Grammar error correction tag questions present past positives and negatives

Grammar Englet

English Grammar Exercises/Worksheet with Answers Supplemented with Short Explanation

We use questions tags (a mini question) on the end of our sentences to request for confirmation or to really ask questions. To see the difference, see the following explanations.

1. You haven’t got a car, have you?
2. It was a nightmare, wasn’t it?
3. She came home by taxi, didn’t she?

1. Your boyfriend will be here soon, won’t he?
2. She goes to work by car, doesn’t she?
3. They were very sad, weren’t they?
4. You came home last night, didn’t you?

1. Your girlfriend won’t be here soon, will she?
2. She doesn’t like party, does she?
3. They weren’t very happy, were they?
4. You didn’t come home last night, did you?

We usually use imperative sentences to express instructions, commands, prohitions, or suggestions and advice. Imperative sentences generally do not have obvious subject. It’s implied. The tags for imperatives are: “will you”, “won’t you”, or “shall we”.

1. Help me, will you?
2. Help me, won’t you?
3. Close the door, will you?
4. Close the door, won’t you?
5. Don’t call me at night, will you?
6. Don’t call me at night, won’t you?
7. Don’t disturb me, will you?
8. Don’t disturb me, won’t you?
9. Let’s dance, shall we?
10. Let’s go home, shall we?
11. Open the window, will you?
12. Don’t be noisy, will you?
13. Get the phone for me, won’t you?

Modal verbs are will, shall, can, may, would, should, could, might, ought, need.

1. You’ll be here, won’t you?
2. We shall go home now, shan’t we?
3. She can speak English, can’t she?
4. They may come here, mayn’t they? (mayn’t is rarely used, instead, use can’t.)
5. Long time ago, most people would not take a shower often, would they?
6. You shouldn’t smoke in this room, should you?
7. You couldn’t ride a bike when you were five, could you?
8. Your parents might not come here, might they?
9. You ought to come here earlier, oughtn’t you? (oughtn’t is rarely used, instead, use shouldn’t.)
10. The teacher need speak more loudly, needn’t he?

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Разделительные вопросы в английском. Tag Questions

Разделительные вопросы имеют несколько названий. Вы можете встретить следующие варианты названия этого типа вопросов:

• Разделительный вопрос – Disjunctive question;
• Вопрос с хвостиком – Tag question или Tail question

Tag questions: правилa образования.

Что представляют собой разделительные вопросы в английском языке? Они состоят из 2-х частей. Первая – утвердительная или отрицательная, вторая – «хвостик» — краткий общий вопрос. Части разделительного вопроса отделяются запятой. На русский язык хвостик вопроса переводится не правда ли?, не так ли?, ведь так?, разве не так?

Greg knew that before, didn’t he? – Грег знал об этом и раньше, ведь так?

Lora hasn’t come yet, has she? – Лора еще не пришла, разве не так?

• Если первая часть Disjunctive question утвердительная, то «хвостик» будет отрицательным:

Paulin visited her grandma, didn’t she? – Полин навестила свою бабушку, не так ли?

• Если же основная часть отрицательная, то «хвостик» будет положительным:

Paulin didn’t visit her grandma, did she? – Полин не навестила свою бабушку, не так ли?

Если в утвердительной первой части предложения содержатся слова, придающие предложению отрицательный оттенок, то вся часть будет рассматриваться как отрицательная и, поэтому, «хвостик» будет положительным. Вот список некоторых из подобных слов:

No, never, no one, nobody, scarcely, seldom, hardly, refuse и пр.

They never enjoy their holidays, do they ? – Они никогда не наслаждаются своим отпуском, разве не так?

Nobody was there, were they ? – Там никого не было, не так ли?

Местоимения, заканчивающиеся на one и body , будут меняться на местоимение they в хвостике вопроса.

Everybody is present, aren’t they ? – Все присутствуют, разве не так?

Как построить «хвостик» разделительного вопроса?

