Exercise 3: question tags

(Practise how to use question tags)

Difficulty: medium (3 of 5)

Select the appropriate question tags (also: question tails). These may appear in the present and past tenses. You need the auxiliary verbs for this.

Example: “Sue didn’t come to your birthday party, _____?”
- A. has she
- B. did she → Correct!
- C. come she

If you still need help with the topic, reread the article on using question tags.

She has got a nice car, ________?
1. hasn’t she
2. doesn’t she
3. has she
We’ve had a relaxing weekend, ________?
1. haven’t we
2. didn’t we
3. hadn’t we
You weren’t there yesterday, ________?
1. were you
2. weren’t you
3. have you
They bought a new car, ________?
1. didn’t they
2. haven’t they
3. bought they
The tiger is sleeping, ________?
1. isn’t it
2. doesn’t it
3. does it
Tina and her sister always wear the same colors, ________?
1. don’t they
2. do they
3. doesn’t they
My boss wasn’t very happy about my excuse, ________?
1. was he
2. hasn’t he been
3. wasn’t he
Your name sounds Italian, ________?
1. doesn’t it
2. does it sound
3. does it
They’ve put a very tall antenna on the roof of that building, ________?
1. haven’t they
2. didn’t they
3. did they put
All of the students like the teacher, ________?
1. don’t they
2. are they
3. do they

The following exercises and explanations refer to the topic ‘Question tails/tags in English grammar’ and also train your skills: