VERB TO BE - IN PAST AND PRESENT
THE FORMS OF THE VERB TO BE ARE:
Present simple: AM/IS/ARE
Past simple: WAS/ WERE
When you see these forms they have to repeat in the question tag (in either positive or negative form, depending on the main sentence)
She is home (positive sent.), isn't she? (negative question tag)
She isn't happy, ____________?
They are at school, ____________?
We are ready, ____________?
auxiliary verbs: DO and DOES
positive sentence - negative question tag
negative sentence - positive question tag
She comes to school on time, ____________?
She doesn't know what to do, ____________?
auxiliary verbs: HAVE and HAS
positive sentence - negative question tag
negative sentence - positive question tag
I haven't done my homework, ________?
She has travelled to Brazil, __________?
auxiliary verb: DID
positive sentence - negative question tag
negative sentence - positive question tag
She bought her a present, didn't she?
She didn't like the film, did she?
VERB HAVE CAN BE USED AS AN AUXILIARY VERB (WITH PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS)
I have recently called you. (present perfect simple)
I have been planning my holiday. (present perfect continuous)
When verb TO HAVE is a part of these two tenses you repeat it in negative or positive form depending on the form of the main sentence.
It's easier when you have a negative sentence as you just need to make the form of the verb to be positive:
You aren't done, are you?
She isn't at school, ____________?
Present Perfect SIMPLE:
I have finished my homework, haven't I?
She hasn't called you, has she?
Present Perfect CONTINUOUS
She has been redecorating her room, hasn't she?
She hasn't been responding to messages lately, has she?
If you have Present Continuous Tense or Past Continuous Tense it is the same idea. You keep the -ing form, but you do all the changes with the verb to be.
They were listening to music, weren't they?
We aren't talking about that, are we?
She wasn't running to school when she saw him, was she?
QUESTION TAGS
-Used to check the information that we have.
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When verb HAVE is used in Present SIMPLE Tense and when it shows possession, you need to use
DO and DOES
to form the question tags
YOU CANNOT REPEAT IT IN THE QUESTION TAG.
She has a car, DOESN'T SHE?
She doesn't have a class today, DOES SHE?
They have a private swimming pool, DON'T THEY?
We don't have that report on time, DO WE?
The same goes for BE GOING TO DO SOMETHING
She is going to call you tonight, isn't she?
They are going to finish the meeting at one, aren't they?
We are going to come to the party, ____________?
She isn't going to forget to do that, ____________?
They aren't going to leave him there, ____________?
The form of the question tag depends on the TENSE OF THE SENTENCE.
QUESTION TAGS ALWAYS FOLLOW A SENTENCE
YOU LIKE ENGLISH, DON'T YOU?
I have a car.
I don't have a car.
You have a car, don't you?
I have got a car.
I haven't got a car.
You have got a car, haven't you?
When you have NEVER in a sentence it is already negative, that is why the question tag has to be positive.
She is NEVER late, IS SHE?
The exception is with the I am
I AM NOT FREE, AM I?
I AM LATE, AM I NOT?
I AM LATE, AREN'T I?
IF THE SENTENCE IS NEGATIVE - THE QUESTION TAG NEEDS TO BE POSITIVE
YOU DON'T LIKE ICECREAM, DO YOU?
YOU ARE READY, AREN'T YOU?
You have a class tonight, __________?
You have got her phone number, __________?
You have called her recently, __________?
She has got the key, __________?
She has the right book, __________?
She has finished all her tasks, __________?