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Tag Questions or Question tags are short form at the end of statements. They are mainly used
in speech when we want to confirm something or when we want to find out if something is
true or not.

- It isn’t a dog, is it?

- They are cats, aren’t they?

* Question tags are formed with the auxiliary or modal verb from the main sentence and the
appropriate subject pronoun.
- Karen is learning to drive, isn’t she?
- Mark can’t ride a horse, can he?

* We use a negative question tag after a positive sentence.

- Kate will be here soon, won’t she?
- There was a lot of traffic, wasn’t there?
- Michael should pass the exam, shouldn’t he?

• We use a positive question tag after a negative sentence.

- Kate won’t be late, will she?
- They don’t like us, do they?
- You haven’t got a car, have you?

* When the verb of the sentence is in the present or past simple, we form the question tag
with do / does or did and the subject pronoun.
- John doesn’t like golf, does he?
- They left for Milan, didn’t they?

* When the sentence contains a word with a negative meaning like never, hardly, seldom or
rarely, the question tag is positive.
- They hardly ever go to the theatre, do they?
- He never plays tennis, does he?

• Some verbs/expressions form question tags differently.

- I am → aren’t I?
- Imperative → will / won’t you
- Don’t → will you?
- Let’s → shall we?
- I have (got) → haven’t I (I possess)
- I have → don’t I (other meanings)
- There is / are → isn’t/aren’t there
- This /That is→ isn’t it?
I am thin, aren’t I?
Stop talking, will / won’t you?
Don’t talk, will you?
Let’s go out, shall we?
She has got a bike, hasn’t she?
You have lunch at three o’clock, don’t you?
There is an envelope on the desk, isn’t there?
This is Pam’s shirt, isn’t it?

ANYTHING-NOTHING-EVERTHING-SOMETHING = IT
SOMEBODY-SOMEONE-EVERYBODY-EVERYONE-ANYBODY-ANYONE-NOBODY-NO ONE = THEY
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NOTE: Use am in the tag of negative statements containing the pronoun I, but you should use
aren´t in the tag of affirmative statements containing that pronoun..
E.g. I´m not going with you, am I? Correct.
I´m going with you, aren´t I? Correct
I´m going with you, amn´t I? Incorrect.

Tag questions with the verb “be” AFFIRMATIVE

Tag
are a student, is a student,
isn't
You are intelligent, aren´t you? He is intelligent, he?
isn't
We are studying, aren´t we? She is playing soccer, she?
They are reading, aren´t they? It is in the market, isn't it?
are in the office, is raining

NEGATIVE
are not a student, isn't a student,
You are not intelligent, are you? He isn't intelligent, is he?
We are not studying, are we? She isn't playing soccer, is she?
They are not reading, are they? It isn't in the market, is it?
are not in the office, isn't raining

Affirmative
1. You are listening to music, aren´t you?
2. Mary is a good student, isn´t she?
Negative
1. We aren’t studying in the city, are we?
2. Pedro is a doctor, isn’t he?

ACTIVIDAD 1.
I). Match the beginning of the sentence with the correct Tag question.
1. It´s a beautiful day, aren´t I?
2. David is always angry, are they?
3. I am tall, isn´t it?
4. This isn´t fun, isn´t he?
5. They aren´t very good cooks, is it?

II). Read the sentences commonly used in small talk. Write in the correct form of the
verb to be.
1. It is a very nice day today, _________ it?
2. The food is yummy, ______________ it?
3. This teacher is difficult, ___________ he?
4. Danielle isn´t very nice, ___________ she?
5. They´re really quiet, ______________ they?
6. You aren´t angry, ________________ you?
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Tag Questions with other verbs AFIRMATIVE

play the guitar, plays the guitar,

You run in the park, don´t you? He runs in the park, doesn´t he?
doesn´t
We listen to music, don´t we? She listens to music, she?
The
y do the homework, don´t they? It does the homework, doesn´t it?
work in the city, works in the city,
NEGATIVE

don´t play the guitar, doesn't play the guitar,

You don´t run in the park, do you? He doesn't run in the park, does he?
We don´t listen to music, do we? She doesn't listen to music, does she?
The doesn´t do the
y don´t do the homework, do they? It homework, does it?
don´t work in the city, doesn´t work well,

