Tag Questions - English Grammar Lessons

Discover how to form tag questions with both positive and negative verbs. You will also learn how to respond to tag questions correctly! This video includes a practice exercise at the end. Happy studying!
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:32 Function
1:11 Form
4:19 Intonation
5:17 Responding to Tag Questions
6:22 Practice

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[@ellii]

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[@ellii]

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[@nabinsarkar]

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[@Divviiii]

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[@ellii]

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[@ellii]

Great example! Good luck on your test tomorrow 🌟

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[@ellii]

Our pleasure! Hope it helped!

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[@ellii]

That's an excellent example of a tag question! 😉

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[@ellii]

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[@ellii]

Thanks, Fiorella!

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Thank you for your explanation!

[@ellii]

You're so welcome!

[@user-ie4vf2rd3q]

thanks a lot! I have a question though, when you have an auxiliary verb and a gerund as an adjective, like this> Roads have /confusing streets/ lights, how have to be the tag question? I think that could be> doesn't they? or haven't they? which, why? another question i have is> what if i have a present perfect clause? Muchisimas gracias por tu contenido, espero puedas ayudarme

[@ellii]

Great questions, Manuel! If there's a participial adjective like "confusing" or "confused" you can ignore it and just focus on the verb. "Have" is a plural verb in the simple present tense, so you need the plural simple present auxiliary verb "don't" in the tag. The correct answer is "Roads have confusing streets, don't they?" A present perfect clause is formed with have + p.p. (past participle). The auxiliary verb is "have" and you must use that in the tag. For example, "You have studied this already, haven't you?" Hope that helps! De nada!

[@marjanbakunin]

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[@karunaramteke1731]

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[@ellii]

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[@ellii]

We're glad you like it!

[@eshalkhurram502]

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[@ellii]

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[@ellii]

It's our pleasure! Thanks for watching

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Great and clear grammar question thank you so much 🙏

[@ellii]

You're very welcome! Thanks for watching

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[@ellii]

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[@ellii]

Glad you think so!

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[@ellii]

We're so glad it helped. Best of luck tomorrow!!

[@eless_845]

It was a perfect explanation, wasn’t it ?

[@ellii]

What a great example of a tag question!

[@demondoge5411]

I have an exam and now you teach me how to do tag questions Ty

[@ellii]

Thanks and good luck!

[@christinenilani1422]

Thanks this helped me a lot l have a exam tomorrow wish me good luck

[@ellii]

Best of luck!

[@Sillylilbilly-]

This is really good, Wasn't it? haha thanks a lot I have an English final today so thx for having this video :D

[@ellii]

Nice tag question! Best of luck on your final!

[@JUANHERNANDEZ-wp2mz]

@@ellii @Bouncertube1136 * isn´t it?

[@ellii]

@@JUANHERNANDEZ-wp2mz Thanks for pointing that out! You're correct that the tag has to agree in both the tense and subject of the main clause. The correct questions are "This is really good, isn't it?" or "This was really good, wasn't it?"

[@JUANHERNANDEZ-wp2mz]

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[@ellii]

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[@Yasser_RMA]

Thanks Ellii it was very clear 😊

[@ellii]

Glad it was helpful

[@sugunathota5516]

Thankyou for the explanation

[@ellii]

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Thanks a lot!!

[@ellii]

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[@_4oilq]

الشرح رهييب ماكنت فاهمه لين شفته !!!!!!

[@ellii]

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[@Ninja24IsCool]

Note: When there is a sentence with never like He is never going to help us, will he? There is no negative, but there is never a negative word. Also if its a command like stop talking, will you? It will have will you? After Edit:Incredible video!

[@ellii]

Thank you! That's mostly right. "Never" acts similarly to "not" and makes the verb negative in the stem, so the tag is positive. But don't forget that the verb has to match (so "is never" becomes "is," not "will"). The correct sentence is: "He is never going to help us, is he?" Imperative verbs (commands) are a great point to bring up. We do often say "will you" after commands because we hope the person will do what we want in the (hopefully near) future. So this pattern is indeed a bit different since we're giving the command in the present, but hope the person will do something in the future. "Stop talking, will you?" is correct. Just note that your last example doesn't make sense. "It will have, will you?" is incorrect, and "It will have, won't it?" also doesn't make sense. I'm not sure what you mean here. Something like "It will take all day to finish this project, won't it?" is correct. Hope that helps and thanks for sharing some of these other cases!

[@Ninja24IsCool]

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[@ellii]

@@Ninja24IsCool Hope you have a great day too!

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[@ellii]

That's so nice to hear. Thanks!

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[@ellii]

Good luck tomorrow!

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[@ellii]

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[@Zarasisso]

Thank you so much you helped me so much i have an exam tomorrow!!❤ please tell me if this is right ‘ Lets go for a walk , shall we?’

