Question

Question tags are formed with the auxiliary or modal verb from the statement and the appropriate subject.

 

A positive statement is followed by a negative question tag.

• Jack is from Spain, isn't he?
• Mary can speak English, can't she?

 

A negative statement is followed by a positive question tag.

• They aren't funny, are they?
• He shouldn't say things like that, should he?

 

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  Examples

Postive sentences, with negative tags:

• She's Italian, isn't she?
• They live in London, don't they?
• We're working tomorrow, aren't we?
• It was cold yesterday, wasn't it?
• He went to the party last night, didn't he?
• We'd been working, hadn't we?

 

Negative sentences, with positive tags:

• We aren't late, are we?
• She doesn't have any children, does she?
• The bus isn't coming, is it?
• You weren't sleeping, were you?
• They won't be late, will they?