QUESTION TAGS

Introduction
Question tags
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Jane looks very sadly, doesnJt she ?
They seldom come to visit you, do they ?

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could, will, would, shall, should, may, might, must, had better, would rather, ought, need,
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The students are learning English now, aren%t they?
He ought to do this job, oughtnJt he?
She didn%t come here yesterday, did she?
Sawat has just had his dinner, hasn%t he ?
Wilai won%t attend the French club, will she ?
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is not
= isnJt
can not
= canJt
was not
= wasnJt
could
= couldnJt
were not
= werenJt
will not
= wonJt
has not
= hasnJt
would not
= wouldnJt
have not
= havenJt
shall not
= shanJt


 

 

 



had not
= hadnJt
should not
= shouldnJt
does not
= doesnJt
may not
= maynJt
do not
= donJt
might not
= mightnJt
did not
= didnJt
must not
= mustnJt
had better not
= hadnJt better
need not
= neednJt
would rather not
= wouldnJt rather
dare not
= darenJt
ought not
= oughtnJt
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These children never return home late, do they?
Vera looks charming, doesn%t she?
Your servant told you a lie, didn%t she?
3. '-+
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Come with me, will you? ($))
Let us do it by ourselves, will you? (*
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4. Question tag * I am C aren%t
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IJm younger than you, aren%t I?
IJm very lazy, aren%t I?


 

 

 



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We need some more rice, don%t we?
He neednJt wear a coat, need he?
She daren%t speak Japanese, dare she?
She dared to speak Japanese, didn%t she?
Clever persons need never work very hard, do they?
6. used to C did C tag
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The boys used to go swimming once a week, didn%t they?
She never used to study French, did she?
7. this is +, that is >C is it +, isn%t it
these are +, those are >C are they +, arenJt they
This is the person I should see, isn%t it?
Those are the books I should read, aren%t they?
8. there is, there are >C there !(C tog
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these is no snow in Thailand, is there?
There are many people behind him, aren%t there?
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You think I am wrong, don%t you?
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I think you are wrong, aren%t you?
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Somebody borrowed your coat, didn%t they?


 

 

 



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If he was sick, he couldnJt come.
If he was sick, he couldnJt come, could he?
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seldom, rarely, never
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Nothing can stop us now, can it?
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YouJd better go out with her, hadn%t you?
You would rather stay here, wouldnJt you?
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You had a good time, didn%t you?
You have to do it yourself, don%t you?

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Pre F test on Question Tags

Direction : Choose the correct answer for each item.
1. You have lunch at this restaurant every month, _____________?
a. havenJt you
b. wonJt you
c. donJt you
d. will you
2. she had a tooth pull out last Monday, _____________?
a. hadnJt she
b. didnJt she
c. wouldnJt you
d. will you
3. I think February is one of the best months of the year _____________?
a. isnJt it
b. do you
c. donJt I
d. is it
4. IJm only a bit late, _____________?
a. amnJt I
b. arenJt you
c. donJt I
d. arenJt I
5. sheJd like to do fishing with us, _____________?
a. hadnJt she
b. wouldnJt she
c. hadnJt they
d. didnJt they
6. TheyJd better stay with their parents, _____________?
a. will they
b. wouldnJt they
c. hadnJt they
d. didnJt they
7. Take to your sister, _____________?
a. wonJt you
b. shall we
c. will you
d. do you


 

 

 



8. Let us plays the guitar, _____________?

a. will you
b. shall we
c. donJt you
d. shanJt we
9. He has never been abroad, _____________?
a. didnJt he
b. hasnJt he
c. did he
d. has he
10. You agree that she is cunning, _____________?
a. isnJt she
b. donJt you
c. is she
d. do you
11. You need his comment, _____________?
a. will you
b. do you
c. neednJt you
d. donJt you
12. IJm sure youJll be responsible for all, _____________?
a. arenJt I
b. amnJt I
c. wonJt you
d. will you
13. LetJs play this game, _____________?
a. shall we
b. will you
c. wonJt you
d. shanJt we
14. There have been lots lots of changes here since 1980, _____________?
a. arenJt there
b. havenJt there
c. wonJt there
d. donJt there


