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Question tags (basic)

Lesson 33 of 84

A2

Question tag = sentence ke end ka chhota check ("hai na?"): aren't you? isn't it? Plus line → minus tag. Madad wala word (is/are/do) aur I/you/he match karo. Har cheez pe isn't it? nahi.

1. Kya hai

Question tag = "hai na?" Confirm / soft check. Poora naya sawal nahi.

You're from Delhi, aren't you?

Likhne me tag se pehle comma, end pe ?. Comma ki baaki rules = topic 67.

2. Plus / minus (haan palat)

Positive sentence → negative tag. Negative sentence → positive tag. Matlab: haan wali line ke end pe nahi wala chhota sawal.

Sentence Tag Example
Positive Negative You're ready, aren't you?
Negative Positive You aren't ready, are you?

Dono same side (You're ready, are you?) surprise ke liye hota hai — A2 school writing me nahi.

Short answer fact pe: You like cricket, don't you? Yes, I do. (not Yes, I don't.)

3. Madad wala word + I/you/he

Yeh madad wala word (is, are, do, does, did). Tag me wahi helper + wahi pronoun. A2 pe pehle be aur do / does / did.

Sentence ka helper Tag Example
am / is / are aren't I? / isn't she? / aren't you? I'm late, aren't I? She's a teacher, isn't she?
was / were wasn't he? / weren't they? He was at home yesterday, wasn't he?
do / does (07) don't you? / doesn't she? You like chai, don't you? She lives in Pune, doesn't she?
did (10 / 22) didn't you? You went yesterday, didn't you?
can (16) can't you? You can swim, can't you?
will (23) won't you? You'll come at the weekend, won't you?
have / has (got / V3) haven't you? / hasn't she? You've been to Goa, haven't you?
there is / there are (15) isn't there? / aren't there? There is a shop here, isn't there?
Let's… (28) shall we? Let's have chai, shall we?

isn't it? tabhi jab subject it / this / that ho: It's raining, isn't it? This is spicy, isn't it?

I'm → tag aren't I? — not amn't I / isn't I.

Ordinary have possession: You have a bag, don't you? British have got: You've got a bag, haven't you? (06). too / enough = 34.

4. Examples

Bold = tag.

  1. You're from Delhi, aren't you?
  2. She's a teacher, isn't she?
  3. It's raining, isn't it?
  4. This chai is hot, isn't it?
  5. They're ready, aren't they?
  6. I'm late, aren't I?
  7. You're cooking now, aren't you?
  8. You like cricket, don't you?
  9. She lives in Pune, doesn't she?
  10. You went yesterday, didn't you?
  11. You can swim, can't you?
  12. You'll come at the weekend, won't you?
  13. You've been to Goa, haven't you?
  14. There is a temple here, isn't there?
  15. You aren't tired, are you?

5. Common mistakes

You're from Pune, isn't it?
You're from Pune, aren't you?
They're ready, isn't it?
They're ready, aren't they?
I'm late, isn't I? / amn't I?
I'm late, aren't I?
She likes chai, isn't it?
She likes chai, doesn't she?
You went yesterday, isn't it?
You went yesterday, didn't you?
You aren't tired, aren't you?
You aren't tired, are you?
It's raining, aren't you?
It's raining, isn't it?
You are a student isn't it
You are a student, aren't you?
Hindi note. Hindi "hai na?" aksar ek hi rehta hai. English me tag helper + pronoun dono match: be → isn't / aren't; ordinary verb → don't / doesn't / didn't. isn't it? sirf it / this / that ke saath. Plus sentence → minus tag. I'm → aren't I?

6. Practice

A. 10 MCQ

1. You're from Delhi, ______?
2. It's raining, ______?
3. I'm late, ______?
4. She lives in Pune, ______?
5. You went yesterday, ______?
6. You can swim, ______?
7. You'll come tomorrow, ______?
8. You aren't tired, ______?
9. There is a temple here, ______?
10. They're ready, ______?

B. 5 fill-in

1. You like cricket, ______?

2. She's a teacher, ______?

3. I'm late, ______?

4. You went yesterday, ______?

5. Sahi karo: You're from Pune, isn't it?

C. 3 sentences

Model answers neeche.

  1. be + you/it: You're from Delhi, aren't you? / It's raining, isn't it?
  2. don't / didn't: You like cricket, don't you? / You went yesterday, didn't you?
  3. negative sentence: You aren't tired, are you?

7. Answer key

MCQ
  1. b) aren't you — subject you + are. isn't it sirf it/this/that.
  2. a) isn't it — subject it. Yahan isn't it sahi hai.
  3. c) aren't I — I'm → aren't I. isn't I / amn't I nahi.
  4. b) doesn't she — lives = ordinary verb, she. isn't she = be. isn't it = it.
  5. a) didn't you — yesterday + went = did. don't = present. isn't it yahan nahi.
  6. b) can't you — positive can → negative tag. can you = dono plus (school writing me nahi).
  7. b) won't you — will → won't. aren't you = be, not will.
  8. b) are you — negative sentence → positive tag. aren't you dono minus galat.
  9. b) isn't there — there is → isn't there. isn't it = it. aren't there = there are.
  10. b) aren't they — they + are. isn't it har jagah nahi. don't they = ordinary verb.
Fill-in
  1. don't you — like = ordinary verb, you.
  2. isn't she — She's = she is.
  3. aren't I — I'm special tag.
  4. didn't you — went + yesterday = did.
  5. You're from Pune, aren't you? — you + are, not isn't it.
Model sentences
  1. You're from Delhi, aren't you?
  2. You like cricket, don't you?
  3. You aren't tired, are you?

Check: plus line → minus tag; helper + pronoun match; isn't it only for it/this/that; I'm → aren't I; comma + ?; too/enough = 34; extra comma rules = 67.