Archive for November, 2013

Question tags exercise

November 14th, 2013 in Improve English

Complete the following sentences using appropriate question tags.

1. You like pasta, ………………………….

a) don’t you?

b) do you?

c) didn’t you?

d) like you?

2. She hates you, ………………………..

a) does she?

b) doesn’t she?

c) hate not she?

d) did she?

3. She promised to repay us within four months, ………………………..

a) doesn’t she?

b) haven’t she?

c) did she?

d) didn’t she?

4. I told you it would rain, …………………….

a) did I?

b) didn’t I?

c) do I?

d) don’t I?

e) hadn’t I?

5. That’s the postman, ………………………..

a) isn’t it?

b) is it?

c) isn’t that?

d) is that?

6. Annie gave you an envelope, ………………………….?

a) did she?

b) didn’t she?

c) does she?

d) doesn’t she?

7. I am not making a mistake, ……………………..

a) are I?

b) am I?

c) amn’t I?

d) aren’t I?

8. Don’t forget, ……………………..

a) won’t you?

b) will you?

c) would you?

d) can’t you?

9. Shut up, …………………….

a) can’t you?

b) won’t you?

c) will you?

d) All of these are possible

10. You have a problem, …………………..

a) have you?

b) haven’t you?

c) don’t you?

d) Either ‘haven’t you?’ or ‘don’t you?’

Answer

1. don’t you?

2. doesn’t she?

3. didn’t she?

4. didn’t I?

5. isn’t it?

6. didn’t she?

7. am I?

8. will you?

9. All of these are possible (After imperatives, will you? / won’t you? / would you? / can’t you? / can you? / could you? can all be used to ask people to do things.)

10. Either ‘haven’t you?’ or ‘don’t you?’