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Tag Questions Exercises PDFSet 1: Tag Questions with Be, Do, Does & Did

20 questions·12 min·Answers included·Explanations included

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Preview: Questions

Fill in the blank with the correct option.

1.She is a teacher, ___?

a) isn't sheb) doesn't shec) wasn't shed) is she

2.They aren't coming tonight, ___?

a) aren't theyb) do theyc) don't theyd) are they

3.You like coffee, ___?

a) do youb) aren't youc) don't youd) isn't it

4.He doesn't speak French, ___?

a) didn't heb) is hec) doesn't hed) does he

5.The children were tired, ___?

a) weren't theyb) were theyc) didn't theyd) aren't they

... and 15 more questions in the PDF

Preview: Answers

1.isn't she

2.are they

3.don't you

4.does he

5.weren't they

... and 15 more answers in the PDF

Preview: Explanations

1."isn't she"(a)

The statement uses 'is' (positive), so the tag must be negative: 'isn't she'. We repeat the same auxiliary verb in the tag.

2."are they"(d)

The statement uses 'aren't' (negative), so the tag must be positive: 'are they'. Negative statement → positive tag.

3."don't you"(c)

'You like' is present simple with no auxiliary verb, so we use 'do' for the tag. Positive statement → negative tag: 'don't you'.

4."does he"(d)

'Doesn't speak' is negative present simple with 'does'. Negative → positive tag: 'does he'.

5."weren't they"(a)

'Were' is past tense of 'be' (positive), so the tag is 'weren't they'. Match the tense of the main clause.

... and 15 more explanations in the PDF

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