Question Tags: Checking and Confirming

• CEFR A2–B1
• Grammar
• Printable
• Answer key

Question Tags: Checking and Confirming is a printable grammar worksheet for English language learners at CEFR level A2–B1. It covers Positive statement + negative tag / Negative statement + positive tag, with 5 exercises and an answer key.

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).

Examples

• It's a beautiful day, isn't it?
• You like coffee, don't you?
• She hasn't finished yet, has she?
• They went to Paris last year, didn't they?
• You can swim, can't you?
• We're late, aren't we?
• He doesn't eat meat, does he?
• They've met before, haven't they?

What's in this worksheet

1. Write the tag
2. Correct the mistake
3. Complete with tag
4. Write your own
5. Match the tag

Common mistakes

• It's cold, isn't?  →  It's cold, isn't it? The tag always needs a pronoun — don't leave it out.
• You like coffee, do you?  →  You like coffee, don't you? A positive statement takes a negative tag.
• She can drive, isn't she?  →  She can drive, can't she? The tag must use the same auxiliary as the statement — 'can' → 'can't'.
• They went home, didn't they go?  →  They went home, didn't they? The tag is only auxiliary + pronoun — don't repeat the main verb.

Speaking prompts

• You enjoy learning English, don't you?
• You've been to another country, haven't you?
• You didn't watch the news last night, did you?
• You can cook something well, can't you?