags

Hoe maak je een question tag? 

De regel: 

 

Na een bevestigende zin (+) is de tag ontkennend (-) 

Na een ontkennende zin (-) is de tag bevestigend (+)

Question Tags

Voorbeelden: 

He is a teacher at this school, isn't he? 

(Zin voor de komma = + dus na de komma = - ) 

 

They can't speak Dutch, can they? 

(zin voor de komma = - dus na de komma = + )

lijstje

staat het werkwoord in dit lijstje? dan mag je het gewoon gebruiken

 to be (am / is / are)

to do (do / does / did)

to have (have / has / had)

 can, should, could, would, must

Staat het woord niet in het lijstje?

Gebruik:  do/does of did 

I do                                                 I did

You do                                           You did

He / she / it   does         He/ she/ it  did

We do                                     we did

you do                                you did

They do                                  they did

          

Question Tags

Voorbeelden 

They are working hard, aren't they?  

You can speak English, can't you? 

We need to study this for the test, don't we?  

They work together, don't they? 

She sings in that pop group, doesn't she? 

He doesn't go to school every day, does he?

Question tags

herhaal het onderwerp  

Het onderwerp van de zin moet je soms vervangen door:

 I, you, he, she, it, we, they  

Staat er een naam of bijvoorbeeld 'The boy' of 'The girl' dan moet je in de question tag he of she gebruiken. 

Question tags

Voorbeelden 

She plays the piano quite well, doesn't she?  

Karen is quite a good singer, isn't she? 

They aren't at home, are they?  

A  stray cat drank all the milk, didn't it? 

Brad and Brenda are married, aren't they? 

Carl didn't come home last night, did he?

Question Tags: Samenvatting

Na een bevestigende zin (+) is de tag ontkennend (-)  

Na een ontkennende zin (-) is de tag bevestigend (+) 

Je herhaalt de vorm van het werkwoord to be (am/is/are) of hulpww (can, have, Should, could, would, must).  

Geen hulpww dan do/don't, does/doesn't of did/didn't.

Je herhaalt het onderwerp. Soms moet je dit vervangen door  

he, she, it, we, you, they. 

Let's practise

Beantwoord de volgende meerkeuzevragen door de juiste question tag te kiezen. 

He is a good singer, …………?

1. is he
2. isn't he
3. he is
4. he isn't

You're a big fan,.....?

1. are you
2. aren't you
3. you are
4. you aren't

They aren't married,.....?

1. are they
2. aren't they
3. they are
4. they aren't

You walk an hour every day, ……?

1. do you
2. don't you
3. walk you
4. walken't you

He can help you,...….?

1. can he
2. can't he
3. he can
4. he can't

Exercise 1

Nu mag je het zelf gaan proberen.

Kies de juiste question tag.

It's great that you're here, …..?

1. isn't it
2. is it
3. are you
4. aren't you

Harry drives an expensive car, ……….?

1. does he
2. doesn't he
3. drives he
4. drivesn't he

Janice doesn't like you, ……..?

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

You guys talked for hours last night, …..?

1. did you
2. didn't you
3. talked you
4. talkedn't you

He didn't tell you he is back, ………?

1. did he
2. didn't he
3. he did
4. he didn't

Exercise 2

Nu volgen er een aantal open vragen. 

Je moet zelf de question tag maken. 

Lees de zin voor de komma goed en maak de question tag. 

Succes!

Vera is Bob's sister, ……..?

You aren't family, …….?

They could help you with that, ……?

We have told you this before,...….?

Miss Noé explains the grammar, …….?

Gerard isn't a big football fan, ………?

The cat isn't drinking the milk, ……..?