[@ellii]

Good luck tomorrow! "Let's go for a walk, shall we?" is correct, and thanks for bringing up this special tag case. "Let's" is short for "Let us," and it's an expression that acts like a modal and is used to make a suggestion. "Shall" is a good modal response in a tag with a suggestion like "Let's" in the stem, and "we" is the tag subject because the "us" in "Let's" is the first person singular.

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[@ellii]

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[@ellii]

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[@ellii]

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[@ellii]

It's here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3qWhGahmdCinNEsi=pAE9853jO8Bup5s3 Happy studying!

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[@ellii]

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[@ellii]

Best of luck to you!

[@nastichok]

Video is awesome, thank you! Just one tiny thing: isn't there an inaccuracy at 1:44? Speaking about the change of a noun into a pronoun in the tag? I mean in the example the position of the tag verb?

[@ellii]

Hi! In that part we wanted to focus on how the subject changes and not the order of the S + V, but we agree that it's a bit confusing! We won't be able to update the video here since KZbin doesn't allow it, so thank you for pointing it out. We will update it on our site, ellii.com, where we are allowed to make changes.

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[@ellii]

Haha nice example! But don't forget that you need a past tag for a past sentence stem (was...wasn't it).

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We love you too!

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[@ellii]

Glad it helped!

[@kpop1love1]

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i understood very well and all as well, isnt it?

[@ellii]

Good example! Just note that the verb is "is," not "as." (All *is well, isn't it?)

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[@ellii]

Good luck!

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[@ellii]

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[@ellii]

Thank you for the kind words, Francisco!

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[@ellii]

We have a lot of vocabulary videos for you! Find them here: kzbin.info/aero/PL0MvnNQjMzmb8E3TwwC_1p4l5tEmedkKl

[@user-cv5cc5ux3t]

Hi. Not only my students but also their parents came.....how can its tag question be??

[@ellii]

Hi there! The tag question would be this: "Not only my students but also their parents came, didn't they?" But be careful because it wouldn't be clear as to what "they" in the tag referred to: my students, their parents, or everyone. It'd be common for the meaning of "they" to be "their parents" because it's the closest referent, but "they" meaning "everyone" (both my students and their parents) is equally possible. For this reason, a tag question with such a complex subject isn't as common to hear. Hope that helped!

[@raufabdullayev2548]

IT was very helpful,wasn't it?

[@ellii]

Excellent example! 😉

[@vladmoment2926]

hi. Thank you. But I don't understanding about agree and disagree

[@ellii]

It's tricky! Basically you look at the sentence, not the tag, to decide how to respond. Example 1: This movie was great, wasn't it? Agree = Yes, it was. (You're agreeing with "This movie was great." You liked the movie.) Disagree = No, it wasn't. (You're disagreeing with "This movie was great." You didn't like the movie.) Example 2: This movie wasn't very good, was it? Agree = No, it wasn't. (You're agreeing with "This movie wasn't great." You didn't like the movie.) Disagree = Yes, it was. (You're disagreeing with "This movie wasn't great." You liked the movie.) Hope that helps!

[@hussein-lf5lv]

hi what's tag question form for this sentence he has typed letters in his company.

[@ellii]

The tag is "hasn't he" because we use the opposite (positive/negative) form of the auxiliary (has), so the full tag question is "He has typed letters for his company, hasn't he?"

[@hussein-lf5lv]

@@ellii but in my opinion it's( doesn't he )because (typed letters) is noun phrase ,isn't it?

[@ellii]

@@hussein-lf5lv In this sentence, the subject is the pronoun "he," the verb is the present perfect verb "has typed," and the object in the noun "letters." If you had another sentence where the simple present verb was "has," then you could use "doesn't he" as the tag (e.g., He has letters from his girlfriend in his desk, doesn't he?). You can see more examples of the present perfect tense in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2aWlpiCZqmpntEsi=p3zth4EsKMtTmZud

[@user-zy3ty3mm8g]

And i also dont know when to use does , dont , wont , shall , didn't n so on please tell me 😢

[@ellii]

It depends on the verb tense. The auxiliary verbs do/don't are used for the simple present, did/didn't for the simple past, will/won't for the simple future. We also use "have" (have/has/haven't/hasn't / had/hadn't / will have/won't have) for the perfect tenses, and "be" (am/is/are/am not/isn't/aren't / was/were/wasn't/weren't / will be/won't be) for the progressive tenses. We can also use modals like can/can't, might/might not, should/shouldn't, shall/shall not, etc. in place of auxiliary verbs to show meanings such as ability, possibility, advice, etc.

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Swiper is trapped in the bottle, isn’t he?

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[@ellii]

We love this example!

