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Year 7 English — Question tags

Add the right question tag to a statement — negative after a positive, positive after a negative, using the statement's own helping verb.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.Let us start the game, ____

    • a) do we?
    • b) will we?
    • c) shall we?
    • d) don't we?

  2. 2.Which sentence has its tag right?

    • a) You can drive, can't you?
    • b) You can drive, can you?
    • c) You can drive, don't you?
    • d) You cannot drive, can't you?

  3. 3.Match each statement to its tag.

    • He is your brother,
    • He is not your brother,
    • They will come,
    • They will not come,
    • Let us go,
    • I am right,
    • isn't he?
    • is he?
    • aren't I?
    • won't they?
    • shall we?
    • will they?

  4. 4.Match each statement to its tag.

    • Everyone enjoyed the trip,
    • Nothing was broken,
    • We should leave now,
    • You had forgotten,
    • There is a problem,
    • was it?
    • didn't they?
    • hadn't you?
    • isn't there?
    • shouldn't we?

  5. 5.You are coming to the party, ____

    • a) don't you?
    • b) isn't it?
    • c) aren't you?
    • d) are you?

  6. 6.Sort each word by whether it makes the sentence it sits in count as negative.

    Groups: Makes it count as negative · Leaves it positive

    • nobody
    • always
    • hardly
    • sometimes
    • everybody
    • seldom
    • often
    • never

  7. 7.I am late, ____

    • a) aren't I?
    • b) isn't it?
    • c) am I?
    • d) wasn't I?

  8. 8.She has not seen the film, ____

    • a) does she?
    • b) has she?
    • c) hasn't she?
    • d) did she?

Answer key — Year 7 English — Question tags

  1. 1. c) shall we?
  2. 2. a) You can drive, can't you?
  3. 3. He is your brother, → isn't he?; He is not your brother, → is he?; They will come, → won't they?; They will not come, → will they?; Let us go, → shall we?; I am right, → aren't I?
  4. 4. Everyone enjoyed the trip, → didn't they?; Nothing was broken, → was it?; We should leave now, → shouldn't we?; You had forgotten, → hadn't you?; There is a problem, → isn't there?
  5. 5. c) aren't you?
  6. 6. never → Makes it count as negative; hardly → Makes it count as negative; seldom → Makes it count as negative; nobody → Makes it count as negative; often → Leaves it positive; sometimes → Leaves it positive; everybody → Leaves it positive; always → Leaves it positive
  7. 7. a) aren't I?
  8. 8. b) has she?