Самое сложное в теории Tag Questions – это правильно построить этот самый tag – краткий вопрос, то есть хвостик.

В разделительном вопросе краткий вопрос состоит из:

• вспомогательного глагола
• частицы not, если нам нужен отрицательный хвостик при утвердительной основной части;
• подлежащего, выраженного личным местоимением.

Здесь главное – подобрать правильный вспомогательный глагол. В этом Вам поможет следующая таблица.

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GRAMMAR ERROR cORRECTION PAST SIMPLE
Positives, Negatives and Questions
Find and correct the mistokes below.
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1. They eat dinner at six o’clock yesterday.
They ate
2. Did Maria drove to work this morning?
3. I not finished my homework last night.
4. Did you busy last Monday?
5. Was she buy a new car yesterday?
6. I wanted to went to Montreal two years ago.
7. Was you late for the meeting?
8. Who did you talked to?
9. Where was you stay in Washington?
10. I was read that book last year.
11. John flied to Argentina last week.
12. He weren’t at home last night.
13. I not see the movie last weekend ?
14. What do you did last night?
15. Did they has a good time at the party?
16. Did you in class yesterday?
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Jawaban:

1. ate
2. drive
3. did not
4. were you busy
5. did she
6. I wanted to go
7. were you
8. talk
9. where did
10. I read that book last year (read bentuj keduanya sama read juga)
11. flew (bukan flied)
12. he wasn’t
13. ? did i not see the movue last weekend?
14. what did you do last night?
15. did they have
16. were you

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Tag Questions

A tag question is a special construction in English. It is a statement followed by a mini-question. We use tag questions to ask for confirmation. They mean something like: «Is that right?» or «Do you agree?» They are very common in English.

The basic structure of a tag question is:

Notice that the tag repeats the auxiliary verb (or main verb when be) from the statement and changes it to negative or positive.

Positive Statement Tag Questions

Look at these examples with positive statements. You will see that most of the time, the auxiliary verb from the positive statement is repeated in the tag and changed to negative.

Negative Statement Tag Questions

Look at these examples with negative statements. Notice that the negative verb in the original statement is changed to positive in the tag.

Answering Tag Questions

How do we answer a tag question? Often, we just say Yes or No. Sometimes we may repeat the tag and reverse it (They don’t live here, do they? Yes, they do). Be very careful about answering tag questions. In some languages, an opposite system of answering is used, and non-native English speakers sometimes answer in the wrong way. This can lead to a lot of confusion!

For example, everyone knows that snow is white. Look at these questions, and the correct answers:

In some languages, people answer a question like «Snow isn’t black, is it?» with «Yes» (meaning «Yes, I agree with you»). This is the wrong answer in English!

Here are some more examples, with correct answers:

• The moon goes round the earth, doesn’t it? Yes, it does.
• The earth is bigger than the moon, isn’t it? Yes.
• The earth is bigger than the sun, isn’t it? No, it isn’t!
• Asian people don’t like rice, do they? Yes, they do!
• Elephants live in Europe, don’t they? No, they don’t!
• Men don’t have babies, do they? No.
• The English alphabet doesn’t have 40 letters, does it? No, it doesn’t.

Tag Question Special Cases

Negative adverbs

The adverbs never, rarely, seldom, hardly, barely and scarcely have a negative sense. Even though they may be in a positive statement, the feeling of the statement is negative. We treat statements with these words like negative statements, so the question tag is normally positive. Look at these examples:

Intonation

We can change the meaning of a tag question with the musical pitch of our voice. With rising intonation, it sounds like a real question. But if our intonation falls, it sounds more like a statement that doesn’t require a real answer:

Imperatives

Sometimes we use question tags with imperatives (invitations, orders), but the sentence remains an imperative and does not require a direct answer. We use won’t for invitations. We use can, can’t, will, would for orders.

