Question Tags in English

Question tags are short questions at the end of a statement to turn it into a question.

There are some rules with these question tags;

• Use an auxiliary verb + pronoun. Use the same auxiliary verb in the statement.
• If there’s no auxiliary verb, use ‘do/does/did’.
• Use the same verb tense in the statement and question tag.
• Reverse positive and negative. If the statement is positive, use negative question tag. If the statement is negative, use positive question tag.
• Use the same pronoun that matches the statement.
• If the statement starts with ‘let’s’, use ‘shall’ in the question tag.
• For indefinite pronouns (everyone, someone), use ‘they’ in question tag.
• For imperative statements, use ‘will you/would you’.
• For ‘I am’, use ‘aren’t I’ in the question tag.