3V Verbs of perception and question tags

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Grammar: verbs of perception and question tags

How does it work again?

• Which artist are you listening to?

• They sound fantastic.

How does it work again?

• Which artist are you listening to?

(when talking about actions we use the Pr. Cont. (to be +verb +ing)

• They sound fantastic.

(when talking about states we use the Pr. Si.)

Fill in the right forms of taste/ smell/ feel

1. What are you doing? I.....................the soup. It ..................... great.

2. My socks........... really bad! Then why ............ you...........them?

3. Why ............ you ........... that jumper? Because it is soft. I like the way it .....................

Fill in the right forms of taste/ smell/ feel

1. What are you doing? I am tasting the soup. It tastes great.

                                               

2. My socks........... really bad! Then why ............ you...........them?

3. Why ............ you ........... that jumper? Because it is soft. I like the way it .....................

Fill in the right forms of taste/ smell/ feel

1. What are you doing? I am tasting the soup. It tastes great.

                                               

2. My socks smell really bad! Then why are you smelling them?

3. Why ............ you ........... that jumper? Because it is soft. I like the way it .....................

Fill in the right forms of taste/ smell/ feel

1. What are you doing? I am tasting the soup. It tastes great.

                                               

2. My socks smell really bad! Then why are you smelling them?

3. Why are you feeling that jumper? Because it is soft. I like the way it feels.

Time for some multiple choice questions

Why ............ you ............ the milk? Is it bad?

1. do you smell
2. are you smelling
3. smells
4. is you smelling

What's for dinner? It ............ great.

1. is smelling
2. are smelling
3. smells
4. smelling

What ............ you ............ at?

1. is you looks
2. is you looking
3. are you looking
4. you looking

You ............ great. What's the matter.

1. aren't looking
2. don't look
3. look not
4. no look

This sandwich ............ awful. What's in it?

1. is tasting
2. tastes
3. is tastes
4. tasting

That wasn't too difficult, was it?

No, it is quite easy, isn't it?

What are tag questions?

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

Tag questions turn statements into questions.

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

The tag question exists of: (auxillary) verb + pronoun

1. relatie met de zin ervoor

2. + wordt -,  - wordt +

Which verb?

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

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 an auxiliary (hulpwerkwoord), repeat it in the tag question.

You can jump very far, can't you?

positive - negative

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

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

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

John doesn't enjoy flying, does he?

English isn't difficult, is it?

Tag questions

They are like the poles on a battery.

If the statement is positive, the question tag is negative, and vice versa

You are Dave, aren't you?

Complete the sentences

I guess they're just lazy,.............

I guess they're just lazy, aren't they?

But it only takes a few people to spoil everything, ............

But it only takes a few people to spoil everything, doesn't it?

Yes, it's all those fumes from the factory, ...........

Yes, it's all those fumes from the factory, isn't it?

They didn't ask us if we wanted it here, .............

They didn't ask us if we wanted it here, did they?

Any questions?

The remainder of the period, please work on your homework assignments.