c12 u1 project tag questions. (revised)(this is it)

TAG QUESTIONS

TAG QUESTIONS

Look at this conversation…

TAG QUESTIONS

Hello, I’m Mark Jefferson. And, you are the new executive,

aren’t you?

Look at this conversation…

TAG QUESTIONS

Hello, I’m Mark Jefferson. And, you are the new executive,

aren’t you?

Yes, yes I am. I am Frederick Rogers and I’m the new marketing executive.

Look at this conversation…

TAG QUESTIONS

Hello, I’m Mark Jefferson. And, you are the new executive,

aren’t you?

Yes, yes I am. I am Frederick Rogers and I’m the new marketing executive.

Look at this conversation…

This is a TAG QUESTION

TAG QUESTIONS

Look at this conversation…

TAG QUESTIONS

This car is US$15.000. It’s a little expensive,

isn’t it?

Look at this conversation…

TAG QUESTIONS

This car is US$15.000. It’s a little expensive,

isn’t it?Yes, it is. You can get a better car for US$12.000

Look at this conversation…

TAG QUESTIONS

This car is US$15.000. It’s a little expensive,

isn’t it?Yes, it is. You can get a better car for US$12.000

Look at this conversation…

This is a TAG QUESTION

TAG QUESTIONS

Ok, but, what is a TAG QUESTION?

TAG QUESTIONS

A TAG QUESTION, is a question that we put at the end of sentence to confirm something…let’s analyze the sentences again.

TAG QUESTIONS

A TAG QUESTION, is a question that we put at the end of sentence to confirm something…let’s analyze the sentences again.

TAG QUESTIONS

A TAG QUESTION, is a question that we put at the end of sentence to confirm something…let’s analyze the sentences again.

She thinks the car is expensive, but she’s not sure.

(Ella cree que el carro es costoso, pero no esta segura)

TAG QUESTIONS

A TAG QUESTION, is a question that we put at the end of sentence to confirm something…let’s analyze the sentences again.

She thinks the car is expensive, but she’s not sure.

(Ella cree que el carro es costoso, pero no esta segura)

She wants to confirm with him, that the car is, in fact, expensive.(Ella quiere confirmar con él que el

carro si es costoso)

TAG QUESTIONS

A TAG QUESTION, is a question that we put at the end of sentence to confirm something…let’s analyze the sentences again.

She thinks the car is expensive, but she’s not sure.

(Ella cree que el carro es costoso, pero no esta segura)

She wants to confirm with him, that the car is, in fact, expensive.(Ella quiere confirmar con él que el

carro si es costoso)

She uses the TAG QUESTION to confirm what she thinks.

(Ella usa la TAG QUESTION para confirmar lo que ella piensa)

TAG QUESTIONS

A TAG QUESTION, is a question that we put at the end of sentence to confirm something…let’s analyze the sentences again.

TAG QUESTIONS

A TAG QUESTION, is a question that we put at the end of sentence to confirm something…let’s analyze the sentences again.

He thinks he’s the new executive, but she’s not sure.

(Él cree que él es el nuevo ejecutivo, pero no esta seguro)

TAG QUESTIONS

A TAG QUESTION, is a question that we put at the end of sentence to confirm something…let’s analyze the sentences again.

He thinks he’s the new executive, but she’s not sure.

(Él cree que él es el nuevo ejecutivo, pero no esta seguro)

He wants to confirm with him, that he is, in fact, the new executive.(Él quiere confirmar con él mismo

si es el nuevo ejecutivo)

TAG QUESTIONS

A TAG QUESTION, is a question that we put at the end of sentence to confirm something…let’s analyze the sentences again.

He thinks he’s the new executive, but she’s not sure.

(Él cree que él es el nuevo ejecutivo, pero no esta seguro)

He wants to confirm with him, that he is, in fact, the new executive.(Él quiere confirmar con él mismo

si es el nuevo ejecutivo)

He uses the TAG QUESTION to confirm what he thinks.

