Grammar topic: Question tags (“Frageanhängsel”) Step 1: positive sentence, negative question tag – auxiliary verbs given! The car is in the garage, _? You are John, _? My parents were in the supermarket yesterday, ? He was very tired after the marathon, ? We could invite all our friends, ? Mr Pritchard has been to Scotland recently, ? The children have finished all the exercises, _ ? These trips had been very expensive, ? He will tell her the truth, _? Step 2: negative sentence, positive question tag – auxiliary verbs given! 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Your wife isn’t interested in volleyball, ? These men aren’t good at singing, _? Columbus wasn’t afraid of the long journey, _? They weren’t able to conquer all of Europe, _? I couldn’t sell the tickets at that time, _? We haven’t read all his books, ? Your pen friend hasn’t answered for a long time, _? My friends won’t go to that boring party, _? She hadn’t left the disco alone, ? Step 3: positive sentence, negative question tag – no auxiliary verbs given! 19 20 21 22 23 24 We visit our grandparents at the weekends, ? My sister writes thousands of SMS every month, ? I usually start learning a week before the test, _? The beautiful lady left the party too early, Grandma worked on a huge farm during the war, _? The soldiers shot at the demonstrators without a warning, _? 25 Peter and I saw all the football matches on TV, _? Step 4:Question tags mixed for experts! 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Columbus didn’t want to stay there any longer, ? The tiger will kill the boar in a minute, ? I am very happy at the moment, ? Peter and Tim are interested in cheap cameras, _? Helen is going to buy some new T-shirts and skirts, ? The expedition had reached the summit in time, ? Your uncle has lived in Canberra for more than 10 years, ? 33 34 My cat won’t stay in that dog kennel any longer, ? Most pupils can use the question tag without any help, ?