Unit 52. Question tags (do you? isn't it? etc.)
Unit 52; Part A
 Study these examples: |
| Have you? and wasn't it? are question tags (= mini-questions that we often put on the end of a sentence in spoken English). In question tags, we use an auxiliary verb (have/was/will etc.). We use do/does/did for the present and past simple (see Unit 51): • 'Karen plays the piano, doesn't she?' 'Well, yes, but not very well.' • 'You didn't lock the door, did you?' 'No, I forgot.' |
Unit 52; Part B
| Normally we use a negative question tag after a positive sentence: | ... and a positive question tag after a negative sentence: | ||
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Notice the meaning of yes and no in answer to a negative sentence:
| • You're not going out today, are you? | Yes. (= Yes, I am going out I No. (= No, I am not going out) |
Exercises
 Put a question tag on the end of these sentences.Key.3 haven't you 4 were you 5 does she 6 isn't he 7 hasn't she 8 can't you 9 will he 10 aren't there 11 shall we 12 is it 13 aren't I 14 would you 15 hasn't she 16 should I 17 had he 18 will you  |
Read the situation and write a sentence with a question tag. In each situation you are asking your friend to agree with you.Key.2 It's (very) expensive, isn't it?
3 The course was great, wasn't it?
4 You've had your hair cut, haven't you?
5 She has a good voice, hasn't she? or She's got / She has got...
6 It doesn't look very good, does it?
7 This bridge isn't very safe, is it?
1 You look out ot the window. The sky is blue and the sun is shining. What do you say to your friend?
(nice day) It's a nice day isn't it?
2 You're with a friend outside a restaurant. You're looking at the prices, which are very high.
What do you say? (expensive). It ________________________
3 You and a colleague have just finished a training course. You really enjoyed it.
What do you say to your colleague? (great) The course ________________________
4 Your friend's hair is much shorter than when you last met.
What do you say to her/him? (have/your hair / cut). You ________________________
5 You and a friend are listening to a woman singing. You like her voice very much.
What do you say to your friend? (a good voice). She ________________________
6 You are trying on a jacket in a shop. You look in the mirror and you don't like what you see.
What do you say to your friend? (not / look / very good). It ________________________
7 You and a friend are walking over a small wooden bridge. The bridge is very old and some parts are broken.
What do you say? (nor / very safe). This bridge ________________________
In these situations you are asking for information, asking people to do things etc.Key.2 Joe, you couldn't get (me) some stamps, could you?
3 Kate, you don't know where Diane is, do you? or ... you haven't seen Diane, have you?
4 Helen, you haven't got a bicycle pump, have you? or ... you don't have a bicycle pump, do you?
5 Ann, you couldn't take me to the station, could you? or ... you couldn't give me a lift to the station, could you?
6 Robert, you haven't seen my keys, have you?
1 You need a pen. Perhaps Jane has got one. Ask her.
Jane, you haven't got a pen, have you?
2 Joe is just going out. You want him to get some stamps. Ask him.
Joe, you _____________________________________
3 You're looking for Diane. Perhaps Kate knows where she is. Ask her.
Kate, you _____________________________________
4 You need a bicycle pump. Perhaps Helen has got one. Ask her.
Helen, _____________________________________
5 Ann has a car and you need a lift to the station. Perhaps she'll take you. Ask her.
Ann, _____________________________________
6 You're looking for your keys. Perhaps Robert has seen them. Ask him.
Robert, _____________________________________
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