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Hi, everybody.

My name is Alicia.

In this lesson, I'm going to talk about tag questions.

I'm going to explain what tag questions are, how to make them and a few different ways to use them.

So let's get started.

Okay, First, what is a tag question?

Attack?

Question is a short question that comes after a statement, so I'll explain a lot of examples today.

So these air very short questions, usually just like two words.

Um, we use tag questions for confirmation or four agreement.

So when we want to check that something is correct, For example, we use a tag question when we want to use a tag question to confirm information.

We typically use downward intonation to do this, so you'll hear a few examples of this in this lesson.

However, we also used tad questions to ask for information.

So we want to get some new information.

We can use a tad quest to do that, Um, but typically, when we want to ask for something, will use upward intonation the same way that we would ask a regular information question.

So let's keep this in mind as we look at some of the rules for using tag questions and making type questions.

But first, um, to make tag questions.

There are two basic rules I want to explain.

So the first rule is if the verb in the main sentence or in the main part of the statement isa positive verb, then the verb in the tag question must be negative.

So let's look at a few examples of this here.

You cooked this, didn't you?

So here cooked is the verb in the main part of the statement, and it's positive that means I need to use a negative verb here in this case, didn't in the ending part of the statement.

So I'll explain this rule in just a moment to another example.

Uh, he could hear me, couldn't he?

So here Could is positive in the main part of the statement.

Therefore, I need to use the opposite form.

Couldn't the negative form at the end of the statement in the tag question last example Here.

You've had breakfast, haven't you?

So here, I'm using you have had breakfast.

So here you have is my positive verb, my positive auxiliary verb in this case.

So I need to use the negative Haven't in my tag question at the end of the sentence.

So this is the first part, then the opposite is also true, as we see here in point number two.

So if the verb in the main sentence or the main part of the statement is negative, then the verb in the time question is positive.

So this is the opposite of 20.1 that we just talked about here.

So I've just made the opposite of each of these sentences.

So here will see you didn't cook this, Did you hear?

I have the negative.

You did not cook this.

Therefore the positive did is used in the tank question again.

He couldn't hear me.

Could he hear?

I've used Couldn't.

This time is negative in the main part of the statement.

So the tag question is positive.

Could he finally You haven't had breakfast, have you?

Here I have the negative haven't have not.

Therefore I need to use the positive have in the tag question.

So this is the basic rule for making tag questions.

If we see a positive verb in the main part of the statement, the tag questions should be negative, should use a negative verb.

And the opposite is also true.

If a negative verb is used in the main statement, we should use a positive verb in the tag question.

So this is one key thing you'll see in our example sentences for today.

So let's look at a few more details about how to make these.

Um, point number three here is about auxiliary for so remember auxiliary verbs like have and has be, for example, so if there's no auxiliary verb in the main statement, thin, the tag question will use the appropriate form of the word do.

And by that I mean the positive or the negative form like do or does, for example.

So let's look at some examples of this.

So no auxiliary for is used here.

So he made this didn t Here I have the verb made past tense.

He made this, didn't he?

No auxiliary verb is here, so we need to use the verb do.

However made is a positive meaning.

The tag question needs to be negative.

So, uh, here didn't is past tense.

Did not.

In other words, the contracted form did not is used here.

Let's look at one more Here.

I have the negative.

She didn't go, did she?

So I need to use the positive did in the tag question here again, they canceled, didn't they?

So canceled is the verb.

It's the positive form of the verb used here.

I therefore need to use the negative in the past.

Didn't in the tag question.

So again, If no auxiliary verb is in the main statement, then we should use wth Ikaria form the appropriate form of do to make the tag question at the end.

However, as in point number four, if there is an auxiliary verb.

So if we do see some case of have or be used, then we need to use the same auxiliary verb in the tag question.

But we still need to follow this rule, the positive and negative rule.

So, for example, he hasn't finished his homework.

Has he hear the auxiliary verb has is used, but I have the negative form.

He hasn't finished his homework, So I need to match this with the positive, has he?

He hasn't finished his homework, has he?

Next one, she's left the office.

Hasn't she hear?

The verb might be hard to find Its this apostrophe s.

She is left.

Meaning she has left the office, hasn't she?

Here I've used the negative because the positive she has is used in the main statement.

Finally, they were listening to our conversation, weren't they?

Here I'm using Were the positive were in the main statement.

So I need to use the negative Werth in the tag question.

So please be careful when you're using an auxiliary verb in your main statement, make sure to use the opposite form of theon Zillah reverb in the tag question.

All right, let's go on to part five.

So part five is a little bit special.

So if I am or our If one of these words is used in the main part of your statement, then we'll use our or art to make the tag question here.

This one's a little bit special.

So, for example, I'm I'm is the contracted form of I am.

So I'm a bleeding.

I am bleeding, aren't I?

So again, the same positive and negative rule.

I am bleeding, aren't I?

Aren't I?

So we'll use the negative art here to match with the positive.

I am another example.

You're not leaving, are you?

So here.

You are not leaving.

You are not leaving, are you?

So here we have a negative form.

You're not leaving, are you?

So here.

We need to use the positive form in the tag.

Question.

Finally.

They're going home, aren't they?

So here we have.

They are going.

So there's a positive form.

They are.

They are.

So we need to match this with negative form.

They're going home, aren't they?

All right, so please be careful.

If you see this am or are in your main statement, please be careful of that.

Finally, point number six if you use a motile verb.

So this is like Will won't could.

Should would.

For example, if a motile verb is used in the main part of the statement, we need to follow the same rules.

Use the motive, Herb.

In the tag question as well.

Just used the opposite form of that.

For example, I shouldn't eat this, should I?

So here shouldn't Is my mode over.

I've used the negative shouldn't.

So we'll use the positive should in the tag question.

I shouldn't eat this, Should I?

Another one he won't call, Will he so won't.

In this case, the negative won't is used.

So I need to use will the positive form in the tag question.

Finally, uh, they wouldn't hurt us, would they?

Again, there's the negative form in the main statement and the positive form in the tab question.

So you can see that these two points about the positive and negative matching these really are the basis for making other tag questions and then just pay attention to whether or not you're using an auxiliary verb as well in your main statement.

So always think about matching the opposite form of the verb in the main statement to the tag question there.

And also think about your intonation when you're using these kinds of sentences when you're using these kinds of questions.

So as we talked about here, when you want to just get agreement or get confirmation from someone, you can use downward intonation.

So, for example, he made this, didn't he?

Or she didn't go?

Did she or they canceled, didn't they?

So there's a very kind of downward sound to it.

It sounds a little bit, um, like you're not really asking for information.

Maybe like you're talking to yourself almost a little bit.

However, if you want to actually ask someone for information mixture to use upward intonation, So to use the same examples Uh, he made this, didn't he?

Or she didn't go.

Did she?

Or they canceled, didn't they?

So it's again.

It still sounds like you want to get confirmation about something, but when you use the upward intonation, it sounds like you don't actually know.

Maybe you have a guest, but you're not quite sure.

And you are looking for some information, so please keep your intonation the sound of your voice in mind when you're using tag questions.

Okay, that's everything that I want to explain.

For this point, I hope that it was useful for you.

If you have any questions or if you want to try to make a tag question, please feel free to do so in the comments section below this video.

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