Exercise 3: question tags

(Practise how to use question tags)

Difficulty: medium (3 of 5)

Select the appropriate question tags (also: question tails). These may appear in the present and past tenses. You need the auxiliary verbs for this.

Example: “Sue didn’t come to your birthday party, _____?”
- A. has she
- B. did she → Correct!
- C. come she

If you still need help with the topic, reread the article on using question tags.

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She has got a nice car, ________?
1. has she
2. doesn’t she
3. hasn’t she
We’ve had a relaxing weekend, ________?
1. didn’t we
2. haven’t we
3. hadn’t we
You weren’t there yesterday, ________?
1. weren’t you
2. have you
3. were you
They bought a new car, ________?
1. didn’t they
2. haven’t they
3. bought they
The tiger is sleeping, ________?
1. does it
2. isn’t it
3. doesn’t it
Tina and her sister always wear the same colors, ________?
1. do they
2. don’t they
3. doesn’t they
My boss wasn’t very happy about my excuse, ________?
1. wasn’t he
2. hasn’t he been
3. was he
Your name sounds Italian, ________?
1. does it
2. doesn’t it
3. does it sound
They’ve put a very tall antenna on the roof of that building, ________?
1. didn’t they
2. did they put
3. haven’t they
All of the students like the teacher, ________?
1. do they
2. don’t they
3. are they

The following exercises and explanations refer to the topic ‘Question tails/tags in English grammar’ and also train your skills: