Question tags We use tags in spoken English but not in formal written English They are not really questions but are a way of asking the other person to make a comment and so keep the conversation open It's beautiful, isn't it? Normally a positive statement is followed by a negative tag, and a negative statement is followed by a positive tag For example: + - You're English, aren't you? - + You aren’t German, are you? Making a tag is very mechanical To make a tag, use the first auxiliary If there is no auxiliary, use do, does or did Use the same subject as in the original statement • With auxiliaries/modal verbs You've got a car, haven't you? They are coming to the party, aren’t they? We will go to the party, won’t we? She shouldn’t go, should she? • Without auxiliaries (use: don't, doesn't, didn't) They play football on Sundays, don't they?  (The verb is in Present Simple: USE DO/DOES/DON’T/ DOESN’T) She plays football on Sundays, doesn't she? They played football on Sundays, didn't they? (The verb is in Past Simple: USE DID/DIDN’T) Careful! We use “aren’t I” I’m late, aren’t I? To reply, use the same auxiliary: It's beautiful, isn't it? Yes, it is I think it's fabulous It doesn’t taste very good, does it? No, it doesn’t In fact, it tastes horrible It is common to use the word “actually” if the think the information is not correct You will sound more polite Remember to ass more information She’s very fond of cats, is she? No she isn’t, actually She prefers dogs  ...We use tags in spoken English but not in formal written English They are not really questions but are a way of asking the other person to make