TAG QUESTION

         
Is he Rober Pattinson, isn´t he?                                                                     Is she Kristen Stewart,                                                                                                                                          isn´t      she?
          Yes, he is                                                                                     No she isn´t, she is Megan Fox


Tag question is a question added at the end of a sentence. Speakers use tag questions mainly to make sure their information is correct or to seek agreement.


AFFIRMATIVE                                                 NEGATIVE                                  ANSWER
  SENTENCE                                                  TAG QUESTION                           EXPECTED

Alexander is a good teacher,                               isn´t he?                                       Yes, he is

Mary likes mathematics,                                    doesn´t she?                                  Yes, she does

Fabiola and Lila work in the same school          don´t they?                                    Yes, they do


  NEGATIVE                                                   AFFIRMATIVE                             ANSWER
  SENTENCE                                                  TAG QUESTION                           EXPECTED

Alexander is not a tennis player,                               is he?                                    No, he isn´t

Mary doesn´t like English,                                    does she?                                  No, she doesn´t

Fabiola and Lila don´t work as nurs                      do they?                                 No, they don´t


The tag pronoun for this and that is IT.

The tag question for these and those is THEY.


This / that is your classroom, isn´t it?

These / those are your notebooks, aren´t they?


Formal English                                                       Common

I am late, am I not?                                              I am late, aren´t I?


After let´s... the tag question is ... shall we?

Let´s go to Panorama, shall we?

After the imperative ( Do / Don´t... etc) the tag is usually ... will you?

Open the door, will you?                Don´t be late, will you?


Tag question



Listening activity

ACTIVITIES

1, COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH USED TO… +  A SUITABLE VERB

a) Liz ______________________________ a motorbike, but last year she sold it and bought a car.

b)We came to live in Barranquilla a few years ago. We ________________________ in Cartagena.

c) I rarely eat ice cream now but I _______________________________ it when I was a child.

d)  There ___________________________ a bakery called San Judas where now there is a casino.

e) When you lived in Santa Marta _____________________ to the San Pedro Alejandrino house very often.

2. COMPARE WHAT TOM SAID SIX YEARS AGO AND WHAT HE SAYS TODAY:  

I play spinning top                                        I play soccer

I don´t like avocado                                      I eat lots of avocado now

I never read newspaper                                I read a newspaper every week

I play piano                                                   I play guitar

  I have lots of friends                I don´t know many people these days

 I go to Panorama every month     I go to Puerta Del Sol every month.

NOW WRITE SENTENCES ABOUT HOW TOM HAS CHANGED. USE USED TO / DIDN´T USE TO.

Ex: He used to be lazy but he isn´t these days.

3. WRITE A PARAGRAPH OF FIVE LINES ABOUT YOUR CHANGES OF ACTIVITIES AND MAKE A PRESENTATION OF THEM IN FRONT TO THE CLASS.