| 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. |
| ...and now you can move on to the next lesson in the pathway on EnglishClass101.com. |
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