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| You like it, I gave it to you, Hes upstairs, Youve got a pet, I can borrow it, You have to go, | dont you? didnt I? isnt he? havent you? cant I? dont you? | She doesnt look well, It didnt hurt, They arent Scottish, I havent told you, She mustnt touch it, She doesnt have to go, | does she? did it? are they? have I? must she? does he? |
, Yes No .
You read newspapers, don`t you?
Yes, I do. , .
No, I don`t. , .
You don`t read newspapers, do you?
Yes, I do. , .
No, I don`t. , .
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| 1. It is/ This is | isn`t it? | This is a good flat, isn`t it? |
| 2. There is/ are | isn`t/ aren`t there? | There are two rooms in your flat, aren`t there? |
| 3. I am I am not | aren`t I? am I? | I am right, aren`t I? |
| 4. I used to | didn`t I | He used to eat a lot of sweets, didn`t he? |
| 5. Imperative | Will you/won`t you? | Close the door please, will you/won`t you? Don`t interrupt me, will you? |
| 6. Let`s | shall we? | Let`s forget it, shall we? |
| 7. Let me/him/her,etc | will you/ won`t you? | Let me buy some sweets, will you/won`t you? |
| 8. don`t/ doesn`t won`t | do you?/ does he? will you? | You don`t swim, do you? You won`t be late, will you? |
| 9. I have got | haven`t I | He has got a large house, hasn`t he? |
| 10. You have | don`t you? | You have dinner at 3 o`clock, don`t you? |
| 11.Everyone/ someone/ anyone/ no one | auxiliary verb + they? | Everyone knows about it, don`t they? |
Exercise 1. Ask disjunctive questions.
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Example: There is a plate on the table. - There is a plate on the table, isn`t there?
1. There are no glasses on the table.
2. There are six chairs at the table.
3. There are two forks and knives on the table.
4. There are no young men at table.
5. You have got some new cups.
6. The students are I n the hall.
7. This is a good fountain pen.
8. My father is not at home now.
9. Let`s go to the party tonight.
10. Don`t be late.
11. We could turn down the road.
12. She is perfectly willing to listen to reason.
13. There was no national election last month.
| 1. It isn`t cold, 2. The police caught him 3. You stole it, 4. They won`t tell anyone, 5. It`s Thursday today 6. There`s no proof, 7. You didn`t say that, 8. They should be late, 9. You`ve got two sisters, 10. He`s spoken to her, 11. They aren`t French, 12. Please help me, 13. The`re working hard, 14. He loves you, 15. We`re late, | A) did you? B) isn`t it? C) aren`t we? D).aren`t they? E)didn`t they? F)is it? G)can you? H)doesn`t he? I)didn`t you? J)is there? K)shouldn`t they? L)hasn`t he? M)will they? N)are they? O)haven`t you? |
Exercise 2. Match question tags with the following statements.
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Exercise 3. Inspector Gray has just stopped Harry Nose, a well-known bank robber. Complete his questions and add Harrys answers.
G: Harry Nose! You know me, dont you? H: Yes, I do.
G: This isnt your car, ..? H: ...
G: You stole it, ..? H: .
G: You are not telling me the truth, ..? H: ...
G: Youve just come back from Hull, ..? H: ...
G: And there were two other people with you, ..? H: ...
G: So you dont know anything about the bank robbery there last night, ..?
H: ...
G: And it wasnt you who robbed the bank, ..? H: ...
G: I suppose youve got a good alibi, ..? H: ...
G: What is it then?
H: Well, Inspector. I only came out of prison this morning!
