ENGLISH ADVANCE LEVEL
QUESTIONS TAG
Part 1: Explanation
A question tag is a short question added at the end of a statement to confirm or
check information.
Rules:
1. If the main sentence is positive, the question tag is negative.
2. If the main sentence is negative, the question tag is positive.
3. Use the same auxiliary/modal verb from the main sentence.
4. If there is no auxiliary verb, use do/does/did.
Examples:
• You rarely eat fast food, do you?
• He hardly knew the answer, did he?
• They ought to respect the rules, oughtn’t they?
• He had better apologize, hadn’t he?
• Let’s review the material, shall we?
• I am not your stepmother, are
Part 2: Exercises
Exercise 1: Complete the Tag Questions
Fill in the blanks with the correct tag question.
1. She is your teacher, __________?
2. You don’t like cold weather, __________?
3. He has finished his work, __________?
4. They went to the party, __________?
5. We aren’t late, __________?
6. She will call us, __________?
7. You can swim, __________?
8. He wasn’t at home, __________?
9. I am right, __________?
10. They won’t be here soon, __________?
Exercise 2: Rewrite the Sentences with Tag Questions
Example: You like chocolate. → You like chocolate, don’t you?
1. She is studying now.
2. They didn’t arrive on time.
3. He has been to London before.
4. We weren’t invited to the event.
5. You will help me with this.
Exercise 3: Correct the Mistakes
Some of these sentences have incorrect tag questions. Correct the mistakes.
1. You are from Spain, don’t you?
2. She doesn’t like coffee, does she?
3. He has been studying hard, hasn’t he?
4. We will go to the beach, won’t we?
5. They can’t swim, can they?
6. She went to the store, wasn’t she?