Tag questions

Verbs, auxiliaries and modals

To be Aux: action verbs
Am: I am in Europe. Do: Do they play the violin?
They don’t speak french.
Is: She isn’t stressed.
Does: Does Carl drive a car?
Are: We are in class. Landon doesn't have money.

will Be going to
I will be in Europe. Are they going to play the violin?

She won’t be stressed. She isn’t going to be stressed.

We will be in class. Carl is going to drive a car.

We are going to be in class.

Can Could
To be: I can be in Europe. To be: I could be in Europe.

verb: She can’t sing. verb: She couldn't sing that noisy song

Q?: Can you go to the store? Q?: Could you go to the store?

Be able to

Are they able to play the violin?

She isn’t able to be in silence for 1 minute.

Carl is able to ride a horse.

We are able to be underwater for 3 minutes

 Tag question? What is it?
1. Rhetorical question
We learn English, don't we?
2. To reassure a fact or truth
We can't fly, can we?
3. To make sure you are correct
Today is Monday, isn’t it?

Tag question, general structure.

You are Colombian, aren’t you? He is going to leave, isn’t he?

She doesn’t play the guitar, does she? We can dance, can’t we?
They repair cars, don’t they? She couldn’t lie, could she?
I won’t win the game, will I? she isn’t able to use an airplane, is she?

Tag questions: verb to BE forms

To be Be going to
Positive Positive
She is happy, isn’t she? She is going to scream, isn’t she?
I am here, aren’t I? I am going to be the winner, aren’t I?
We are in class, aren’t we? We are going to pass in class, aren’t we?

Negative: Negative:
He isn’t jealous, is he? He isn’t going to jealous, is he?
I am not fired, am I? I am not going to travel to Canada, am I?
They aren’t funny, are they? They aren’t going to lie to me, are they?
 Be able to
Positive
She is able to speak russian, isn’t she?
I am able to be serious, aren’t I?
We are able to ride bikes, aren’t we?

Negative:
He isn’t able to jump the wall, is he?
I am not able to travel instantly, am I?
They aren’t able to listen to me, are they?

Tag questions: DO/DOES (action verbs)

Do
Positive
I like pizza, don’t I?
You play soccer, don’t you?
We learn english, don't we?
Negative
They don’t cry, do they?
I don’t say “no”, do I?
You don’t know the truth, do you?
Does
Positive
she likes pizza, doesn’t she?
It plays with the ball, doesn’t it?
He learns English, doesn't he?
Negative
She doesn’t cry, does she?
It doesn’t work, does it?
He doesn’t know the truth, does he?
 Tag questions: Can/could
Can
Positive
she can eat pizza, can’t she?
You can play soccer, can’t you?
We can learn english, can't we?
Negative
She can’t cry, can she?
I can’t say “no”, can I?
You can’t know the truth, can you?
Could
Positive
she could eat pizza, couldn’t she?
It could play with the ball, couldn’t it?
He could learn English, couldn’t he?
Negative
She couldn’t cry, could she?
It couldn’t work, could it?
He couldn’t know the truth, could he?

Tag questions: Will

will
Positive
she will eat pizza, won’t she?
It will play with the ball, won’t it?
He will learn English, won’t he?
Negative
She won’t cry, will she?
It won’t work, will it?
He won’t know the truth, will he?