(Él usa la TAG QUESTION para confirmar lo que piensa)

TAG QUESTIONS

TAG QUESTIONS

TAG QUESTIONS

In these two examples the TAG QUESTIONS are:

• aren’t you?• Isn’t it?

TAG QUESTIONS

REMEMBER !!!

TAG QUESTIONS

A TAG QUESTION, is a question that we put at the end of sentence to confirm something…let’s analyze the sentences again.

It’s a little expensive, isn’t it?

TAG QUESTIONS

A TAG QUESTION, is a question that we put at the end of sentence to confirm something…let’s analyze the sentences again.

It’s a little expensive, isn’t it?

You are the new executive, aren’t you?

TAG QUESTIONS

It’s a little expensive, isn’t it?

You are the new executive, aren’t you?

This is what we want to confirm(Esto es lo que queremos confirmar)

A TAG QUESTION, is a question that we put at the end of sentence to confirm something…let’s analyze the sentences again.

TAG QUESTIONS

It’s a little expensive, isn’t it?

You are the new executive, aren’t you?

This is what we want to confirm(Esto es lo que queremos confirmar)

With the TAG QUESTION we ask for confirmation

(Con las TAG QUESTION pedimos confirmación)

A TAG QUESTION, is a question that we put at the end of sentence to confirm something…let’s analyze the sentences again.

TAG QUESTIONS

A TAG QUESTION, is a question that we put at the end of sentence to confirm something

TAG QUESTIONS

TAG QUESTIONS with the verb TO BE

A TAG QUESTION, is a question that we put at the end of sentence to confirm something…let’s analyze the sentences again.

TAG QUESTIONS

TAG QUESTIONS with the verb TO BE

It’s a little expensive, isn’t it?

You are the new executive, aren’t you?

A TAG QUESTION, is a question that we put at the end of sentence to confirm something…let’s analyze the sentences again.

TAG QUESTIONS

TAG QUESTIONS with the verb TO BE

It’s a little expensive, isn’t it?

You are the new executive, aren’t you?

What we want to confirm has the verb TO BE as main verb

(Lo que queremos confirmar tiene el verbo TO BE como verbo principal)

A TAG QUESTION, is a question that we put at the end of sentence to confirm something…let’s analyze the sentences again.

TAG QUESTIONS

TAG QUESTIONS with the verb TO BE

It’s a little expensive, isn’t it?

You are the new executive, aren’t you?

What we want to confirm has the verb TO BE as main verb

(Lo que queremos confirmar tiene el verbo TO BE como verbo principal)

The TAG QUESTION must use the verb TO BE, too

(Las TAG QUESTION deben usar el verbo TO BE también)

A TAG QUESTION, is a question that we put at the end of sentence to confirm something…let’s analyze the sentences again.

TAG QUESTIONS

TAG QUESTIONS with the verb TO BE

TAG QUESTIONS

TAG QUESTIONS with the verb TO BE

TAG QUESTIONS

TAG QUESTIONS with the verb TO BE

Mr. Bush, you were the president of The United States, weren’t you?

TAG QUESTIONS

TAG QUESTIONS with the verb TO BE

Mr. Bush, you were the president of The United States, weren’t you?

Yes, I was. I was president from 2001 to 2009.

TAG QUESTIONS

TAG QUESTIONS with the verb TO BE

Mr. Bush, you were the president of The United States, weren’t you?

Yes, I was. I was president from 2001 to 2009.

You were the president of The United States, weren’t you?

TAG QUESTIONS

TAG QUESTIONS with the verb TO BE

Mr. Bush, you were the president of The United States, weren’t you?

Yes, I was. I was president from 2001 to 2009.

You were the president of The United States, weren’t you?

TAG QUESTIONS

TAG QUESTIONS with the verb TO BE

Mr. Bush, you were the president of The United States, weren’t you?

