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Question tags are often used in English to check if information is correct. Question tags come at the end of a sentence, and when you’re really uncertain of the answer, the intonation goes up.
Una función de las 'question tags' en inglés es para comprobar si la información
es correcta. Las 'question tags' se colocan al final de la frase. Cuando no sabes cuál puede ser la respuesta, la entonación de la
'question tag' sube.
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You're from France |
aren't you? |
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Your name's Ruben |
isn't it? |
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You haven't been to London before |
have you? |
The auxiliary verb in the question part depends on the tense of the verb in the sentence. (aren’t you, do you etc. = present
simple / have you, has she etc. = present perfect / did you, didn’t you etc.= past simple)
If the sentence is positive (+), the question tag is negative
(-). If the sentence is negative
(-), the question tag is positive
(+)
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You don't drive, |
do you? / |
Your parents are from Portugal, |
aren't they? |
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Para contestar estas preguntas, normalmente decimos repuestas cortas (yes/no + verbo auxiliar)
You’re from France, aren’t you? 
Yes, I am / No, I’m not (I’m from Mozambique)
Your name’s Ruben, isn’t it? Yes, it is /
No, it isn’t (It’s Raymond)
You haven’t been to London before, have you?
No, I haven’t / Yes, I have (I was
here last summer)
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Contestar solamente con un sí (yes) o no (no) a un inglés suena
descortés (unfriendly)
Write the question tags for the following sentences.
Follow the example
You’re a teacher, aren’t you?
1. Your mother’s German, ?
2. You aren’t coming for a drink after work, ?
3. She doesn’t like me. ?
4. She didn’t look at the price tag, ?
5. This shirt doesn’t fit me, ?
6. You’ve eaten all the chocolate, ?
7. You don’t like this dress, ?
8. You bought this in the sale, ?
9. We haven’t got the receipt, ?
10. The supermarkets close at three, ?
When you check information that you’re quite certain about, the intonation goes down. When you’re really uncertain of the answer, the intonation goes up.
Cuando quieres comprobar información que estas casi seguro que es correcta, la entonación de la voz baja, pero si no sabes si es correcta la entonación sube.
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| You haven’t been to London before, | have you? | (I’m 80% sure you haven’t) |
| Ejemplo 2. |
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| You haven’t been to London before, | have you? | (I’m only 20% sure you haven’t) |
Listen to the sentences from exercise 1, and decide if the tag
questions have falling intonation (example 1) or rising intonation (example 2)
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| 4. | 9. | |
| 5. | 10. |
Listen again, repeat the sentences and copy the intonation.
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