Form
Positive statement → negative tag. Negative statement → positive tag. The tag repeats the auxiliary of the statement (or do/does/did) + a pronoun.
| Statement | Tag |
|---|
| You are a teacher, | aren't you? |
| She doesn't like coffee, | does she? |
| They live in Madrid, | don't they? |
| He can swim, | can't he? |
| We have finished, | haven't we? |
| She went home, | didn't she? |
Special cases
- I am → aren't I? (I'm right, aren't I?)
- Let's → shall we? · Imperative → will you? (Open the door, will you?)
- There is → isn't there?
- Nobody, nothing, never, hardly, rarely, few are negative → positive tag: Nobody called, did they?
- Everybody, someone → they.
Intonation
Rising: a real question. Falling: you expect agreement.
En español
Las tag questions equivalen a ¿verdad? / ¿no?. Afirmación → tag negativo; negación → tag positivo. Repite el auxiliar (o do/does/did) y usa un pronombre.
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