Question tags exercise

Add appropriate question tags to the following statements.

1. That’s the postman, …………………?

2. Not a very good novel, ………………?

3. They promised to repay us within two months ……………….?

4. It is not warm, ………………..?

5. You didn’t meet Jane, ………………….?

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

7. You haven’t seen my keys anywhere, ……………….?

8. Let’s go for a walk, …………………..?

9. You never say what you are going to do, …………………?

10. There is little we can do about it, ……………….?

11. I’m late,………………?

12. He has a bad temper, ………………?

Answers

1. That’s the postman, isn’t it?

2. Not a very good novel, is it?

3. They promised to repay us within two months, didn’t they?

4. It is not warm, is it?

5. You didn’t meet Jane, did you?

6. John gave you an envelope, didn’t he?

7. You haven’t seen my keys anywhere, have you?

8. Let’s go for a walk, shall we?

9. You never say what you are going to do, do you?

10. There is little we can do about it, is there?

11. I’m late, aren’t I?

12. He has a bad temper, hasn’t he / doesn’t he?

Grammar notes

After let’s…, we use shall we?

Non-negative tags are used after sentences containing negative words like never, no, nobody, hardly, scarcely and little.

It’s no good, is it? (NOT …isn’t it?)

When have refers to states, question tags with have and do are both possible in British English. In American English, do is more common.

She has three kids, doesn’t she / hasn’t she?