Tag questions

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1. Mrs. Anabel Montes - English teacher

2. What is a tag question?What is a tag question?
•A tag question is a sentence with a A tag question is a sentence with a
question phrase connected at the end.question phrase connected at the end.
Example:Example:
It’s windy today, isn’t it?It’s windy today, isn’t it?
Sentence partTag

3. Tag questions have two purposes:Tag questions have two purposes:
1.1.To clarify informationTo clarify information
((the speaker expects an the speaker expects an
answeranswer))
Example:Example:
•We have a test tomorrow, We have a test tomorrow,
don’t we?don’t we?
•Mr. Smith is coming to the Mr. Smith is coming to the
meeting, meeting, isn’t he?isn’t he?
•I’m permitted to park I’m permitted to park
here, here, aren’t I?aren’t I?

4. 2.2.To agree with someoneTo agree with someone
(the speaker does(the speaker does not not
expect expect an answer)an answer)
Example:Example:
•You’re falling asleep, You’re falling asleep,
aren’t you?aren’t you?
•The party was a lot of The party was a lot of
fun, fun, wasn’t it?wasn’t it?
•I didn’t win the lottery, I didn’t win the lottery,
did I?did I?

5. Forming Tag Questions:Forming Tag Questions:
Step 1:Step 1:
Identify the verb in the Identify the verb in the
sentence.sentence.
Sergio likes to eat at buffets, ______ Sergio likes to eat at buffets, ______
______?______?
verb

6. Step 2:Step 2:
Identify the type of verb.Identify the type of verb.
(Is it the verb “to be”, an (Is it the verb “to be”, an
auxiliary verb, or the main auxiliary verb, or the main
verb?)verb?)
Sergio likes to eat at buffets, _____ Sergio likes to eat at buffets, _____
______?______?
Main verb

7. Step 3:Step 3:
Identify the tense of verb.Identify the tense of verb.
(Is it in present or past tense?)(Is it in present or past tense?)
Sergio likes to eat at buffets, ______ Sergio likes to eat at buffets, ______
______?______?
Present tense

8. Step 4: Step 4: If in If in present tensepresent tense, ,
determine if determine if 1st1st or or 3rd3rd person. If person. If
in in past tensepast tense, use auxiliary , use auxiliary “to be”“to be”
or or “do” in past“do” in past..
Sergio likes to eat at buffets , Sergio likes to eat at buffets , _ __ _
______?______?
Use the auxiliary verb Use the auxiliary verb “does”“does”..
Third person
does

9. Step 5:Step 5:

Is the verb affirmative or negative:Is the verb affirmative or negative:
Sergio likes to eat at buffets, ______?Sergio likes to eat at buffets, ______?
Write in the opposite.Write in the opposite.
Affirmative
doesn’t

10. Step 6:Step 6:
Add the pronoun at the end.Add the pronoun at the end.
Sergio likes to eat at buffets, Sergio likes to eat at buffets,
doesn’tdoesn’t ? ?
Noun
he

11. OverviewOverview
Step 1:Step 1: Identify the verb in the Identify the verb in the
sentence.sentence.
•Step 2:Step 2: Identify the type of verb.Identify the type of verb.
•Step 3:Step 3: Identify the tense.Identify the tense.
•Step 4:Step 4: If in present tense, determine If in present tense, determine
if 1if 1
stst
or 3 or 3
rdrd
person. If in past tense, use person. If in past tense, use
auxiliary “to be” or “do” in past.auxiliary “to be” or “do” in past.
•Step 5:Step 5: Affirmative or negative?Affirmative or negative?
•Step 6:Step 6: Add pronoun.Add pronoun.

12. Let’s PracticeLet’s Practice
•Lunch was delicious, Lunch was delicious, ??
•Spring break is next week, _________?Spring break is next week, _________?
•Class finished quickly, _________?Class finished quickly, _________?
wasn’t it
isn’t it
didn’t it

13. 1.You’ve called the movers,____________?
2.They’re coming tomorrow, ____________?
3.This isn’t going to be cheap, ____________?
4.You haven’t finished packing, ____________?
5.We don’t need any more boxes, ____________?
6.Pablo is going to help us, ____________?
7.We can put some things in storage, ____________?
8.Jack isn’t buying our bookcases, ____________?
9.We need to disconnect the phone, ____________?
10.The movers aren’t packing the books for us, ____________?
11.We can’t turn off the electricity yet, ____________?
12.Moving is hard, ____________?