FORM
1) Negative statement + positive tag.
It hasn’t rained, has it?
2) Positive statement + negative tag.
It’s a compass, isn’t it?
3) Statement with a negative meaning + positive tag.
(never, seldom, rarely, hardly, hardly ever, nobody, nothing, ...)
(never, seldom, rarely, hardly, hardly ever, nobody, nothing, ...)
Harry never goes to parties, does he?
4) Question tags with
* Present Simple
do/don’t + subject pronoun (I, we, you, they)
Her friends like chatting on the Net, don’t they?
does/doesn’t + subject pronoun (he, she, it)
Sarah likes dancing, doesn’t she?
Sarah likes dancing, doesn’t she?
* Past Simple
did/didn’t + subject pronoun
You studied Spanish at school, didn’t you?
* auxiliary/modal verbs (am, is, are, was, were, have, has, had, can, could, will, would, must, should)
auxiliary/modal + subject pronoun
Bill’s coming tomorrow, isn’t he?
Jane can knit, can’t she?
Bill’s coming tomorrow, isn’t he?
Jane can knit, can’t she?
5) Tag is always matched with the statement.
Mary is English, isn’t she?
NOT: Mary is English, aren’t she?
NOT: Mary is English, aren’t she?
NOT: Mary is English, isn’t it?
NOT: Mary is English, no?
NOT: Mary is English, no?
6) Negative tags are usually contracted.
Edward is studying Art, isn’t he?
Edward is studying Art, isn’t he?
7) The subject tag is always a pronoun.
Ann lives in New York, doesn’t she?
Ann lives in New York, doesn’t she?
8) With “everybody/everyone, somebody/someone” we use the pronoun “they”.
Everybody laughed, didn’t they?
Everybody laughed, didn’t they?
9) With “everything, something” we use the pronoun “it”.
Something is wrong, isn’t it?
Something is wrong, isn’t it?
