TAG QUESTIONS

IN OTHER TENSES

Remember that the guidance set out in Forming Questions regarding Group A and Group B applies:

GROUP A:

if the sentence contains an auxiliary we use inverted words.

GROUP B:

If no auxiliary appears we must use  the auxiliary verb ‘to do’

When the principal verb in the sentence is ‘to go’  we must use the verb ‘to be’ in the tag question. We can never say, ‘goes he?’ or ‘go we?’

EXAMPLES OF TAG ENDINGS IN

THE FIVE PRINCIPAL TENSES:

PRESENT –

She goes there often, doesn't she?

You live here, don’t you?

She likes cakes, doesn’t she?

We often visit grandma, don’t we?

He talks a lot, doesn’t he?

Negative:

She doesn't go there often, does she?

You don’t live here, do you?

She doesn’t like cakes, does she?

We don’t visit grandma often, do we?

He doesn’t talk much, does he?

SIMPLE PAST  –

You went to Delhi, didn't you?

He was there, wasn’t he?

You saw him, didn’t you?

She called here earlier, didn’t she?

They bought the clothes, didn’t they?

Negative:

You didn't go to Delhi, did you?

He wasn’t there, was he?

You didn’t see him, did you?

She didn’t call here earlier, did she?

They didn’t buy the clothes, did they?

FORMAL FUTURE  –

You’ll be late, won’t you?

He’ll arrive tonight, won’t he?

They’ll meet us at school, won’t they?

I’ll work later today, won’t I?

Negative:

You won’t be late, will you?

He won’t arrive tonight, will he?

They won’t meet us at school, will they?

I won’t work later today, will I?

INFORMAL FUTURE –

You’re going to break that, aren’t you?

She’s going to sing again, isn’t she?

You’re going to London, aren’t you?

He’s going to get better, isn’t he?

Negative:

You’re not going to break that, are you?

She’s not going to sing again, is she?

You’re not going to London, are you?

He’s not going to get better, is he?

PRESENT PERFECT –

You’ve seen this before, haven’t you?

She’s said that in the past, hasn’t she?

They’ve lost all the money, haven’t they?

That dog has got fleas, hasn’t it?

Negative:

You haven’t seen this before, have you?

She hasn’t said that in the past, has she?

They haven’t lost all their money, have they?

That dog hasn’t got fleas, has it?

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