TAG QUESTIONS
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I. CÁCH THÀNH LẬP
1. Câu hỏi đuôi gồm có: chủ ngữ (phải là đại từ nhân xưng) và trợ động từ hay động từ đặc biệt.
2. Nếu câu phát biểu ở thể khẳng định thì câu hỏi đuôi ở thể phủ định và ngược lại.
3. Nếu câu hỏi đuôi ở thể phủ định thì phải dùng hình thức tĩnh lược (contractive form).
Ex:
STATEMENTS
QUESTION-TAGS
He is a good boy,
isn’t he?
The girl didn't come here yesterday, did she?
They will go away,
won't they?
She hasn't left,
has she?

d.

e.
f.

h.

II. ĐẶC BIỆT:
a.
Phần đuôi của “I am” là “aren’t I” .
Eg: I’m going to do it again, ..................................?
b. Imperatives and Requests ( Câu mệnh lệnh và câu yêu cầu):
+ Có phần đuôi là “won’t you?” khi câu phát biểu diễn tả lời mời:
Eg: Take your seat, won’t you?

+ Có phần đuôi là “will you?” khi câu phát biểu diễn tả lời yêu cầu hoặc mệnh lệnh phủ định.
Eg: Open the door, ...........................?
Don’t be late, ........................... ?
c. Phần đuôi của câu bắt đầu bằng “ Let’s ...” : là “shall we ?”
Eg: Let’s go swimming, ...........................? ?
Nhưng phần đuôi của “Let us / Let me” là “will you”
Nothing, anything, something, everything được thay là thế bằng “ It” ở câu hỏi đuôi:
Eg : Everything will be all right, ........................... ?
No one, Nobody, anyone, anybody, someone, somebody, everybody, everyone được thay
thế bằng “They” trong câu hỏi đuôi.
Eg: Someone remembered to leave the messages, ...........................? ?
Lưu ý: Nothing, Nobody, No one được dùng trong mệnh đề chính, động từ ở câu hỏi đuôi
sẽ phải ở dạng thức khẳng định. (Vì Nothing, Nobody, No one có nghĩa phủ định)
Eg: Nothing gives you more pleasure than listening to music, .......................... ?
This/ That được thay thế là “It”.
Eg: This won’t take long, ............ ?
These/ Those được thay thế là “They”. Eg: Those are nice, aren’t they?
g. Khi trong câu nói có từ phủ định như: seldom, rarely, hardly, no, without, never, few,
little… phần đuôi phải ở dạng khẳng định.
Eg: He seldom goes to the movies, ...........................?
Nếu câu phát biểu có dạng : You ‘d better → câu hỏi đuôi sẽ là : hadn’t you ?
You’d rather → câu hỏi đuôi sẽ là : wouldn’t you ?
You used to → câu hỏi đuôi sẽ là : didn’t you ?


EXERCISE 1. Choose the word or phrase A, B, C or D that best completes the sentence:
1 No one is better cook than his mother, ______?
A. is she
B. isn’t she
C. are they

D. aren’t they
2 Do it right now, ______?
A. will you
B. shall you
C. do you
D. don’t you
3 There are no easy ways to learn a foreign language, _______?
A. are they
B. are there
C. aren’t they
D. aren’t there
4 He seldom goes to the library, ______?
A. doesn’t he
B. is he
C. does he
D. isn’t he
5 Let’s go for a long walk, ______?
A. will we
B. shall we
C .don’t you
D. do you
6 I think he will join us, _____?
A. doesn’t he
B. won’t he
C. will he
D. don’t I
7 The film is good, _______________?
A. is it
B. are they
C. isn’t it

D. aren’t they
8 You are going to the party, ____________?
A. is you
B. are you
C. aren’t you
D. were you
9 He can speak English, _________________ ?
A. can he
B. can’t he
C. can’t him
D. could he
10. You don’t know him,__________________ ?
A. do you
B. don’t you
C. are you
D. aren’t you
11. Lan speaks Chinese very well, __________?
A. does she
B. doesn’t she
C. is she
D. was she
12. John has worked hard, _________________?
A. does he
B. did he
C. has he
D. hasn’t he
13. They invited him to the party, ___________?
A. do they
B. don’t they
C. did they

D. didn’t they
14. They are leaving here tomorrow,________?
A. do they
B. are they
C. aren’t they
D. did they
15. I’m a bit late, ______?
A. am not I
B. aren’t you
C. are you
D. aren’t I
16. No one is indifferent to praise, ______?
A. is one
B. isn’t one
C. is he
D. are they
17. Somebody has left these socks on the bathroom floor, ______?
A. have they
B. haven’t they
C. has he
D. hasn’t he
18. James owns a restaurant, ______?
A. does he
B. is he
C. doesn’t he
D. didn’t he
19. You aren’t too busy to talk, ______?
A. are you
B. have you
C. aren’t

