Exercise - Question Tag

GRAMMAR

Question Tag

Question tag é uma interrogação rápida que se faz ao final da frase; é como que uma confirmação do que se pergunta. Se a primeira parte da frase for afirmativa, a segunda parte será negativa e vice-versa.

1)Question tag com VERBOS AUXILIARES:

He is a student, isn’t he? 

 

1ª parte afirmativa     final negativa

He isn’t a student, is he?

 

1ª parte negativa    final afirmativo

Observe outros exemplos:

It is fresh, isn’t  it?

She was here, wasn’t she?         

Paul isn’t a good boy is he?

They were friends, weren’t they?

Mary has a car, hasn’t she?

She can’t run, can she?

you can help him, can’t you?

They can work, can’t they?

They could work, couldn’t they?

2)Quando os verbos não são auxiliares, empregamos as formas verbais.

a)do, does, don’t, doesn’t para o presente.

b)did, didn’t para o passado.

Exemplos:

-You know england, don’t you?

-She doesn’t speak english, does she?

-She didn’t speak english, did she?

3)Question tag com o future e o conditional.

you will go, won’t you?

she would come, wouldn’t she?

He wonn’t come on time, will he?

He wouldn’t go, would He?

Exercise

1)Complete with the correct tags. (Complete com os tags corretamente).

a)she was in the garden,_____________?

b)she is alone,_____________________?

c)you are my friend,________________?

d)they were busy,__________________?

e)he can walk,_____________________?

f)It is interesting,___________________?

g)It is difficult,_____________________?

h)It was necessary,_________________?

i)Mary can play the guitar,___________?

j)Robert could sleep,________________?

2)Complete with tags. (Complete com tags)

a)She isn’t a pretty girl,_________________?

b)They can’t run,______________________?

c)Jane couldn’t sleep,___________________?

d)Peter wasn’t busy,____________________?

e)It isn’t difficult,_______________________?

f)you weren’t  afraid,____________________?

g)She wasn’t tired,______________________?

3)Complete with tags. Use don’t or doesn’t.

a)They like you,__________________________

b)Alice loves John,________________________

c)The girls dance very well,_________________?

d)you speak esglish,_______________________?

e)He drives very well,______________________?

f)Renata wants tomarry Charles,_____________?

4)Complete with tags. Use did ou didn’t.

a)He drove the bus,____________________________?

b)She ate the cake,____________________________?

c)They didn’t sleep,____________________________?

d)you didn’t see him,___________________________?

e)Mary told a lie,______________________________?

f)They lived in London for a long time,_____________?

5)Complete with tags. Use would ou wouldn’t.

a)They would tell the truth,_______________?

b)you wouldn’t sell your car,_______________?

c)She would travel to Europe,______________?

d)He wouldn’t help you,___________________?

6)Complete the tags.

a)Mary can play the guitar,______________?

b)He wasn’t at home,___________________

c)Charles chanced yesterday,_____________

d)we were teachers,____________________

e)They drive the car,_______________________

f) John and Mary Will trave to Teresina,_________________