TAG QUESTIONS

YOU SPEAK ENGLISH, DON'T YOU?

A tag question is a special construction in English. It is a statement followed by a mini-question.
This structure is often used in Spoken English.

INTONATION

WHEN THE QUESTION GOES UP (a real question)
We use it for confirmation. It means something like: "Am I right?" or "Do you agree?"

WHEN THE QUESTION GOES DOWN.
We use it for making conversation, encouraging someone to carry on talking. We mean: "Talk to me".

Here are some mixed examples:

• But you don't really love her, do you?
• This will work, won't it?
• Well, I couldn't help it, could I?
• But you'll tell me if she calls, won't you?
• We'd never have known, would we?
• The weather's bad, isn't it?
• You won't be late, will you?
• Nobody knows, do they?

The basic structure is:

+ Positive statement,	- negative tag?
Snow is white,	isn't it?
- Negative statement,	+ positive tag?
You don't like me,	do you?

Grammar lesson in You tube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pttjfRa2Udw

Exercises:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pttjfRa2Udw
http://www.better-english.com/grammar/questiontags2.htm

More info and exercises in different tenses:
http://english-zone.com/index.php?ID=110