Question Tags 反意疑問句
Question Tags 反意疑問句
Hello. I'm not sure about the use of "have" in question tags. In the sentence "They had the TV in the lounge" if I want to add a question tag should it be: "They had the TV in the lounge, hadn't they"? Or "They had the TV in the lounge, didn't they"? Are both possible?
Thank you, Francesco
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This week we're asking questions not answering them! We're talking about question tags. These are the small questions that often come at the end of sentences. They are commonly used in speech and there are many rules about the words you use in the tag depending on what has been said.
Question tags are used to check whether something is true or to ask for agreement. The intonation of your voice determines which one that is. If your voice goes up you're asking a real question and if your voice goes down you're asking for agreement.
The train leaves at 3 O'clock, doesn't it?
Join Rob and Feifei as they demonstrate a number of examples in using question tags. See if you can hear these ones:
* It's not far to the airport, is it?
* It won't be ready in time, will it?
* I couldn't borrow some money, could I?
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