Question tags
What are question tags and when do we use them?
| Question tags | |
| A question tag is a question which we add to the end of a statement because we would like to get an answer to our statement. The tag contains a subject pronoun (it, he, she, etc.) which matches the subject of the statement, and a verb which matches the verb in the statement. |
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| If the statement is positive, we use a negative tag. If the statement is negative, we use a positive tag. | |
| It's very nice weather today, isn't it? | It isn't very nice weather today, is it? |
| She can speak English, can't she? | She can't speak English, can she? |
| You have finished the work, haven't you? | You haven't finished the work, have you? |
| He will arrive on time, won't he? | He won't arrive on time, will he? |
| You know him, don't you? | You don't know him, do you? |
| He earned a lot of money, didn't he? | He didn't earn much money, did he? |
| There is enough time, isn't there? | There isn't enough time, is there? |
| Less common question tags. | |
| Imperative | Be careful, won't you? Don't be late, will you? |
| After let's | Let's go to the cinema, shall we? |
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Practice exercise 1. (intermediate) Question tags exercise |
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Practice exercise 2. (intermediate) Question tags exercise |
sajid patel - April 5, 2017, 7:47 am
i have querry understanding the question tag of ‘let’s’, if it is ‘shall we’ then why don’t we use ‘should we’