مدونة التربية و التعليم في الجزائر – دروس، فروض، نتائج امتحانات مدونة التربية والتعليم في الجزائر | تحضير الدروس، فروض واختبارات، نتائج البكالوريا وBEM، مسابقات التوظيف، والتوجيه المدرسي للطلاب وأولياء الأمور.
Question Tags: Formation and Usage
Question tags are short questions added at the end of a sentence. We use them to confirm information or ask for agreement.
Structure
If the main sentence is affirmative, the tag is negative.
If the main sentence is negative, the tag is affirmative.
| Statement | Question Tag |
|---|---|
| You are a student, | aren’t you? |
| She is not here, | is she? |
| They can swim, | can’t they? |
| He cannot drive, | can he? |
| You like coffee, | don’t you? |
| She studies English, | doesn’t she? |
| They went home, | didn’t they? |
| It isn’t raining, | is it? |
Special cases
- Let’s → shall we? “Let’s go, shall we?”
- I am → aren’t I? “I am late, aren’t I?”
- Imperative → will you? / won’t you? “Close the door, will you?”
Intonation
- Rising intonation: real question (I don’t know the answer).
- Falling intonation: seeking agreement (I think I know the answer).
Exercises
1) Add question tags: You are tired, … ? He doesn’t like sports, … ? They will come, … ?
2) Complete: She has finished her homework, … ? Let’s watch a film, … ? I am right, … ?