Same-way tag questions

Although the basic structure of tag questions is positive-negative or negative-positive, it is sometimes possible to use a positive-positive or negative-negative structure. We use same-way tag questions to express interest, surprise, anger etc, and not to make real questions.

Look at these positive-positive tag questions:

• So you’re having a baby, are you? That’s wonderful!
• She wants to marry him, does she? Some chance!
• So you think that’s funny, do you? Think again.

Negative-negative tag questions usually sound rather hostile:

• So you don’t like my looks, don’t you? (British English)

Asking for information or help

Notice that we often use tag questions to ask for information or help, starting with a negative statement. This is quite a friendly/polite way of making a request. For example, instead of saying «Where is the police station?» (not very polite), or «Do you know where the police station is?» (slightly more polite), we could say: «You wouldn’t know where the police station is, would you?» Here are some more examples:

• You don’t know of any good jobs, do you?
• You couldn’t help me with my homework, could you?
• You haven’t got $10 to lend me, have you?

Some more special cases

Mixed Examples of Tag Questions

Here is a list of examples of tag questions in different contexts. Notice that some are «normal» and others seem to break all the rules:

• But you don’t really love her, do you?
• This’ll work, won’t it?
• Oh you think so, do you?
• Well, I couldn’t help it, could I?
• But you’ll tell me if she calls, won’t you?
• We’d never have known, would we?
• Oh you do, do you?
• The weather’s bad, isn’t it?
• You won’t be late, will you?
• Nobody knows, do they?
• You never come on time, do you?
• You couldn’t help me, could you?
• You think you’re clever, do you?
• So you don’t think I can do it, don’t you? (British English)
• Shut up, will you!
• She can hardly love him after all that, can she?
• Nothing will happen, will it?

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Разделительные вопросы имеют несколько названий. Вы можете встретить следующие варианты названия этого типа вопросов:

• Разделительный вопрос – Disjunctive question;
• Вопрос с хвостиком – Tag question или Tail question

Tag questions: правилa образования.

Что представляют собой разделительные вопросы в английском языке? Они состоят из 2-х частей. Первая  – утвердительная или отрицательная, вторая – «хвостик» — краткий общий вопрос. Части разделительного вопроса отделяются запятой. На русский язык хвостик вопроса переводится не правда ли?, не так ли?, ведь так?, разве не так?

Greg knew that before, didn’t he? – Грег знал об этом и раньше, ведь так?

Lora hasn’t come yet, has she? – Лора еще не пришла, разве не так?

• Если первая часть Disjunctive question утвердительная, то «хвостик» будет отрицательным:

Paulin visited her grandma, didn’t she? – Полин навестила свою бабушку, не так ли?

• Если же основная часть отрицательная, то «хвостик» будет положительным:

Paulin didn’t visit her grandma, did she? – Полин не навестила свою бабушку, не так ли?

Если в утвердительной первой части предложения содержатся слова, придающие предложению отрицательный оттенок, то вся часть будет рассматриваться как отрицательная и, поэтому, «хвостик» будет положительным. Вот список некоторых из подобных слов:

No, never, no one, nobody, scarcely, seldom, hardly, refuse и пр.

They never enjoy their holidays, do they? – Они никогда не наслаждаются своим отпуском, разве не так?

Nobody was there, were they? – Там никого не было, не так ли?

Местоимения, заканчивающиеся на one и body, будут меняться на местоимение they в хвостике вопроса.

Everybody is present, aren’t they? – Все присутствуют, разве не так?

Как построить «хвостик» разделительного вопроса?

Самое сложное в теории Tag Questions – это правильно построить этот самый tag – краткий вопрос, то есть хвостик.

В разделительном вопросе краткий вопрос состоит из:

• вспомогательного глагола
• частицы not, если нам нужен отрицательный хвостик при утвердительной основной части;
• подлежащего, выраженного личным местоимением.

Здесь главное – подобрать правильный вспомогательный глагол. В этом Вам поможет следующая таблица.

Question tags таблица.

