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Thu, 04/24/2008 - 12:11 — Chris McCarthy

This is a large question mark, isn't it?

Question tags are often used in spoken English. A rising intonation is used to show that the question is real, whereas a falling intonation shows that the speaker just wants confirmation from the person being spoken to.

 
Question Tags are formed in this way:
 
It is raining, isn't it? This is a negative tag (The tag is the part after the comma, ‘isn’t it’ )
 
It is not raining, is it? This is a positive tag.
 
The most important thing to remember is that the auxiliary verb in the statement 'It is raining,..' must be changed to it's opposite form for the tag 'isnt, it?'
 
Here are a few examples of the opposite forms of auxillary verbs:
 
will→ won't                         should →shouldn't
do →don't                           have →haven't
does →doesn't                 can→ can't                          
am→ aren't
are→ aren't
must →musn't
 
Examples of positive tags
 
Your father doesn't work in a bank, does he?
They aren't from Spain, are they?
Penguins can't fly, can they?
 
Examples of negative tags
 
His name is Mike, isn't it?
You have finished, haven't you?
He will come, won't he?

Now add the missing tags to these questions 

  • These aren't the droids we're looking for,?
  • Peter should leave now,?
  • You haven't seen my i-pod, ?
  • They don't celebrate Christmas,?
  • I am the oldest person here,?
  • These questions are easy ?
  • We should get married?


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Comments

Wed, 08/13/2008 - 21:50 — tedchan

Tag question of "there are"

I thought it was aren't there.

Mon, 09/22/2008 - 10:46 — kuong

Kuong i think you are right.

Kuong

i think you are right.

Mon, 09/22/2008 - 13:58 — Chris McCarthy

tag questions.

'There' remains as 'there' from the statement to the tag. 'These' changes to 'they' in the tag. Thanks. Chris.

Sat, 08/08/2009 - 03:59 — susanasamoa

english

well, i think it make's sense if you say "aren't they"

Wed, 09/24/2008 - 13:16 — vinodhinic

question tag

I am the oldest person here,
Shouldn't we use "ain't i?" here?

Wed, 09/24/2008 - 14:48 — Chris McCarthy

ain't I

'Ain't I' is slang. It is used in casual spoken English only. Thanks. Chris.

Tue, 03/31/2009 - 19:38 — Yura

aren't I

It is difficult with aren't I. For me it is too unussual

Sat, 08/01/2009 - 15:07 — Ahmed Rio

Ahmed Grouda

It's wonderful lesson, isn't it?

thank you ... so I love you.

Tue, 08/04/2009 - 14:33 — asma_sa

I thought I am oldest person

I thought I am oldest person here.amn't I?

Thu, 02/10/2011 - 08:07 — aubreyq

aren't i

My answer was ".. am I not?" Answer check says that is wrong. I think it's an option that doesn't sound too weird. :)

Wed, 08/05/2009 - 09:24 — fat_huda

I am the oldest person here

I am the oldest person here,? aren't I? it seem strange for me, but any way thanks.

Thu, 08/06/2009 - 17:31 — ana.paula74

aren´t I

Could you please, explain why it is correct. I´m confused I´ve never see this before and the word droids.
Thanks

Wed, 05/05/2010 - 14:26 — jackie_mar

droids

nounInformal.
android.

Origin:
by shortening
I hope it would help you.

Fri, 02/11/2011 - 06:57 — Chris McCarthy

aren't is the short form of

aren't is the short form of am not or are not.

"I'm late, aren't I?"

"They aren't from Spain, are they?"

A droid  is a robot, especially one that looks like a human.

Fri, 08/07/2009 - 16:11 — loveanny

please help!!!

please let someone help me to understand this tag question absolutely. contact me through my email loveanny@live.com

Sat, 08/22/2009 - 16:23 — Nelly Guato

tag questions

they really interesting, it was a easy lesson
Nelly

Fri, 12/03/2010 - 16:03 — Manish2811

cool

 ALL CORRECT,

BUT I WAS CONFUSED IN ''AREN'T I''

ISN'T IT SO STRANGE ANYWAYS THANK YOU 

Thu, 03/03/2011 - 06:06 — liean

wow

I am doing well in this practice, aren't I ?

Fri, 03/25/2011 - 12:48 — jyoti nagwani

que tag

this lesson is interesting ,isn't it?

thanks for such a nice lesson ...

Fri, 08/19/2011 - 11:07 — kukova

good lesson

I have the same mistake like many of you with "aren't I" Very good lesson, but obviously we need more practice.