Question Tags | Interactive lesson and Practice on Tag Questions

 

Question Tag

Question Tag is used at the end of a statement to check or confirm information. A modal or an auxillary verb is always needed to form a question tag. In this lesson, you will be exploring question tags used with positive and negative statements. 

Question Tag with BE

Positive statement,  is,are,was,were + not + sub? 

Example

• She is kind, isn't she?
• They are students, aren't they?
• Lions are dangerous, aren't they?
• Your teacher is very strict, isn't she?
• He was absent yesterday, wasn't he?

Negative statement, is, are, was, were + sub? 

• She isn't a friendly girl, is she?
• They aren't hardworking, are they?
• Your teacher isn't strict, is he?
• He wasn't absent last week, was he? 

Question Tag with ( Verbs)

Positive Statement, don't/doesn't/didn't + sub?

• She likes vegetables, doesn't she?
• They always play soccer on the weekend, don't they?
• Your teacher assigns homework regularly, doesn't he?
• ROZA met you last night, didn't she?

Negative Statement, do/does/did + sub?

• She doesn't like meat, does she?
• Our teacher doesn't give homework regularly, does he?
• They don't play soccer on weekdays, do they?
• Students don't always follow the rules, do they?
• They didn't come to study yesterday, did they?

Question Tags with ( modal & auxillary verbs)

Modal verbs : can, could, will, would, should, may, must...etc.

Auxillary verbs : BE ( am,is,are,was,were), Do/does/did , Have/has

Positive statement, modal/auxi + not + sub?

• She is a teacher, isn't she?
• They can swim very well, can't they?
• Tom has done his homework, hasn't he? 
• He should visit the doctor, shouldn't he?

Negative statement, auxi/modal + sub?

• They can't drive, can they?
• She hasn't done her homework yet, has she?
• He didn't come to class yesterday, did he?
• ROZA wasn't at home last night, was she?

Other Variations
- Turn on the AC, will you?
- Let's go fishing this weekend, shall we?
- I am friendly, aren't I? 
- There isn't anyone absent today, is there?

Question Tags

Master the Art of Tag Questions

📚 Learn the Rules

Question tags are short questions added to the end of statements. They're used to confirm information or ask for agreement.

Rule 1: Verb "To Be"

If the statement uses "am/is/are/was/were", use the same verb in the tag.
• Positive statement → Negative tag
• Negative statement → Positive tag

✓ She is happy, isn't she?
✓ They weren't late, were they?

Rule 2: Auxiliary Verbs

Use auxiliary verbs (do/does/did, have/has/had, will/would) in the tag.
• Match the auxiliary to the tense
• Opposite polarity (positive ↔ negative)

✓ You like coffee, don't you?
✓ She hasn't called, has she?

Rule 3: Modal Verbs

Use the same modal verb (can/could, should, would, must, might) in the tag.
• Keep the modal in the tag
• Opposite polarity

✓ He can swim, can't he?
✓ We shouldn't go, should we?

✏️ Practice Questions