1. • A tag question is used to confirm information
and to show agreement
• It follows a statement in the opposite form
• ( if the statement is affirmative then the tag
question is negative )
• For example
• He is ugly, isn’t he
• He is not ugly is he ???

2. Irregularities
• I am a student , aren’t I ?

4. Try it out
1.You study at tec,
don’t you ?
•

5. I did my homework,
didn’t I ?

6. She is beautiful,
Isn’t she ?

7. I will pass this subject
Won’t I ?

8. I am going to be better
Aren’t I?

9. I will not be there
Will I ?

10. He did not understand
Did He?

11. I have plenty of friends
Don’t I?

12. She has many skills
Doesn’t she?

13. I am not going to go to the party
Am I ?

15. Individual practice
1. Your parents did not grow up in madrid ,
Did they?

16. You have many friends ,
• Don’t you?

17. You do not have any pet ,
• Do you?

18. He is a good person ,
• Isn’t he?

19. He is not bad
• Is he?

20. She works at tec ,
• Doesn’t she?

21. She does not have a job
• Does she?

22. They will go to the party ,
• Won’t they?

23. They won’t attend the class,
• Will they?

24. You are going to new zeland ,
• Aren’t YOU ?

25. You aren’t going anywhere ,
• Are you?

26. I am not enrolled in this class yet,
• Am I?

27. I am already in the list ,
• Aren’t I?

28. Maria prefers to be called Elvira ,
• Doesn’t she ?

29. She does not want to go ,
• Does she?

30. They have contacted the teacher ,
• Haven’t they ?

32. Pair work (15 minutes )
• You are going to Imagine that you are a famous
person without telling to your partner
• Your partner is going to ask you tag questions
until he guesses who you are
• E.g
• You are a singer , Aren’t you?
• You live in Mexico , don’t you? Etc

33. Remarks
• If the person is too difficult give away some
information