You can say have you? / is it? / can't he? etc. to show that you are interested or surprised:
- You're late. Oh, am I? I'm sorry.
- I was ill last week. Were you? I didn't know that.
- It's raining again. Is it? It was sunny ten minutes ago.
- There's a problem with the car. Is there? What's wrong with it?
- Bill can't drive. Can't he? I didn't know that. O I'm not hungry. Aren't you? I am.
- Sue isn't at work today. Isn't she? Is she ill?
Use do/does for the present simple, and did for the past simple:
- I speak four languages. Do you? Which ones.
- Ben doesn't eat meat. Doesn't he? Does he eat fish!
- Nicola got married last week. Did she? Really.
Question tags:
You can use have you? / is it? / can't she? etc. at the end of a sentence.These 'mini-questions' are question tags:
Positive sentences —> negative questions tag.
* It's a beautiful day, isn't it? Yes, it's perfect.
* Kate lives in London, doesn't she? Yes, that's right.
* You closed the window, didn't you? Yes, I think so.
* Those shoes are nice, aren't they? Yes, very nice.
* Tom will be here soon, won't he? Yes, probably.
negative sentence -> positive question tag:
* That isn't your car, is it? No, it's my mother's.
* You haven't met my mother, have you? No, I haven't.
* Helen doesn't go out much, does she? No, she doesn't.
* You won't be late, will you? No, I'm never late.
Make sentences with Do you? / Doesn't she? / Did they? etc:
1. I speak four languages Do you? Which ones?
2. I work in a bank. Do you? I work in a bank too.
3. I didn't go to work yesterday. Didn’t you? Were you ill?
4. Jane doesn't like me. Doesn’t she? Why not?
5. You look tired. Do I? I feel fine.
6. Kate phoned me last night. Did she? What did she say?
Make sentences with Have you? / Haven't you? / Did she? / Didn't she? etc.
1. I've bought a new car. Have you? What make is it?
2. Tim doesn't eat meat. Doesn't he? Does he eat fish?
3. I've lost my key. Have you? When did you last have it?
4. Sue can't drive. Can’t she? She should learn.
5. I was born in Italy. Were you? I didn't know that.
6. I didn't sleep well last night. Didn’t you? Was the bed uncomfortable?
7. There's a film on TV tonight. Is there? Are you going to watch it?
8. I'm not happy. Aren’t you? Why not?
9. I saw Paula last week. Did you? How is she?
10. Maria works in a factory. Does she? What kind of factory?
11. I won't be here next week. Won’t you? Where will you be?
12. The clock isn't working. Isn’t it? It was working yesterday.
Make sentences with a question tag (isn't it? / haven't you? etc.):
1. It's a beautiful day, isn't it? Yes, it's perfect.
2. These flowers are nice, aren’t they? Yes, what are they?
3. Jane was at the party, wasn’t she? Yes, but I didn't speak to her.
4. You've been to Paris, haven’t you? Yes, many times.
5. You speak German, don’t you? Yes, but not very well.
6. Martin looks tired, doesn’t he? Yes, he works very hard.
7. You'll help me, won’t you? Yes, of course I will.
Make sentences with a question tag, positive (is it? / do you? etc.) or negative (isn't it /don’t you? etc.):
1. You haven't got a car, have you? No, I can’t drive.
2. You aren't tired, are you? No, I feel fine.
3. Lisa is a very nice person, isn’t she? Yes, everybody likes her.
4. You can play the piano, can’t you? Yes, but I'm not very good.
5. You don't know Mike's sister, do you? No, I've never met her.
6. Sarah went to university, didn’t she? Yes, she studied psychology.
7. The film wasn't very good, was it? No, it was terrible.
8. Anna lives near you, does she? That's right. In the same street.
9. You won't tell anybody what I said will you? No, of course not.
