Syntax

Question tags

Use question tags (with a falling intonation) to check facts. They are made with auxiliary verbs. Use a negative tag with a positive sentence and a positive tag with a negative sentence.

I am ..., aren't I?
She isn't ..., is she?
You were ..., weren't you?
He wasn't ..., was he?

Can

We can ..., can't we?
She couldn't ..., could she?

I do ..., don't I?
She swims ..., doesn't she?
We ate ..., didn't we?
They didn't see ..., did they?

Have

You haven't got ..., have you?
She has eaten ..., hasn't she?

When have is a full verb, use the auxiliary do.

They have dinner, don't they?