Так будут выглядеть Выши разделительные вопросы, если в них явно присутствует вспомогательный глагол. Надеюсь, эти многочисленные примеры вопросов с хвостиком будут полезными.

 В двух случаях вы не сможете найти вспомогательный глагол в первой части. Что это за случаи?

• Утвердительная часть в Present Simple.

Если ваша основная часть – утвердительная и стоит в Present Simple, то вы будете видеть либо просто смысловой глагол, либо смысловой глагол с окончанием –s/es. В таком случае, используйте don’t / doesn’t.

I roll the bones very well, don’t I? – Я хорошо играю в нарды, не так ли?

Greg rolls the bones well, doesn’t he? – Грег хорошо играет в нарды, не так ли?

• Утвердительная часть в Past Simple.

Если основная часть вашего разделительного вопроса – утвердительная и стоит в Past Simple, то вы будете видеть смысловой глагол в форме прошедшего времени (неправильный глагол либо глагол с окончанием –ed). В таком случае, используйте didn’t.

Molly came late on Thursday, didn’t she? – Молли опоздала в четверг, не так ли?

Molly rolled the bones well in her childhood, didn’t she?  — Молли хорошо играла в нарды в детстве, не так ли?

Особые случаи построения разделительных вопросов в английском языке.

Есть несколько особых случаев построения Tag questions, на которых я хочу сосредоточить внимание.

• Если в главной части Вы видите I am, то в хвостике будет aren’t I?

I am 29 years old, aren’t I?

• Если в главной части оборот there is – то его нужно будет использовать и в хвостике, согласно основным правилам:

Таблица разделительных вопросов с оборотом there is. Question tags таблица 2.

There are twenty chairs in the assembly hall, aren’t there?

• Если в основной части Вы видите this is или that is, то в конце разделительного вопроса будет isn’t it?

This is Greg’s brother, isn’t it?

• Если в основной части вы видите предложение, начинающееся с Let’s (Let us) – в кратком вопросе нужно использовать shall we? Хвостик в таких предложениях не переводится.

Let’s change the kitchen design, shall we? – Давайте сменим дизайн кухни? / Почему бы нам не сменить дизайн кухни?

• Если же первая часть разделительного вопроса начинается с Let me, Let him, Let her, Let them, то хвостик будет will you? или won’t you?

Let Molly explain her position, will you?

• Если первая часть разделительного вопроса представляет собой повелительное наклонение, то краткий вопрос будет will you? В утвердительной форме повелительного наклонения можно использовать и won’t you?

Lend me some money, will you?

Don’t shout at me, will you?

Интонационное оформление разделительных вопросов.

Обычно краткий вопрос в конце Tag question произносится с повышением тона. Однако, если говорящий ничуть не сомневается в ответе, и все предложение, скорее, носит характер утверждения, то тон в хвостике понижается.

Теперь Вы можете попрактиковаться и выполнить упражнения на построение вопросов с хвостиком.

Возможно, Вам также понадобится следующая информация:

1. Упражнения на построение вопросов в английском языке.
2. General questions или как составить общий вопрос.
3. Английские вопросительные слова: таблица, перевод, правила.
4. Вопросительные слова в английском. Упражнения.

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You speak English, don’t you?

A tag question is a special construction in English. It is a statement followed by a mini-question. We use tag questions to ask for confirmation. They mean something like: «Is that right?» or «Do you agree?» They are very common in English.

The basic structure of a tag question is:

Notice that the tag repeats the auxiliary verb (or main verb when be) from the statement and changes it to negative or positive.

Positive Statement Tag Questions

Look at these examples with positive statements. You will see that most of the time, the auxiliary verb from the positive statement is repeated in the tag and changed to negative.

Notice:

• the use of do in the two coffee questions. Remember that in Present Simple, do is optional in positive statements (You like coffee/You do like coffee). But the do must appear in the tag. The same applies to Past Simple did.
• in last two questions, no auxiliary for main verb be in Present Simple and Past Simple. The tag repeats the main verb.