[@Gumbox_x]

It’s simple, isn’t it? ❤

[@ellii]

👏👏

[@NangNang-mo8xc]

Can i use ''I'' in subject? i studied this lesson and then....

[@ellii]

You sure can! "I" is a subject pronoun and "me" is an object pronoun. For example, we can say "I like him" and "He likes me."

[@asmayousufzai3761]

That is really definite, isn't it?

[@ellii]

Great example 😉

[@travisking6595]

Mario isn’t a bear, is he?

[@mely7790]

it's too easy🤩🤩!! is'nt it🤨?

[@ellii]

It's a good sign if it is! 😉

[@Yasser_RMA]

He subscribed , doesn't he?

[@ellii]

Good try! Don't forget to match the tense. Since you used the past tense in your sentence, you need the past in your tag. He subscribed, didn't he?

[@mohammedadli1239]

It was very easy,wasn't it?😅

[@ellii]

Nice example! 😉

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[@ellii]

Good luck!!

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it was helpful,Wasn't it?

[@ellii]

Great example! 😉

[@coffee-cup]

I understood everything in one go, do i?

[@ellii]

That's great to hear! Don't forget to match the tense of your tag to the stem, though. The correct tag question is: I understood everything in one go, didn't I?

[@user-ho9cu7hq4g]

It's good lesson . Isn't it

[@user-ho9cu7hq4g]

I am Uzbek what about you

[@ellii]

Thanks a lot! And great example 😉

[@ellii]

@@user-ho9cu7hq4g Most of the Ellii team is from Canada, but we also have staff from Brazil, Argentina, and the US

[@Reeett]

The office was hardly empty,wasn’t it ?

[@ellii]

Actually, because "hardly" is considered a negative word that is similar to "not," we need a positive tag. The correct sentence is "The office was hardly empty, was it?" Good try, though!

[@Omartron77]

8:35 it's over, isn't it?

[@ellii]

Great example 😂

[@s.ranganathansandhanam5451]

yes

[@user-zy3ty3mm8g]

1:35, I dont get it that you told this *is* is a verb 😢 please reply tomorrow is my test

[@ellii]

"Is" is the third person singular conjugation of the verb "to be." In tag questions, it functions like this, for example: "He is your teacher, isn't he?"

[@user-zy3ty3mm8g]

♥️

[@user-zy3ty3mm8g]

Edit :new subscriber

[@ellii]

@@user-zy3ty3mm8g Thanks for subscribing! ❤

[@hai_kwnd]

This is so usefull, isn't it? (⬇️)

[@ellii]

That's good to hear, and great example! Note that adjectives that end in the suffix -ful are usually spelled with only one L. The word "full" has two Ls, but the suffix has only one (e.g., beautiful, useful, careful). Hope that helps!

[@linabadran5167]

It was an really good video, Wasnt it?

[@ellii]

We love this example 😉

[@linabadran5167]

@@ellii this helped me with my exam thanks!

[@Phymacss]

I think it should be “a really” because the article “an” is only used with nouns that have their first letter as a vowel.

[@linabadran5167]

@@Phymacss Oh your right,Thanks!

[@Hatef7]

This video was so god , wasn't it?

[@ellii]

What an awesome example sentence! ❤️

[@tasneem8900]

Ali wasn’t like play football.was he? I have final test tomorrow Plz god help🤲🏻😔

[@ellii]

Hi! The main verb is "like," so this is the correct sentence stem and tag: Ali didn't like playing football, did he? Good luck on your final!

[@sulav_don]

This video is nice, isn't it?

[@ellii]

What a great example!!

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The elaboration was Amazing, wasn't it?!

[@ellii]

What a great example sentence!

[@travisking6595]

Skye wears a pink Collar around her neck, doesn’t she?

[@nargizaravshanova7755]

It was helpful,wasn't it

[@ellii]

Excellent example 😉

[@manshi8269]

It was easy, wasn't it?

[@ellii]

Excellent example!

[@eshalkhurram502]

You are best teacher are not you?

[@ellii]

Aw, thanks! One thing to note: We use contractions in tags. The best tag question is this: "You are the best teacher, aren't you?" You can use the full negative form, but you have to say it in this order: "are you not?" It's pretty formal and old-fashioned to use the full form. The contraction is much more common. Hope that helps!

[@zaina.-456]

It was good , wasn't it

[@ellii]

Great example! ❤️

[@The4professinalidiots]

It was a helpful video, wasn’t it⤵️↘️!

[@ellii]

We love this example!! 😉 Just a reminder that we always use a question mark (?) at the end of a tag question and not an exclamation mark (!).

[@_tb1100]

Its was true was'nt it?

[@ellii]

Almost perfect! Just watch your apostrophes: It was true, wasn't it?