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Build short confirmation questions that match the tense, auxiliary and polarity of the main statement.
Overview
Build short confirmation questions that match the tense, auxiliary and polarity of the main statement.
Form and rules
A positive statement normally takes a negative tag: You're ready, aren't you?
A negative statement normally takes a positive tag: She isn't coming, is she?
Reuse the statement's auxiliary or modal in the tag; use do/does/did when there is no other auxiliary.
The pronoun in the tag refers back to the subject: Maria is here, isn't she?
Special common forms include I'm late, aren't I? and Let's go, shall we?
A closer look
The pronoun in the tag refers back to the subject: Maria is here, isn't she?
Special common forms include I'm late, aren't I? and Let's go, shall we?
Examples
You work here, don't you?
She hasn't called, has she?
They can swim, can't they?
It was expensive, wasn't it?
Let's start, shall we?
Common mistakes
Positive be statement takes negative be tag.
A negative present-simple statement takes a positive does tag.
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The test combines multiple choice, gap completion, error correction, and sentence building so students have to recognise and produce the grammar, not simply reread the rule.