 

 

 



15. Not many people here speak English, _____________?

a. does he
b. do you
c. donJt they
d. do they
16. She used to play badminton, _____________?
a. usednJt she
b. was she
c. didnJt she
d. wasnJt she
17. You need some money today, _____________?
a. neednJt you
b. donJt you
c. need you
d. isnJt it
18. SheJs read that magazine, _____________?
a. isnJt she
b. wasnJt she
c. hasnJt she
d. doesnJt she
19. When the teacher speaks, we have to keep quiet, _____________?
a. doesnJt he
b. will we
c. donJt we
d. mustnJt we
20. You two boys wonJt start a fight today, _____________?
a. will they
b. would they
c. would you
d. will you


 

 

 



Exercise (Question F tags)

DIRECTION : Give the correct from of question tag for each item.
1. I donJt think you always look at commercial television, _______________________________?
2. Pass me that picture, ____________________________________________________________?
3. Smoking made you feel sick, _____________________________________________________?
4. Jones wasnJt tired yesterday, _____________________________________________________?
5. They have to repair this car, ______________________________________________________?
6. ItJs pity you canJt come, __________________________________________________________?
7. She sometimes goes to the church, _______________________________________________?
8. DonJt forget to give Mrs. Thomson my message, ____________________________________?
9. LetJs have a rest,
________________________________________________________________?
10.Nothing went wrong, ____________________________________________________________?
11.None of us know his age, ________________________________________________________?
12.I know you wonJt mind sitting by Tom, _____________________________________________?
13.What beautiful weather, __________________________________________________________?
14.HeJd rather come today than tomorrow, ____________________________________________?
15.They need a little help,
___________________________________________________________?
16.Everone knows the answer, ______________________________________________________?
17.One never knows, _______________________________________________________________?
18.YouJd better stay at home if you are sick, __________________________________________?
19.Everything is all right, ____________________________________________________________?
20.I bet youJve never heard of that, __________________________________________________?


 

 

 



Post F test
Direction : Choose the correct answer for each item.
1. I said they wouldnJt reveal my secret, _____________?
a. wouldnJt I
b. would they
c. didnJt I
d. did they
2. zLetJs go to talk to him now, _____________?{
zYes, letJs go now.{
a. shall we
b. donJt we
c. wonJt we
d. may we
3. I thought you said she was going away this summer, _____________?
a. wasnJt we
b. wasnJt she
c. didnJt I
d. didnJt you
4. When the teacher speaks, we have to keep quiet, _____________?
a. mustnJt we
b. donJt we
c. doesnJt he
d. will we
5. Let me ask him to accompany you, ____________?
a. will you
b. will he
c. shall we
d. shall I
6. A : ____________?
B : I did! But I lost the lottery ticket, so I couldnJt get the money.
a. You havenJt got the ticket, have you
b. You havenJt won the prize, have you
c. You didnJt win the prize did you
d. You didnJt have the ticket, did you


 

 

7. He seldom goes to the market, _____________?

a. doesnJt he
b. isnJt he
c. is he
d. does he
8. We think that you agree with us, _____________?
a. donJt we
b. donJt youktheirs
c. do we
d. do you
9. Let is a transitive verb, _____________?
a. will you
b. shall we
c. wonJt you
d. isnJt it
10. I know you wonJt mind sitting by Smith, _____________?
a. wonJt you
b. will you
c. do I
d. donJt I
11. She used to live in Nan, _____________?
a. usednJt she
b. hasnJt she
c. didnJt she
d. did she
12. HeJd better go to bed early, _____________?
a. hadnJt he
b. wouldnJt he
c. didnJt he
d. wasnJt he
13. Open the door for me, _____________?
a. shall we
b. do you
c. donJt you
d. will you
14. It needs attention, _____________?
a. doesnJt
b. neednJt it
c. isnJt it
d. wasnJt it
15. They need not wear these hats, _____________?
a. donJt they
b. do they
c. neednJt they
d. need they

 




 

 

