Exercise 1
Put a question tag on the end of these sentences.
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1 |
Kate won’t be late, |
……………………. ? |
No, she’s never late. |
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2 |
You’re tired, |
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Yes, a little. |
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3 |
You travel a lot, |
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Yes, I love travelling. |
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4 |
You weren’t listening, |
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Yes, I was! |
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5 |
Sarah doesn’t know Ann, |
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No, they’ve never met. |
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6 |
Jack’s on holiday, |
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Yes, he’s in Australia. |
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7 |
Kate’s been to China before, |
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Yes, two or three times. |
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8 |
You can speak German, |
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Yes, but not fluently. |
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9 |
They won’t mind if I take a photo, |
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No, of course they won’t. |
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10 |
There are a lot of people here, |
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Yes, more than I expected. |
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11 |
Let’s go out tonight, |
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Yes, that would be great. |
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12 |
This isn’t very interesting, |
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No, not really. |
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13 |
I’m too impatient, |
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Yes, you are sometimes. |
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14 |
You wouldn’t tell anyone, |
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No, of course not. |
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15 |
Ann has lived here a long time, |
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Yes, 20 years. |
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16 |
I shouldn’t have lost my temper, |
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No, but that’s all right. |
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17 |
He’d never met her before, |
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No, that was the first time. |
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18 |
Don’t drop that vase, |
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Don’t worry. I won’t. |
Answers
1
1 will she
2 aren’t you
3 don’t you
4 were you
5 does she
6 isn’t he
7 hasn’t she
8 can’t you
9 will they
10 aren’t there
11 shall we
12 is it
13 aren’t I
14 would you
15 hasn’t she
16 should I
17 had he
18 will you
Exercise 2
Read the situation and write a sentence with a question tag. In each situation you are asking your friend to agree with you.
1 You look out of the window. The sky is blue and the sun is shining. What do you say to your friend? (beautiful day) …………………….
2 You’re with a friend outside a restaurant. You’re looking at the prices, which are very high. What do you say? (expensive) It …………………….
3 You and a colleague have just finished a training course. You really enjoyed it. What do you say to your colleague? (great) The course …………………….
4 Your friend’s hair is much shorter than when you last met. What do you say to her/ him? (have / your hair / cut) You …………………….
5 You and a friend are listening to a woman singing. You like her voice very much. What do you say to your friend? (a good voice) She …………………….
6 You are trying on a jacket in a shop. You look in the mirror and you don’t like what you see. What do you say to your friend? (not / look / very good)
It …………………….
7 You and a friend are walking over a small wooden bridge. The bridge is very old and some parts are broken. What do you say? (not / very safe)
This bridge …………………….
Answers
2
1 It’s a beautiful day, isn’t it?
2 it’s (very) expensive, isn’t it?
3 The course was great, wasn’t it?
4 You’ve had your hair cut, haven’t you? or You had your hair cut, didn’t you?
5 She has a good voice, hasn’t she? or She’s got / She has got a good voice, hasn’t she? or She has a good voice, doesn’t she?
6 It doesn’t look very good, does it?
7 This bridge isn’t very safe, is it? or … doesn’t look very safe, does it?
Exercise 3
In these situations you are asking for information, asking people to do things etc.
1 You need a pen. Perhaps Jane has got one. Ask her.
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2 You have to move a heavy table. You want joe to give you a hand with it. Ask him.
Joe, you …………………….
3 You’re looking for Sarah. Perhaps Kate knows where she is. Ask her.
Kate, you …………………….
4 You need a bicycle pump. Perhaps Helen has got one. Ask her.
Helen, …………………….
5 Ann has a car and you need a lift to the station. Perhaps she’ll take you. Ask her.
Ann, …………………….
6 You’re looking for your keys. Perhaps Robert has seen them. Ask him.
Robert, …………………….
Answers
3
1 Jane, you haven’t got a pen, have you?
2 Joe, you couldn’t give me a hand (with this table), could you?
3 Kate, you don’t know where Sarah is, do you? or … you haven’t seen Sarah, have you?
4 Helen, you haven’t got a bicycle pump, have you? or … you don’t have a bicycle pump, do you?
5 Ann, you couldn’t take me to the station, could you? or … you couldn’t give me a lift to the station, could you?
6 Robert, you haven’t seen my keys, have you?