Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
The business has been going well, |
it? |
The business has been going well, |
it? |
hasn't |
hasn't |
The business has been going well, hasn't it? |
The business has been going well, hasn't it? |
We use “hasn’t it?” because the main sentence is positive and uses the auxiliary verb “has,” so the tag must be negative and match the verb and subject. |
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
You’ve missed having my help, |
you? |
You’ve missed having my help, |
you? |
haven’t |
haven’t |
You’ve missed having my help, haven’t you? |
You’ve missed having my help, haven’t you? |
We use “haven’t you?” because the sentence is positive and uses the auxiliary verb “have,” so the tag must be negative and match the subject “you.” |
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
You were on the basketball team last year, |
you? |
You were on the basketball team last year, |
you? |
weren't |
weren't |
You were on the basketball team last year, weren't you? |
You were on the basketball team last year, weren't you? |
We use “weren’t you?” because the sentence is in the past tense with the verb “were,” so the tag must be negative and match the subject “you.” |
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
They wanted to take tennis lessons, |
they? |
They wanted to take tennis lessons, |
they? |
didn't |
didn't |
They wanted to take tennis lessons, didn't they? |
They wanted to take tennis lessons, didn't they? |
We use “didn’t they?” because the sentence is in the past simple tense with the verb “wanted,” so the tag uses “did” in the negative form. |
Unscramble the words to make a sentence. |
Ready? |
You've |
You've been |
You've been fishing |
You've been fishing before |
You've been fishing before, haven't |
You've been fishing before, haven't you? |
You've been fishing before, haven't you? |
Unscramble the words to make a sentence. |
Since "you" is used twice in the sentence, we'll start with the first one already filled in. |
Ready? |
You haven't |
You haven't forgotten |
You haven't forgotten anything |
You haven't forgotten anything, have |
You haven't forgotten anything, have you? |
You haven't forgotten anything, have you? |
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
He opened a savings account, didn't (he or she)? |
He opened a savings account, didn't (he or she)? |
he |
he |
He opened a savings account, didn't he ? |
He is used here because the subject of the sentence is “he,” so the same subject must be used in the question tag. |
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
The kids haven't come home yet, (did or have) they? |
The kids haven't come home yet, (did or have) they? |
have |
have |
The kids haven't come home yet, have they? |
Have is used here because the sentence uses the present perfect tense with “haven’t,” so the tag must use the matching auxiliary verb “have.” |
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
You talked to him, (didn't or haven't) you? |
You talked to him, (didn't or haven't) you? |
didn't |
didn't |
You talked to him, didn't you? |
Didn’t is used here because the sentence is in the past simple tense with talked, so the tag must use did in the negative form. |
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
They were going skiing, weren't (you or they)? |
They were going skiing, weren't (you or they)? |
they |
they |
They were going skiing, weren't they ? |
They is used here because the subject of the sentence is “they,” so the same subject must be used in the question tag. |
Listen to what I say. What is the verb used in the question tag? |
The business has been going well, hasn’t it? |
Listen one more time. |
The business has been going well, hasn’t it? |
Did you hear, "hasn't"? "hasn't" is the opposite of the auxiliary verb "has." |
How about...? |
You’ve missed having my help, haven’t you? |
Let’s listen one more time. |
You’ve missed having my help, haven’t you? |
Did you hear "haven't"? "haven't" is the opposite of the auxiliary verb "have." |
Next... |
You were on the basketball team last year, weren't you? |
One more time. |
You were on the basketball team last year, weren't you? |
Did you hear "weren't"? "weren't" is the opposite of the auxiliary verb "were." |
Next... |
They wanted to take tennis lessons, didn't they? |
One more time. |
They wanted to take tennis lessons, didn't they? |
Did you hear "didn't"? "didn't" is the opposite of the auxiliary verb "did." |
And... |
The kids haven't come home yet, have they? |
One more time. |
The kids haven't come home yet, have they? |
Did you hear "have"? "have" is the opposite of the auxiliary verb "haven't." |
Thank you for watching. |
Now you know how to confirm information in English. |
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