Yes, I was. I was president from 2001 to 2009.

You were the president of The United States, weren’t you?

Verb TO BE in Past = Tag Question Verb TO BE in Past

TAG QUESTIONS

FUTURE TAG QUESTIONS with “WILL”

TAG QUESTIONS

FUTURE TAG QUESTIONS with “WILL”

TAG QUESTIONS

FUTURE TAG QUESTIONS with “WILL”

You will be in Los Angeles for vacation, won’t you?

TAG QUESTIONS

FUTURE TAG QUESTIONS with “WILL”

You will be in Los Angeles for vacation, won’t you?

No, I won’t. My parents decided to go Kansas.

TAG QUESTIONS

FUTURE TAG QUESTIONS with “WILL”

You will be in Los Angeles for vacation, won’t you?

No, I won’t. My parents decided to go Kansas.

You will be in Los Angeles for vacation, won’t you?

TAG QUESTIONS

FUTURE TAG QUESTIONS with “WILL”

You will be in Los Angeles for vacation, won’t you?

No, I won’t. My parents decided to go Kansas.

You will be in Los Angeles for vacation, won’t you?

TAG QUESTIONS

FUTURE TAG QUESTIONS with “WILL”

You will be in Los Angeles for vacation, won’t you?

No, I won’t. My parents decided to go Kansas.

You will be in Los Angeles for vacation, won’t you?

Use the auxiliary “WILL” because the

tense of the sentence is future.

TAG QUESTIONS

TAG QUESTIONS FOR PRESENT PERFECT

TAG QUESTIONS

TAG QUESTIONS FOR PRESENT PERFECT

TAG QUESTIONS

TAG QUESTIONS FOR PRESENT PERFECT

Mr. Adams has been in the company for 20 years, hasn’t he?

TAG QUESTIONS

TAG QUESTIONS FOR PRESENT PERFECT

Mr. Adams has been in the company for 20 years, hasn’t he?

Yes, he has. He is the oldest executive in the company.

TAG QUESTIONS

TAG QUESTIONS FOR PRESENT PERFECT

Mr. Adams has been in the company for 20 years, hasn’t he?

Yes, he has. He is the oldest executive in the company.

Mr. Adams has been here for 20 years, hasn’t he?

TAG QUESTIONS

TAG QUESTIONS FOR PRESENT PERFECT

Mr. Adams has been in the company for 20 years, hasn’t he?

Yes, he has. He is the oldest executive in the company.

Mr. Adams has been here for 20 years, hasn’t he?

TAG QUESTIONS

TAG QUESTIONS FOR PRESENT PERFECT

Mr. Adams has been in the company for 20 years, hasn’t he?

Yes, he has. He is the oldest executive in the company.

Mr. Adams has been here for 20 years, hasn’t he?

Use the auxiliary “HAS” because the tense of

the sentence is present perfect.

TAG QUESTIONS

A TAG QUESTION, is a question that we ask at the end of sentence to confirm something.

Always Remember!!!

TAG QUESTIONS

Always Remember!!!If what we want to confirm is a positive statement…

A TAG QUESTION, is a question that we ask at the end of sentence to confirm something.

TAG QUESTIONS

Always Remember!!!If what we want to confirm is a positive statement…

…the Tag Question is negative

A TAG QUESTION, is a question that we ask at the end of sentence to confirm something.

TAG QUESTIONS

Always Remember!!!If what we want to confirm is a positive statement…

…the Tag Question is negative

We have to register for science class , don’t we?

A TAG QUESTION, is a question that we ask at the end of sentence to confirm something.

TAG QUESTIONS

Always Remember!!!If what we want to confirm is a positive statement…

…the Tag Question is negative

We have to register for science class , don’t we?

A TAG QUESTION, is a question that we ask at the end of sentence to confirm something.

