Tag questions

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• Studiejaar 3

tag questions

What do we use tag questions for?

What do we use tag questions for?

To be polite

To ask for clarification

Like a battery

Positive sentence, negative tag question.

Snow is white, isn’t it?

Negative sentence, positive tag question.

It isn’t cold, is it?

You are English, ...

1. are you?
2. aren't you?

He shouldn't drive so fast, ...

1. should he?
2. shouldn't he?

We have never seen him, ...

1. have we?
2. haven't we?

Never / not

"Never" is ook een ontkenning, net als "not"

Herhalen

1. Am / is / are / was / were
   
   
2. Hulpwerkwoord ( do / have / can / should / may / will ) + hoofdwerkwoord

1. 

I am happy, aren't I?

You weren't at home, were you?

2.

He has got a dog, hasn't he?

You will not go there, will you?

The holiday is fantastic, ...

1. is it?
2. isn't it?

What would be the question tag for:
They would like to win.

What would be the question tag for:
They have been playing all day.

Geen vorm van to be of hulpwerkwoord bij een bevestigende zin?

Voeg een vorm van "to do" toe: do, does of did

• He likes dogs, doesn't he?
• You like dogs, don't you?
• We owned a dog, didn't we?

They never talk about money, ...

1. talk they?
2. don't they?
3. do they?
4. does they?

You like spicy food, ...

1. don't you?
2. do you?
3. like you?
4. didn't you?

The bus can stop here, ...

1. don't it?
2. doesn't it?
3. can't it?
4. can it?

What would be the question tag for:
It couldn’t possibly rain.

What would be the question tag for:
They didn’t do their homework.

Add a question tag:
He always forgets his homework.

What would be the question tag for:
She worked in a hotel.