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Grammar Worksheet

Question Tags: Checking and Confirming

A2–B1 positive statement + negative tag / negative + positive tag
Explanation

Question tags are short questions added to the end of a statement to check information or invite agreement.

If the statement is positive, the tag is negative. If the statement is negative, the tag is positive.

The tag uses the same auxiliary verb as the statement (be, do/does/did, or a modal verb).

Form
StatementTagFull example
Positive (be)negative tagIt’s cold, isn’t it?
Negative (be)positive tagShe isn’t here, is she?
Positive (other verbs)negative tagYou play tennis, don’t you?
Positive (modal)negative tagShe can drive, can’t she?
Positive (past)negative tagThey went home, didn’t they?

Special:  ‘I am’ → the tag is ‘aren’t I?’:  I’m next, aren’t I?

Special:  ‘Let’s’ → the tag is ‘shall we?’:  Let’s go, shall we?

Examples
  1. It’s a beautiful day, isn’t it?
  2. You like coffee, don’t you?
  3. She hasn’t finished yet, has she?
  4. They went to Paris last year, didn’t they?
  5. You can swim, can’t you?
  6. We’re late, aren’t we?
  7. He doesn’t eat meat, does he?
  8. They’ve met before, haven’t they?
Common Mistakes
Exercises
1 Write the tag

Write the correct question tag for each sentence.

It’s warm today, _____ ?  →  isn’t it?

  1. She likes chocolate,
  2. They didn’t come to the party,
  3. You can swim,
  4. He has finished his work,
  5. We’re late,
2 Correct the mistake

Each sentence has one mistake. Write the correct sentence.

  1. It’s cold today, isn’t?
  2. You like coffee, do you?
  3. She can drive, isn’t she?
  4. They went home, didn’t they go?
3 Complete with tag

Write the complete sentence with the correct question tag.

  1. You’ve been to Paris,
  2. He doesn’t eat meat,
  3. She worked here last year,
  4. We should leave soon,
  5. They haven’t met before,
4 Write your own

Write four sentences with question tags about your class, city, or partner.

  1. This class is _____ , _____ ?
  2. You haven’t _____ , _____ ?
  3. The weather _____ , _____ ?
  4. We _____ last week, _____ ?
5 Match the tag

Match each sentence (1–4) with the correct tag (a–d).

  1. She can speak Italian,
  2. It was a great film,
  3. They don’t live here,
  4. Let’s take a break,

a. wasn’t it?    b. can’t she?    c. shall we?    d. do they?

Speaking Activity

Ask your partner questions using question tags to check what you know about them.

Your partner confirms or corrects: ‘Yes, I do’ / ‘Actually, no, I don’t.’ Then swap and make your own tag questions.