Question tags

Add a short question tag to check information or invite agreement in conversation.

When do we use it?

Match the auxiliary and subject while reversing positive and negative polarity.

Form

A positive statement usually takes a negative tag; a negative statement takes a positive tag.

• You live here, don't you?
• She isn't late, is she?
• They went home, didn't they?

Key contrast

Read the whole context and identify the time, meaning, noun type or sentence structure before choosing.

Common mistakes

• She is here, doesn't she? → She is here, isn't she?
• They went, don't they? → They went, didn't they?

Remember

Add a short question tag to check information or invite agreement in conversation.

Quick check

• Find the grammar clue.
• Check the subject and verb form.
• Confirm that the answer fits both structure and meaning.