QUESTIONS TAG

QUESTIONS TAG

1. What is it

   • Tag Questions with small phrases to questions (mini questions) that are placed at the end of an affirmative to negative sentence and that generally have the objective of confirming or denying the content of the sentence itself.

2. THREE BASIC RULES

   • 1-Tag questions always use auxiliary verbs. 2. -With affirmative sentences we use a tag question in NEGATIVE. . 3-. With negative sentences we use a tag question in YES POSITIVE.

3. Question Tag in Present Simple or continuous

   • AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES WITH THE VERB TO BE IN PRESENT SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS.
     • The same form of the verb is used in NEGATIVE:
       • aren't you? isn't he? isn't she? isn't it? aren't we? aren't you? aren't they?
         • EXAMPLES:
           • 1-a beautiful day, isn't it? (Es un día hermoso, ¿no?) 2-It's Martha is angry, isn't she? (Marta está enojada, verdad?)

4. NEGATIVE SENTENCES WITH THE VERB TO BE IN PRESENT SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS

   • The same form of the verb is used in YES or POSITIVE
     • am I? are you? is he? is she? is it? are we? are you? are they?
       • EXAMPLES
         • 1-It isn't a beautiful day, is it? (No es un dia hermoso, ¿verdad?) 2-Martha isn't angry, is she? (Marta no está enojada, įno?)

5. remember that

   • American English and ONLY in this particular case, for the first person of the verb TO BE is it used AREN´T I?
     • as equivalent of am I not?
       • 1-I'm late, aren't i? (Llego tarde, ¿no?) 2-I'm arriving late at night, aren't I? (LLegaré tarde por la noche, no?)

6. AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES WITH THE VERB TO BE IN SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS PAST

   • The same form of the verb is used in NEGATIVE
     • wasn't I? weren't you? wasn't he? wan't she? wasn't it? weren't we? weren't you? weren't they?
       • Example
         • 1-It was a beautiful day, wasn't it? (Fue un día hermoso, ¿verdad?) 2-Martha was angry, wasn't she? (Marta estaba enojada, ¿no?)