Examples:

Affirmative
1. You listen to music, don´t you?
2. Mary plays the piano, doesn´t she?
Negative
1. We don´t study in the city, do we?
2. Pedro doesn´t run in the park, does he?
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TAGS QUESTIONS

TENSE OR MOOD EXPRESSED AUXILIARY VERB AFFIRMATIVE AUXILIARY VERB NEGATIVE

AM AREN’T
TO BE –PRESENT TENSE IS ISN’T
ARE AREN’T

TO BE – PAST TENSE WAS WASN’T

WERE WEREN’T

DO DON’T
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE DOES DOESN’T

SIMPLE PAST DID DIDN’T

FUTURE TENSE WILL WON’T

HAS HASN’T
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE HAVE HAVEN’T

PAST PERFECT TENSE HAD HADN’T

ADVICE OR SUGGESTIONS SHOULD SHOULDN’T

ABILITY CAN CAN’T

ABILITY IN THE PAST COULD COULDN’T

OBLIGATION MUST MUSTN’T

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STUDENT´S NAME______________________________________________ HOMEWORK # 1

ACTIVIDAD I. Match the sentences with the correct tag Question.

1. He is married, ( ) wasn´t he?

2. She didn´t like her meal, ( ) are you?
3. He was drawing during class, ( ) did we?
4. You aren´t listening to me, ( ) isn´t he?
5. She went to the movies, ( ) weren´t they?
6. You can swim, ( ) didn´t she?
7. They were laughing at me, ( ) did she?
8. We didn´t cause the accident, ( ) can´t you?

HOMEWORK # 2

II. Exercise. Choose the correct tag question. When using tag questions, watch
for these 4 points:
1. You’re coming to the party, _________?
1. What tense is the verb?
a. aren’t you b. isn’t you c. shouldn’t you
2. What kind of verb is it? (to
2. It wasn’t very difficult, __________?
be / other verbs)
a. wasn’t it b. isn’t it c. was it
3. Is the sentence affirmative
3. Tom is getting something for Sue, _________? or negative?
a. wasn’t he b. isn’t he c. was he
4. Does the pronoun need to
4. It won’t be anything expensive, ___________? be changed?
a. won’t it b. isn’t it c. will it

5. There’s some milk in the refrigerator, ____________?

a. isn’t there b. isn’t it c. wasn’t it

6. We don’t need to go to the store today, ____________?

a. don’t we b. do I c. do we

7. Susan can bring some food, ___________?

a. won’t she b. will she c. can’t she

8. The party starts at eight o’clock, ___________?

a. isn’t it b. doesn’t it c. does it

9. The movie was very long, ____________?

a. isn’t it b. wasn’t it c. was it

10. There’s a dictionary on the shelf, _____________?

a. isn’t it b. isn’t there c. aren’t there
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STUDENT´S NAME______________________________________________

REMEMBER.

Tag Questions
Tag questions are used to check information. With an affirmative sentence, use a negative
tag question and with a negative sentence, use an affirmative one.

III. Rewrite the following sentences giving the opposite idea of each and writing the right tag
questions to them.
REMEMBER: Affirmative sentence negative tag question

Your name is Bob Wilson, isn’t it?___________________________________________________

You´re from England, aren´t you?___________________________________________________
You were born in London, weren´t you?______________________________________________
You live in Amsterdam, don´t you?__________________________________________________
You studied in California, didn´t you?________________________________________________

REMEMBER: Negative sentence Affirmative tag question

She isn´t Spanish, is she?_________________________________________________________

It isn´t her first movie, is it? ________________________________________________________

She wasn´t born in Rio, was she?___________________________________________________

She doesn´t speak English, does he?________________________________________________

She didn´t work in a bank, did she?__________________________________________________

She hasn´t lived in the U.S., has she?________________________________________________

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STUDENT´S NAME______________________________________________ HOMEWORK # 3

