Tag questions – Exercise 500

Drag each element from the list below to the right gap.

I'm in charge here,

I don't blame you,

I haven't got time to think,

I can't afford that house,

I always offer help,

can I

have I

do I

aren't I

don't I

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Tag questions

If the statement is positive, the verb in the tag question is negative. And vice versa, if the statement is negative, the verb in the tag question is positive.

Verb tense	Verb in tag question	Tag question positive	Tag question negative
Present simple "be"	am / is / are aren't / isn't	He is here, isn't he?	He isn't married, is he?
"have got"	have / has haven't / hasn't	She has got a lot to do, hasn't she?	We haven't got much time, have we?
Present simple	do / does don't / doesn't	You like ice-cream, don't you?	You don't eat meat, do you?
Present continuous	am / is / are aren't / isn't	She is having fun, isn't she?	She isn't coming, is she?
Present perfect	have / has haven't / hasn't	They have arrived, haven't they?	They haven't left, have they?
Past simple "be"	was / were wasn't / weren't	It was late, wasn't it?	It wasn't cold, was it?
Past simple	did didn't	I called you yesterday, didn't I?	I didn't tell you the news, did I?
Past continuous	was / were wasn't / weren't	We were looking for you, weren't we?	We weren't talking, were we?
Future simple	will won't	He will come soon, won't he?	He won't be late, will he?
Modals	can / must ... can't / mustn't ...	You must go, mustn't you?	You can't stay, can you?

Exceptions and special cases

1) "I am" becomes "aren't I" in the tag question.

I'm always on time, aren't I?

2) A tag question to an imperative statement is "will you" / "shall we".

Please wash the dishes, will you?

Don't touch that vase, will you?

Let's play some table game, shall we?

3) A question tag to "this is" is "isn't it".

This is Dolly's house, isn't it?