Negative Tag questions for opinions

Monterrey is beautiful, isn't it?

One problem is that there are a lot of cars, aren't there?

Insecurity makes this city looks ugly, doesn't it?

Laws should be more rigid, shouldn't they?

Affirmative Tag questions for opinions

Monterrey isn't clean, is it?

There aren't enough parking lots, are there?

People don't pay attention to environmental problems, do they?

You can't find a lot of shopping centers open after midnight, can you?

Negative Tag questions

• Dogs are dangerous, __________?• The house is big, __________?• Students practice English, _________?• My brother plays soccer, __________?• The teacher can speak French, _______?• I should be happy, _______?

Affirmative tag questions

• Your brothers aren’t older than you, _______?• I shouldn’t be in this place, _______?• I don’t like English, _________?• The movie doesn’t start at 7:00, __________?• The teacher can't speak German, _______?• This city isn’t dangerous, __________?

tag questions

• Are mini questions we put at the end of a sentence. We use the auxiliary verb the statement is giving.

The basic structure is:

+ Positive statement, - Negative tag?

Snow is white, isn't it?

Ann will be here soon, won´t she?

- Negative statement, + Positive tag?

You don't like me, do you?

Tom won´t be late, will he?

Exercise• Write the Tag question is each sentence.

It's a beautiful day, ______________

Martha isn´t angry, _______________

You are really tired, ____________

They're not very nice people, ________________

You are coming tomorrow, ________________

Pedro's flying now, ______________

I'm not late, ____________

I'm arriving late at night, ______________

It was a beautiful day, ______________

Rita wasn´t angry, _____________

They were really tired, _________________

You weren´t studying at 6, ______________

isn't it?

is she?

was she?

isn't he?

wasn't it?

aren´t you?

are they?

aren´t you?

am I?

aren´t I?

weren´t they?

were you?

Sue doesn´t like onions, ___________Jack applied for the job, ___________You have a camera, ____________You can type, _____________He won´t mind if I leave early, __________Tom could help you, _____________They had gone home, __________He has never seen you before, ____________You went to Costa Rica in 1990, ____________ Elena has traveled a lot, ___________Ann will be here soon, ____________You can´t play the violin, _____________Rosy drinks a lot of water, _______________

Exercise 2Does she?

Didn´t he?

Hadn´t they?

Couldn´t he?

Has he?

Can´t you?

Don´t you?

Will he?

Didn´t you?

Hasn´t she?

Won´t she?

Can you?

Doesn´t she?

1. You like fish, don't you ?

2. He isn't happy, is he ?

3. They aren't here, are they ?

4. He didn't eat anything, did he ?

5. We come on Friday, don't we ?

6. It's closed, isn't it ?

7. She isn't here today, is she ?

8. They live in England, don't they ?

1. They have been to three capital cities 2. Mary can whistle 3. I have got a pet 4. I liked school 5. He´s swum in the sea 6. I’ve not stayed up all night 7. Mike can raise one eyebrow 8. We watched over two hours of TV

yesterday 9. Ted has never broken a bone 10.I can’t cook

1. Haven´t

they?

2. Can´t she ?

3. Haven´t I ?

4. Didn´t I?

5. Hasn´t he?

6. Have I?

7. Can´t he?

8. Didn´t we?

9. Has he?

10. Can I ?

1. I was a beautiful child 2. Danny is the oldest person who lives in

my house 3. I can sing 4. She made at least five telephone calls 5. Victor isn´t taller than his dad 6. They are not afraid of spiders 7. I don’t like ironing 8. I’m not wearing a nice shirt 9. He reads in bed 10.She doesn´t know foreigners

1. Wasn´t I?

1. Isn´t he?

1. Can´t I ?

1. Do I ?

1. Didn´t

she?

1. Is he?

1. Are they?

1. Am I ?

1. Doesn´t he?

1. Does she?