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🌟 Grammar Drops: Question Tags Made Easy!

Ever wondered how to keep a conversation going smoothly in English?
Question tags are a super handy way to do that — and they’re easier than you might think!

✨ What Are Question Tags?

Question tags are those short questions we add at the end of a sentence, usually to check or confirm something.

👉 You're coming to the party, aren’t you?
👉 She doesn’t like coffee, does she?

They’re like little "conversation nudges" — inviting the other person to agree, confirm, or simply keep talking.

🧠 How Do Question Tags Work?

Here's the golden rule:

If the main sentence is positive, the tag is negative.
If the main sentence is negative, the tag is positive.

✅ Positive sentence → Negative tag

  • He is a good singer, isn’t he?
  • You know the answer, don’t you?

❌ Negative sentence → Positive tag

  • You don’t like sushi, do you?
  • She hasn’t called yet, has she?

🕵️‍♂️ What About the Verb?

Use the auxiliary verb from the sentence in the tag. If there’s no auxiliary verb, use do/does/did.

🔸 They work hard, don’t they?
🔸 She went to Paris, didn’t she?

⚠️ Special Cases

1. With "I am"

  • I’m late, aren’t I? (Yes, this is the correct form!)

2. With Imperatives (Commands)

  • Open the door, will you?
  • Let’s go for a walk, shall we?

💬 Intonation Tip

  • Rising intonation (your voice goes up) = You're really asking.
    → You didn’t like it, did you? (You’re not sure.)
  • Falling intonation (your voice goes down) = You're just confirming.
    → It’s a beautiful day, isn’t it? (You expect agreement.)

🎯 Practice Time: Quick Quiz!


Get ready for a quiz. Take notes of your answers. Then, check them with the video below.

Let’s see how well you’ve got it! Choose the correct question tag for each sentence.

1. She’s your sister, ___?
a) doesn’t she
b) isn’t she
c) hasn’t she

2. You don’t like spicy food, ___?
a) do you
b) don’t you
c) will you

3. We’re meeting at 6 PM, ___?
a) are we
b) don’t we
c) aren’t we

4. He plays the guitar, ___?
a) doesn’t he
b) isn’t he
c) hasn’t he

5. Let’s sit here, ___?
a) will we
b) shall we
c) do we

6. I’m part of the team, ___?
a) am I
b) aren’t I
c) don’t I

7. They weren’t at home, ___?
a) weren’t they
b) were they
c) are they


Answer key for que quiz

Did you get most of them right? Let me know in the comments — and tag a friend who always forgets their question tags! 😉

Stay tuned for more Grammar Drops coming your way!

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