Practice Question Tags

10 Simple Rules

#1 the same auxiliary verbs are used in the tags

1. She is good, _______________?
2. He doesn’t know tables, _______________?
3. Everyone is OK, _______________?

#2 when no auxiliary verbs, use the “do” verb

1. Everyone danced, _______________?
2. No one called, _______________?
3. She works in a bank, _______________?

#3 imperatives or commands are changed to “will you”

1. Stand up, _______________?
2. Have a look, _______________?
3. Don’t talk, _______________?

#4 “let’s” is changed to “shall we”

1. Let’s go, _______________?
2. Let’s eat, _______________?

#5 “let us” is changed to “will you”

1. Let us go, _______________?
2. Let us eat, _______________?

#6 “have, has, had” are used as main verbs and changed to “do, does, did”

1. I have a clue, _______________?
2. She has a book, _______________?
3. You hadn’t finished your work, _______________?

#7 some words are treated as negative

1. His brother hardly visits, _______________?
2. None is responsible for the disaster, _______________?
3. No book is a bad book, _______________?

#8 Singular auxiliaries (is, was, has, does) with subjects (somebody, nobody, everybody) are changed into plural (they)

1. Someone is visiting us, _______________?
2. Nobody has seen us, _______________?
3. Everyone likes you, _______________?

#9 auxiliary with (something, nothing, everybody) remains the same

1. Everything is good, _______________?
2. Something has caused a problem, _______________?
3. Everybody has eaten, _______________?

#10 when verbs (dare and need) are used as auxiliary, use them in the tags

1. You need not worry, _______________?
2. You need patience to win, _______________?
3. He dare not speak, _______________?
4. He dares to speak, _______________?

*Remember: when changing to negative use verb (do).