Negative Statement Tag Questions

Look at these examples with negative statements. Notice that the negative verb in the original statement is changed to positive in the tag.

Notice:

• won’t is the contracted form of will not
• the tag repeats the auxiliary verb, not the main verb. Except, of course, for the verb be in Present Simple and Past Simple.

Answering Tag Questions

How do we answer a tag question? Often, we just say Yes or No. Sometimes we may repeat the tag and reverse it (They don’t live here, do they? Yes, they do). Be very careful about answering tag questions. In some languages, an opposite system of answering is used, and non-native English speakers sometimes answer in the wrong way. This can lead to a lot of confusion!

Answer a tag question according to the truth of the situation. Your answer reflects the real facts, not (necessarily) the question.

For example, everyone knows that snow is white. Look at these questions, and the correct answers:

In some languages, people answer a question like «Snow isn’t black, is it?» with «Yes» (meaning «Yes, I agree with you»). This is the wrong answer in English!

Here are some more examples, with correct answers:

• The moon goes round the earth, doesn’t it? Yes, it does.
• The earth is bigger than the moon, isn’t it? Yes.
• The earth is bigger than the sun, isn’t it? No, it isn’t!
• Asian people don’t like rice, do they? Yes, they do!
• Elephants live in Europe, don’t they? No, they don’t!
• Men don’t have babies, do they? No.
• The English alphabet doesn’t have 40 letters, does it? No, it doesn’t.

Tag Question Special Cases

Negative adverbs

The adverbs never, rarely, seldom, hardly, barely and scarcely have a negative sense. Even though they may be in a positive statement, the feeling of the statement is negative. We treat statements with these words like negative statements, so the question tag is normally positive. Look at these examples:

Intonation

We can change the meaning of a tag question with the musical pitch of our voice. With rising intonation, it sounds like a real question. But if our intonation falls, it sounds more like a statement that doesn’t require a real answer:

Imperatives

Sometimes we use question tags with imperatives (invitations, orders), but the sentence remains an imperative and does not require a direct answer. We use won’t for invitations. We use can, can’t, will, would for orders.

Same-way tag questions

Although the basic structure of tag questions is positive-negative or negative-positive, it is sometimes possible to use a positive-positive or negative-negative structure. We use same-way tag questions to express interest, surprise, anger etc, and not to make real questions.

Look at these positive-positive tag questions:

• So you’re having a baby, are you? That’s wonderful!
• She wants to marry him, does she? Some chance!
• So you think that’s funny, do you? Think again.

Negative-negative tag questions usually sound rather hostile:

• So you don’t like my looks, don’t you? (British English)

Asking for information or help

Notice that we often use tag questions to ask for information or help, starting with a negative statement. This is quite a friendly/polite way of making a request. For example, instead of saying «Where is the police station?» (not very polite), or «Do you know where the police station is?» (slightly more polite), we could say: «You wouldn’t know where the police station is, would you?» Here are some more examples:

• You don’t know of any good jobs, do you?
• You couldn’t help me with my homework, could you?
• You haven’t got $10 to lend me, have you?

Some more special cases

Mixed Examples of Tag Questions

Here is a list of examples of tag questions in different contexts. Notice that some are «normal» and others seem to break all the rules:

• But you don’t really love her, do you?
• This’ll work, won’t it?
• Oh you think so, do you?
• Well, I couldn’t help it, could I?
• But you’ll tell me if she calls, won’t you?
• We’d never have known, would we?
• Oh you do, do you?
• The weather’s bad, isn’t it?
• You won’t be late, will you?
• Nobody knows, do they?
• You never come on time, do you?
• You couldn’t help me, could you?
• You think you’re clever, do you?
• So you don’t think I can do it, don’t you? (British English)
• Shut up, will you!
• She can hardly love him after all that, can she?
• Nothing will happen, will it?

Now, let’s check your understanding of tag questions, shall we?