D. do you
20. The ticket to London doesn’t cost a lot, ______?
A. do they
B. does it
C. is it
D. isn’t it
21. Nobody knows who invited the wheel, ______?
A. do they
B. don’t they
C. does it
D. doesn’t it
25. David is bringing some wine, ______?
A. is he
B. isn’t he
C. is David
D. isn’t David
26. Don’t leave anything behind, ______?
A. do you
B. don’t you
C. will you
D. shall we


27. That isn’t Bill driving, ______?
A. is it
B. is that
C. isn’t that
D. isn’t it
28. Nobody likes the play, __________?
A. do they

B. don’t they
C. didn’t they
D. did they
29. The children can read English, __________?
A. can’t they
B. can they
C. they can
D. they can’t
30. Your grandfather was a millionaire, ______?
A. was he
B. is he
C. wasn’t he
D. isn’t he
31. Your brother’s here, ______?
A. is he
B. are he
C. isn’t he
D. aren’t he
32. That was Ann on the phone, ______?
A. was it
B. was that
C. wasn’t that
D. wasn’t it
33. Tom didn't see her, ______?
A. did Tom
B. did he
C. do Tom
D. does he
34. Mary wasn't angry, ______?
A. was she

B. is she
C. wasn’t she
D. was Mary
35. Susan doesn't like apples, ______?
A. did she
B. does she
C. doesn’t she
D. she does
EXERCISE 2 : Add tag questions to the following.
1/ They want to come,………………….?
2/ Elizabeth is a dentist, ……………….. ?
3/ They won’t be here, …………………?
4/ That is your umbrella, ………………….?
5/ There aren’t many people here yet, …………….. ?
6/ He has a bicycle,……………………?
7/ Peter would like to come with us to the party, ……………………..?
8/ Those aren’t Fred’s books, ………?
9/ You have never been to Paris,…………?
10/ Something is wrong with Jane today, ………… ?
11/ Everyone can learn how to swim, ……………… ?
12/ Nobody cheated in the exam, ………………….. ?
13/ Nothing went wrong while I was gone, ………… ?
14/ I am invited, ………………….?
15/ This bridge is not very safe,……………..?
16/ These sausages are delicious, …………….?
17/ You haven’t lived here long, …………?
18/ The weather forecast wasn’t very good, ……………. ?
19/ He’d better come to see me, .............. ?
20/ You need to stay longer, ................................?
EXERCISE 3 : Add tag questions to the following.

1. Lan enjoys watching TV after dinner, does she?
2. Tam didn’t go to school yesterday, did he?
3. They’ll buy a new computer, won’t t hey?
4. She can drink lots of tomato juice everyday, can
’t she?
5. She may not come to class today,
?
6. We should follow the traffic rules strictly, shouldn’t we?
7. Your mother has read these fairy tales for you many times, .hasn’ t she?


8. He seldom visits you, doe
s he?
9. You’ve never been in Italy, .hav e you?
10. That’s Bob, isn’
t it?
11. No-one died in the accident, did
they?
12. I’m supposed to be here, aren’
t I?
13. Nothing is wrong, is
it?
14. Nobody called the phone, did
they?
15. Everything is okay, isn’t it
they?
16. Everyone took a rest, didn’t they
?
17. Going swimming in the summer is never boring, is it
?

18. Let’s dance together, shall
we?
19. Don’t talk in class, wil
l you?
20. Sit down, won’t
you?
21. This picture is yours, isn’
t it?
22. Hoa never comes to school late, do es she?
23. You took some photos on the beach, .didn’t y
ou?
24. He hardly ever makes a mistake, does
he?
25. We must communicate with you by means of e-mail or chatting, mustn’t w
26. Nobody liked the play, did t hey?
27. She’d saved money if she bought fresh food, cou ldn’t she?
28. The area was evacuated at once, wasn’t
it?
29. She’s very funny. She’s got a great sense of humor, hasn’
t she?
30. It never works very well, does
it?
31. Mr.Smith usually remembered his wife’s birthdays, did n't he?
32. Neither of them offered to help you, did t hey?
33. He ought to have made a note of it, shouldn’t
he?
34. There’ll be plenty for everyone, won’t the re?
35. Let’s go out for dinner tonight, shall w
e?
36. That isn’t Bill driving, is

it?
37. Nothing went wrong, did I
t?
38. There used to be trees here, didn’
t there?
39. This won’t take long, will I
t?
40. Don’t touch that button, will y o
u?
41. I’m not too late, aren’t
I?
42. Not a very good film, is I
t?
43. Somebody wanted a drink, didn’t
they?
44. They think he’s funny, don’t the
y?

e?