16. He never dared to do it, _____________?

a. didnJt he
b. did he
c. darenJt he
d. dare
17. I am not very industrious, _____________?
a. am I
b. arenJt I
c. are I
d. do I
18. SheJd rather have glass of milk _____________?
a. hadnJt she
b. didnJt she
c. doesnJt she
d. wouldnJt she
19. There are many people afraid of him, _____________?
a. are there
b. arenJt they
c. arenJt there
d. are they
20. IJm afraid IJm a little late, _____________?
a. amnJt
b. arenJt I
c. are I
d. am I

 




 

 

 



ADDITIONAL ECERCISE
Choose : the correct answer
1. They should has finished it already, kkkkkk?
a. shouldnJt they
b. havenJt they
c. have they
d. should they
2. She has been working on it for quite some time, kkkkkk?
a. hasnJt she
b. has she
c. isnJt she
d. is she
3. I have never had any liking for dogs, kkkkkk?
a. have I
b. havenJt I
c. do I
d. donJt I
4. They worked very hard in simmer, kkkkkk?
a. did they
b. didnJt they
c. have they
d. havenJt they
5. He hadnJt got what he asked for, kkkkkk?
a. hadnJt he
b. had he
c. wasnJt he
d. was he
6. Give me that book, kkkkkk?
a. canJt you
b. will you
c. shanJt you
d. donJt you
7. He complained that they didnJt cooperate with him, kkkkkk?
a. had they
b. had he
c. didnJt he
d. did they
8. He told you that he was busy with the papers, kkkkkk?
a. wasnJt it
b. didnJt he
c. was it
d. did he
9. LetJs do it together, kkkkkk?
a. shall we
b. will we
c. need we
d. can we


 

 

10. Janet used to live in Happy Valley, kkkkkk?

a. usednJt she
b. used she
c. didnJt she
d. did she
11. We never dared to ask him questions, kkkkkk?
a. did we
b. darednJt we
c. dared we
d. didnJt we
12. YouJd rather not do it, kkkkkk?
a. should you
b. souldnJt you
c. would you
d. must you
13. Bob rarely went home on weekend, kkkkkk?
a. didnJt he
b. did he
c. were he
d. werenJt he
14. They helped us with the homework, kkkkkk?
a. donJt they
b. did he
c. didnJt they
d. do they
15. We have heard about the accident, kkkkkk?
a. donJt we
b. hadnJt we
c. havenJt we
d. shanJt we
16. Let me try again, kkkkkk?
a. will you
b. wonJt you
c. shall we
d. shanJt we
17. LetJs finish the apple pie, kkkkkk?
a. shanJt we
b. shall we
c. wonJt we
d. will we
18. YouJd better repair the broken door, kkkkkk?
a. hadnJt you
b. wouldnJt you
c. had you
d. would you
19. HeJd hardly dare do it without permission, kkkkkk?
a. would he
b. isnJt it
c. does he
d. darenJt he

 




 

 

20. zDo you have any idea at all ?{

zWell, letJs tell mother the truth, kkkkkk?{
a. will we
b. donJt we
c. shall we
d. shanJt we

 




 

 

 



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KEY TO EXERCISES
QUESTION TAGS
PRE-TEST
1. c
2. b
3. a
4. d
5. b
6. c
7. c
8. a
9. d
10. b
11. d
12. c
13. a
14. b
15. d
16. c
17. b
18. c
19. c
20. d
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk..
EXERCISE
1. donJt you
2. will you
3. didnJt it
4. was he
5. donJt they
6. can you
7. doesnJt she 8. will you
9. shall we
10. did it
11. do we
12. will you
13. isnJt it
14. wouldnJt he
15. donJt they 16. donJt they
17. does one
18. hadnJt you
19. isnJt it
20. have you
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk..
POST-TEST
1. c
2. a
3. d
4. b
5. a
6. c
7. d
8. b
9. d
10. b
11. c
12. a
13. d
14. a
15. d
16. b
17. a
18. d
19. c
20. b
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk..
ADDITIONAL EXERCISE
1. a
2. a
3. a
4. b
5. b
6. b
7.
8. b
9. a
10. c
11. a
12. b
13. b
14. c
15. c
16. a
17. b
18. a
19. a
20. C