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Present Tense : She is Indian, isn’t she? (negative tag)
: She is not late, is she? (positive tag)

Present Continuous : She is driving us to the airport, isn’t she? (negative tag)
: Jenny is not studying at the moment, is she? (positive tag)
Present Perfect : Johny has lived here for the last two years, hasn’t he? (negative tag)
: You have not seen the Himalayas, have you? (positive tag)

Simple Past : Federer won the Wimbledon yesterday, didn’t he? (negative tag)
: I did not leave my lunch box at school, did I? (positive tag)
Past Continuous : They were all going towards the beach, weren’t they? (negative tag)

: Neha was not playing the flute, was she? (positive tag)
Past Perfect : She had thrown the garbage, hadn’t she? (negative tag)
: The British had never seen such wealth before, had they? (positive
tag)

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Rememberemember
Intonation is equally important while speaking. When we ask for an answer, the tone rises with the
question tag. If the answer is already known, then the voice lowers with the question tag.

Practice Time

A. Fill in the blanks with suitable questions tags.

1. They had painted the picture together, _______________?
2. She has bought a new car, _______________?
3. When he died, Alexander was crossing the Himalayas, _______________?

4. You’re not waiting for that bus, _______________?
5. You weren’t coming any way, _______________?

6. Vande Mataram is written by Bankim Chandra, _______________?
7. Long Island is a small island, _______________?
Question Tags 10. You are not serious, _______________?
8. Kangaroos are found only in Australia, _______________?

9. This is the correct choice, _______________?

11. Both Jerry and Julie are coming, _______________?

12. That box is heavy_______________?

14. Lady Diana died in a car accident, _______________?

13. Mr Dean owns that big house on the hill, _______________?
15. You got this from your China trip, _______________?
16. You are going with your father, _______________?

17. That is a real big dog, _______________?
18. We don’t have much time, _______________?
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