IV. Exercise. Complete each sentence with the correct tag question. Then answer true or
false.

1. Madrid is the capital of Spain, _____________? ______________

2. People speak English in India, ____________? ______________

3. The Olympic Games are every four years, _____________? ______________

4. Shakespeare wrote Don Quixote, ______________? ______________

5 .Frank Sinatra was a singer, _______________? ______________

6. The United Nations are in New York, ______________? ______________

7. The Mona Lisa has been in Louvre for many years,_____________? ______________

8. The Titanic was sailing from England to Canada,_____________? ______________

9. The first people landed on the moon in 1969, ______________? ______________

10. Spiders have six legs, _____________? ______________

HOMEWORK # 4

V. Put in the correct question tags.

1.. You are Indian, ……………………………………………..?

2. Peggy didn't use the pencil, ……………………………………………..?

3. Mary has answered the teacher's question, …………………………………?

4. Sue wasn't listening, ……………………………………………..?

5. Andrew isn't sleeping, ……………………………………………..?

6. Tom and Maria will arrive at California, …………………………………………?

7. I'm late, ………………………………………………..?

8. Let's go, ………………………………………………..?

9. Don't smoke, …………………………………?

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STUDENT´S NAME______________________________________________ HOMEWORK # 5

1. Neil Armstrong was the first person

In the moon, _________________? 2. I can skateboard here, ___________________?

3. Ms. Lee will be on vacation

next week, ________________? 4. It´s going to rain today, __________________?

5. We’ve already seen this movie, ____________? 6. I’m on time for my interview, ______________?

7. You work in the shipping department, __________? 8. You locked the front door, ________________?
 9. You’re a famous movie star, _______________?

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STUDENT´S NAME______________________________________________ HOMEWORK # 6

Read the following text and write at least five sentences making their tag questions to one of your
classmates

1.____________________________________________________________________________________

2.____________________________________________________________________________________

3.____________________________________________________________________________________

4.____________________________________________________________________________________

5.____________________________________________________________________________________

6.____________________________________________________________________________________

DO YOU KMOW THE MEANING OF THE UNDERLINED WORDS? WRITE THEM DOWN

Reread the text carefully. Can you tell what the function of those words is in the text?
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STUDENT´S NAME______________________________________________

IDENTIFICACIÓN DE CONECTORES

Los conectores (conjunciones) son palabras que indican la relación que existe entre las ideas de un texto;
pueden localizarse al principio o en medio de la información.

Los conectores reciben también el nombre de marcadores de discurso. Entender el uso de los conectores
nos ayudará en nuestra lectura de textos en inglés y, reconociendo el tipo de relación que indican,
obtendremos el significado de los enunciados que consideramos difíciles; ya que, si entendemos una parte
del enunciado, el conector nos servirá para entender el resto.

Considerando su significado y el tipo de relación que manifiestan, los conectores se dividen en las clases
siguientes: temporales, de adición, de contraste, de condición, de causa / razón y de consecuencia /
resultado.

TEMPORALES ADICIÓN CONTRASTE CONDICIÓN

Indican la secuencia de Unen o agregan Indican oposición o Indican la condición

una narración. información. contraste a la que tiene la información
información antes posterior.
dada.

After Also Although As long as

At first And But If
At once Furthermore In spite of this In that case
Before In addition However Otherwise
Before that Moreover Nevertheless Provided that
First Besides Unless
Next Whatever
Second Whenever
Secondly Whichever
Then Whoever
Until
When
Whenever
while

➢ Farmers grow vegetables and fruit . However, in the past people did not cultivate anything.

➢ In 1998, archeologists discovered dinosaur bones in Coahuila, in the north of Mexico!. In 1993, scientists
discovered fossils of 25 dinosaurs also in Coahuila.
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STUDENT´S NAME______________________________________________ HOMEWORK # 7

Activity. Read the following text and answer the questions below.

1. Where does the food we eat come from?

2. Did people grow vegetables and fruit in the past? What did they do?

3. When did Agriculture begin?

4. How did they get milk and meat to eat?

5. Can you guess the meaning of the words “farm” and “farmers”?