1. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.