Question tags

1. You’re coming to the meeting tomorrow, ______?

• will you

• are you

• aren't you

• won't you

2. She doesn’t like spicy food, ______?

• does she

• isn't she

• doesn't she

• she does

3. They’ve been living here for a long time, ______?

• have they

• are they

• haven't they

• didn't they

4. We weren’t supposed to park here, ______?

• were you

• did we

• were we

• are we

5. He can play the guitar very well, ______?

• he can't

• can he

• he can

• can't he

NOTE: We didn't see this specific question tag in class, but it's very important. Can you guess the correct answer?

6. Let’s go to the beach this weekend, ______?

• let's

• shall we

Answer explanation

Whenever you use "let's" in a sentence and we want to prompt confirmation or agreement, use "shall we?" as a question tag. Both parts are affirmative (Let's + verb / shall we?)

Other examples:

Let's have a coke, shall we?

Let's travel next weekend, shall we?

Let's buy a hot dog, shall we?

7. You hadn’t finished your homework by the time the class began, ______?

• have you

• haven't you

• had you

• you had

This is a special case. Can you guess the correct question tag?

8. I’m next in line, ______?

• are I?

• aren't I?

• am I?

Answer explanation

The question tga for "I am...." is "aren't I?".

Examples:

I'm late, aren't I?

I'm right, aren't I?

When we say "I am not..." and use a question tag in the affirmative for this sentence, we use "am I?", which is totally regular.

Examples:

I'm not late, am I?

I'm not right, am I?

9. She will be attending the conference, ______?

• won't she

• will she

• doesn't she

• does she

10. Nothing ever goes right in this place, ______?

• don' it

• is it

• do they

• does it

Answer explanation

Notice:

nothing = it

"nothing" makes the sentence negative with an affirmative structure

Examples:

Nothing works with these kids, does it?

Nothing really matters when you don't care, does it?

Nothing stays the same, does it? Things changes all the time.

The question tag will always be affirmative, because "nothing" makes the sentence negative in its beginning.