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Mệnh đề chính, Câu hỏi đuôi ?

Khẳng định, Phủ định?
Phủ định, Khẳng định?
VD: My student likes studying, doesn’t she?
My student doen’t like studying, does she?
1. Với mệnh đề chính mang nghĩa khẳng định
Thì hiện tại đơn với động từ to be She’s Italian, isn’t she?
Thì hiện tại đơn với động từ khác They live in London, don’t they?
Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn We’re working tomorrow, aren’t we?
Thì quá khứ đơn với động từ to be It was cold yesterday, wasn’t it?
Thì quá khứ đơn với động từ khác He went to the party last night, didn’t he?
Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn We were waiting at the station, weren’t we?
Thì hiện tại hoàn thành They’ve been to Japan, haven’t they?
Thì hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn She’s been studying a lot recently, hasn’t she?
Thì quá khứ hoàn thành He had forgotten his wallet, hadn’t he?
Thì quá khứ hoàn thành tiếp diễn We’d been working, hadn’t we?
Thì tương lai đơn She’ll come at six, won’t she?
Thì tương lai tiếp diễn They’ll be arriving soon, won’t they?
Thì tương lai hoàn thành They’ll have finished before nine, won’t they?
Thì tương lai hoàn thành tiếp diễn She’ll have been cooking all day, won’t she?
Động từ khuyết thiếu He can help, can’t he?
John must stay, mustn’t he?
2. Với mệnh đề chính mang nghĩa phủ định
Thì hiện tại đơn với động từ to be We aren’t late, are we?
Thì hiện tại đơn với động từ khác She doesn’t have any children, does she?
Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn The bus isn’t coming, is it?
Thì quá khứ đơn với động từ to be She wasn’t at home yesterday, was she?
Thì quá khứ đơn với động từ khác They didn’t go out last Sunday, did they?
Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn You weren’t sleeping, were you?
Thì hiện tại hoàn thành She hasn’t eaten all the cake, has she?
Thì hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn He hasn’t been running in this weather, has he?
Thì quá khứ hoàn thành We hadn’t been to London before, had we?
Thì quá khứ hoàn thành tiếp diễn You hadn’t been sleeping, had you?
Thì tương lai đơn They won’t be late, will they?
Thì tương lai tiếp diễn He won’t be studying tonight, will he?
Thì tương lai hoàn thành She won’t have left work before six, will she?
Thì tương lai hoàn thành tiếp diễn He won’t have been travelling all day, will he?
Động từ khuyết thiếu She can’t speak Arabic, can she?
They mustn’t come early, must they?
3. Các trường hợp đặc biệt
- Với các trạng từ mang nghĩa phủ định:
He never went to the store, did him?
I barely know you, do I?
She can rarely come these days, can she?
- Với các đại từ chỉ định mang nghĩa phủ định (nothing, nobody, no one):
No one came, did they?
Nobody is listening, are they?
- Với câu mệnh lệnh (imperatives):
Come with us, won’t you?
Close the door, will you?
Do the exercise immediately, can’t you?
Hand me the pen, would you?
- Trường hợp khác:
I am right, aren’t I?
Let’s go, shall we? (Let’s = let us)
You have to go, don’t you?
EXERCISES
Ex1. Complete the question tags

a. Get me some chewing gum when you go to the shop, will….. you?

b. Let’s watch that new DVD you bought today, shall…. we?

c. There’s not really much point waiting, is…. there?

d. Tonia will put us up for the weekend, won’t…. she?

e. Nobody seems to like Jessica, do…. they?

f. I’m not making much sense now, …am. I?

g. Let’s go because it’s getting late, …isn’t. it?

h. If you borrow my coat, don’t get it dirty, …do.. you?

i. Bill should be here by now, …shouldn’t.. he?

k. I’m making you feel uncomfortable, …aren’t. I?

l. Someone left the door open, …didn’t. they?

m. Nobody knows about this, …do. they?

Ex2. Match to make sentences

1.You’ve sent that letter I gave you, …d.. A don’t you?

2.You catch the bus to school, …a… B didn’t you?

3.You won’t tell anyone about this, …c.. C will you?

4.You’re a friend of Charlie’s, …h.. D haven’t you?

5.You were living in Hong Kong then, g….. E do you?

6.You never work more than you have to, …e.. F did you?

7.You made no effort to make friends with Darren,…f.. G weren’t you?

8.You got Jimmy a cap for his birthday, …b.. H aren’t you?

Ex3. Correct the grammatical errors

a. My neighbour used to say, ‘How about helping me carry this?’ or ‘Give me a hand
with this, wouldn’t you?’ will

b. Julia told me: “Let’s go to the party then, should we?” shall

c. But I know who you mean. There are two sisters, Lucy and Jessica. They’re twins,
are they? Aren’t

d. ‘I decided not to tell her because I didn’t really think it was my business and no one
wants to be a telltale, does he? Do they

e. Don’t say anything about this to anyone, can’t you?’ can

f. You have spoken to her, have you? Haven’t

g. We have to test these products, haven’t we? Don’t