Tag Questions

Tag questions

Falling intonation = checking information
Rising intonation = to ask a real question, unsure, requests

Positive statement, negative tag
Negative statement, positive tag

Exceptions:

1)I’m: use tag aren’t I?
(however, I’m not: use am I?)

2)Negative words e.g. hardly ever, never, nothing, rarely etc. use positive tag

3)Nobody, somebody, everybody: use pronoun they in tag

4)Use will/can or would/could after positive imperatives e.g. open the door, will you?
Also, negative imperatives, use will you? e.g. don’t forget, will you?

5)Let’s: use shall e.g. let’s go to the concert, shall we?

6)Use same way tags to express interest, surprise, anger or concern e.g. so you want to leave the company, do you?