G2.bucheli.dominguez.silvana.materials.question 4
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- 1. QUESTION TAGS WITH BE AND DO YOU ARE SEVENTEEN, ARENT YOU?
YOU ARENT SEVENTEEN, ARE YOU? SARAH LIKES SOCCER, DOESNT SHE? SARA
DOESNT LIKE SOCCER, DOES SHE? THEY STUDY FRENCH, DONT THEY? THEY
DONT STUDY FRENCH, DO THEY?
- 2. QUESTION TAGS ARE SMALL PHRASES OR QUESTIONS USED TO
ASCERTAIN INFORMATION. THEY ARE WRITTEN AT THE END OF THE
STATEMENT. YOU ARE SENVENTEEN, ARENT YOU? QUESTION TAG THIS KIND OF
QUESTIONS ARE BUILT USING AUXILIARY VERBS LIKE BE AND DO.
- 3. IF THE FIRST PART OF THE STATEMENT IS AFFIRMATIVE, THE
QUESTION TAG WILL BE NEGATIVE. FOR INSTANCE: YOU ARE SEVENTEEN,
ARENT YOU? POSITIVE STATEMENT NEGAT. Q.T. IF THE FIRST PART OF THE
STATEMENT IS NEGATIVE, THE QUESTION TAG WILL BE AFFIRMATIVE. FOR
EXAMPLE: SARA DOESNT LIKE SOCCER, DOES SHE? NEGATIVE STATEMENT
POSIT. Q. T.
- 4. QUESTION TAGS IN PAST PAST OF BE (SIMPLE PAST) -Sam was ill,
wasnt she? -We werent excited, were we? PAST CONTINUOUS -They were
sleeping late, werent they? -Alex wasnt practicing for hours, was
he? OTHER VERBS (SIMPLE PAST) -Janeth bought a new laptop, didnt
she? -Arthur didnt pass the test, did he?
- 5. QUESTION TAGS WITH MODAL VERBS CAN You can play the piano,
cant you? They cant swim, can they? COULD We could create a new
project, couldnt we? She couldnt finish the puzzle, could she?
SHOULD He should sleep early, shouldnt he? People shouldnt smoke,
should they?
- 6. STRUCTURES WITH BE AND DO BE STRUCTURE I AM., ARENT I?
YOU/WE/THEY ARE., ARENT YOU/WE/THEY? HE/SHE/IT IS., ISNT HE/SHE/IT?
DO STRUCTURE I/YOU/WE/THEY PLAY.., DONT I/YOU/WE/THEY? HE/SHE/IT
EATS, DOESNT HE/SHE/IT? NOTE: When we work with BE and the
statement includes I the question tag is written using ARE (NOT
AM)
- 7. QUESTION TAGS WITH PERFECT TENSES PRESENT PERFECT They have
flown around the world, havent they? She hasnt seen that movie
twice, has she? PAST PERFECT We had found the treasure first, hadnt
we? I hadnt finished on time, had I? PRESENT PERFECT CONTINOUS
Laura had been walking for hours, hadnt she? The chef hadnt been
cooking all day, had he? PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS The students had
been failing examinations all month, hadnt they? Martha hadnt been
exercising, had she?
- 8. QUESTION TAGS WITH WILL AND WOULD WILL They will buy a new
house in Beverly Hills, wont they? You wont get married next month,
will you? WOULD He would work on Sundays, wouldnt he? She wouldnt
think in getting married, would she?
- 9. THINK! -Question Tags are statements that finish with a
question. -We use them to ask for opinion or confirmation/negation
of something. -Question are have as meaning (Spanish): no es
as?.....no?.......no es verdad? -We can also say that Q. T. are
used when the interlocutor wants to agree or disagree. -They are
also named as Tag Questions or Tail Questions. -Q. T. can be an
indicator of politeness, irony, or emphasis. -Q. T. are applied in
spoken English, but not in formal written English. INTONATION If
the question tag is a real question we use rising intonation. Our
tone of voice rises. If we already know the answer we use falling
intonation. Our tone of voice falls.