Tag Questions

A tag question is a special construction in English. It is a statement followed by a mini-question. We use tag questions to ask for confirmation. They mean something like: "Is that right?" or "Do you agree?" They are very common in English.

The basic structure of a tag question is:

Notice that the tag repeats the auxiliary verb (or main verb when be) from the statement and changes it to negative or positive.

In this lesson we look at positive and negative tag questions, answeringtag questions, special cases and mixed examples. Finally a quiz will check your understanding:

Positive statement tag questions
Negative statement tag questions
Answering tag questions
Tag question special cases
Mixed tag questions

Exercise