TAG QUESTIONS

Always Remember!!!If what we want to confirm is a positive statement…

…the Tag Question is negative

We have to register for science class , don’t we?

A TAG QUESTION, is a question that we ask at the end of sentence to confirm something.

TAG QUESTIONS

Always Remember!!!If what we want to confirm is a positive statement…

…the Tag Question is negative

We have to register for science class , don’t we?

If what we want to confirm is a negative statement…

A TAG QUESTION, is a question that we ask at the end of sentence to confirm something.

TAG QUESTIONS

Always Remember!!!If what we want to confirm is a positive statement…

…the Tag Question is negative

We have to register for science class , don’t we?

If what we want to confirm is a negative statement…

…the Tag Question is positive

A TAG QUESTION, is a question that we ask at the end of sentence to confirm something.

TAG QUESTIONS

Always Remember!!!If what we want to confirm is a positive statement…

…the Tag Question is negative

We have to register for science class , don’t we?

If what we want to confirm is a negative statement…

…the Tag Question is positive

We don’t have to register for science class , do we?

A TAG QUESTION, is a question that we ask at the end of sentence to confirm something.

TAG QUESTIONS

Always Remember!!!If what we want to confirm is a positive statement…

…the Tag Question is negative

We have to register for science class , don’t we?

If what we want to confirm is a negative statement…

…the Tag Question is positive

We don’t have to register for science class , do we?

A TAG QUESTION, is a question that we ask at the end of sentence to confirm something.

TAG QUESTIONS

IDEA !!

TAG QUESTIONS

IDEA !!

With a very good Colombian example, we could understand what is the main purpose of a tag questions.

TAG QUESTIONS

IDEA !!

With a very good Colombian example, we could understand what is the main purpose of a tag questions.

At this example

TAG QUESTIONS

IDEA !!

With a very good Colombian example, we could understand what is the main purpose of a tag questions.

Bogotá es más grande que Pereira,

At this example

TAG QUESTIONS

IDEA !!

With a very good Colombian example, we could understand what is the main purpose of a tag questions.

Bogotá es más grande que Pereira,

SI O QUE ?

At this example

TAG QUESTIONS

IDEA !!

With a very good Colombian example, we could understand what is the main purpose of a tag questions.

Bogotá es más grande que Pereira,

SI O QUE ?

At this example

With this question, we try to confirm that Bogota is in fact, bigger than Pereira?

TAG QUESTIONS

Summarizing

TAG QUESTIONS

Summarizing

TAG QUESTIONS

SummarizingWhen asking Tag Question, take into account*:

*Take into account = Tener en cuenta.

TAG QUESTIONS

SummarizingWhen asking Tag Question, take into account*:

The tense of the statement that we want to confirm.

*Take into account = Tener en cuenta.

TAG QUESTIONS

SummarizingWhen asking Tag Question, take into account*:

*Take into account = Tener en cuenta.

The tense of the statement that we want to confirm.

If the statement is in…

…the Tag Question uses… Example

Simple Present Do / DoesYou eat fast food everyday, don’t you?

Their uncle works in a factory, doesn’t he?

Simple Past Did The President went to USA, didn’t he?

Simple Future Will We won’t arrive on time, will we?

Present Perfect Has / Have

She has been here before, hasn’t she?

Your parents have lived in Bogota, haven’t they?

TAG QUESTIONS

*Take into account = Tener en cuenta.

If the statement is affirmative or negative…

SummarizingWhen asking Tag Question, take into account*:

TAG QUESTIONS

*Take into account = Tener en cuenta.

If the statement is affirmative or negative…

If the statement is …the Tag Question must be

Example:

Affirmative

Negative The houses are very expensive, aren’t they

Negative Affirmative The houses aren’t very expensive, are they?

(+) (-)

(-) (+)

SummarizingWhen asking Tag Question, take into account*:

TAG QUESTIONS

THE END

For more practice on Tag Questions, go to the following linlk:

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1401