A2 Tag questions

Clive was an engineer,

• was he?

• won't he?

• wasn't he?

• did he?

Answer explanation

Use the same verb (or auxiliary) but in the negative form!

You're from Ethiopia,

• are you?

• aren't you?

• do you?

• don't you?

Answer explanation

same subject, opposite verb!

Shania isn't an actress,

• is he?

• is she?

• isn't she?

• does she?

They haven't been here before.

• have you?

• have they?

• haven't they?

• have been they?

Answer explanation

Use only 1 auxiliary verb! (will work - use "will", have been - use "have" and so on)

He'll be home soon

• will he?

• will not he?

• won't he?

• want he?

You work here,

• don't you?

• do you?

• are you?

• why you?

Answer explanation

In Present Simple and Past Simple use the auxiliary verb "don't/didn't" if sentence is positive

She hasn't met you,

• hasn't she?

• has she?

• have she?

• does she?

They won't finish on time,

• will they?

• won't they?

• can they?

• don't they?

You weren't happy,

• are you?

• did you?

• was you?

• were you?

Answer explanation

I, he, she, it = was

You, we, they = were.

"was/were" is present in all types of the sentences.

You had a lot of tasks yesterday,

• haven't you?

• hadn't you?

• didn't you?

• do you?

Answer explanation

In Past Simple use "didn't" in the negative sentence!