اللغة الإنجليزية — Question Tags: Formation and Usage — 3rd Year Middle School — Algerian Curriculum

Introduction to Question Tags

Question tags are short questions added at the end of a sentence. They are used in spoken English to confirm information or ask for agreement. For example: “You are a student, aren’t you?”

Formation Rules

The basic rule for question tags is: If the main sentence is positive, the tag is negative, and vice versa.

• Positive sentence + Negative tag: “She is a teacher, isn’t she?“
• Negative sentence + Positive tag: “He isn’t late, is he?“

Examples with Different Tenses

Tense	Example	Tag
Present Simple (be)	You are happy	aren’t you?
Present Simple (other verbs)	He plays football	doesn’t he?
Past Simple	They went home	didn’t they?
Present Perfect	She has arrived	hasn’t she?
Modal Verbs	You can swim	can’t you?

Special Cases

1. I am → aren’t I? “I am your friend, aren’t I?“

2. Let’s → shall we? “Let’s go to the park, shall we?“

3. Imperatives → will you / won’t you? “Open the door, will you?“

4. There is/are → isn’t there? / aren’t there? “There are many students, aren’t there?“

Exercises

Exercise 1: Add the correct question tag to each sentence:

1. You like chocolate, _______________?
2. She isn’t coming, _______________?
3. They have finished their homework, _______________?
4. I am your best friend, _______________?
5. Let’s play together, _______________?

Exercise 2: Complete the dialogues with appropriate question tags:

A: You live in Algiers, _______________?
B: Yes, I do. It’s a beautiful city, _______________?
A: Absolutely! The weather is nice today, _______________?
B: Yes, it is. Let’s go for a walk, _______________?

Answers

Exercise 1: 1. don’t you, 2. is she, 3. haven’t they, 4. aren’t I, 5. shall we

Exercise 2: don’t you, isn’t it, isn’t it, shall we

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