Speaking English – Tag Questions – How to express assumptions or comment on a situation
Tag questions are a normal part of everyday English conversation. In this lesson, I teach you how to recognize tag questions, so that you are not confused when you hear one, and how to improve your English conversation skills by using tag questions effectively.
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Tuesday, June 30th 2009
I have working with some american guys and all the time when the guys talk to me, they’re using this tag questions.
Was nice this vídeo.
Thanks
sorry my mistakes
Tuesday, June 30th 2009
I’m back. I got stucked in these 2 questions:
1- I am next, _______? => • aren’t I?
Why i have to use Aren’t ????
2- I am not going to pass the test, _______? = > am I?
For me this one make sense, but the first one, not.!!!!
can you help me ?
I think its just rule and you have to remember it. Its also mentioned in the answer of the quiz:
“In this exception, we use “aren’t” as the negative for “I am.” Remember this!”
Hope it helps,
Thursday, March 11th 2010
yes, that’s right, because it’s a kind of heavy if you said “amn’t I ?”.
however, there’s a exception concerning areas. if you’ve been in Irland or Scotland before, you’ve probably heard people saying: ” amnt’ I ?”, because that is how they use to said there.
Tuesday, June 30th 2009
hi dear sir
i hope u are all fine and doing well
i want to ask you if it is possible to send me some english advance videos to my address.
Thanks in advance
abdullah
Hi abdullah,
Unfortunately, it is not possible to send lessons in advance. They take time to upload to the Internet, and must be edited, which takes some time. The site updates at a steady level, so I hope you will continue to enjoy the lessons provided here.
Monday, November 2nd 2009
sir m MBA student from india… my english speaking is not too good ..what shud i do to imrpove my fluency so that i can go aherad from all class.
Hi Teacher
The lesson was very very interesting, wasn’t it.
Thank you a lots and have a nice day there
Raul
:)
Sunday, July 12th 2009
Thank you for all lessons
I engoyed your method is great,but I have proplem I learn English every day and I forget what I learned because I can’t use English in my country so tell me what should I do ?
Best Wishes
Wednesday, August 5th 2009
If you want to comment on a situation, your voice should go ______ at the end of the tag.=> down….i don’t know this meaning. Please give me example^^. how to need go down and how to need go up?
Monday, August 10th 2009
thanks a lot Mr. Alax
it was great lesson; I got it very good.
but really we need more practice you know like how to speak english fluentelly…
and also we have problem in writing.
thank you again
with success .
Thank you for the information, and I will keep it in mind for future lessons.
Monday, August 10th 2009
Thanks Alex !
The lesson would help me in the exam !
Thanks again !
Wednesday, August 19th 2009
Hi teacher I’m Alex too , by the way you have a pretty name , just a little joke, any way I came here to tell you how I guess important your video,
I had class about TAG QUESTIONS but the teacher just teach something he wasn’t as clean as you. I really think that I learn more with ENGVID than my old school. sorry about this sentence”he wasn’t as clean as you” but I don’t found out another the word better.
thanks for all
like you always say
take care ….
I’m glad you’re enjoying the lessons. Thank you. :)
Wednesday, August 19th 2009
Thanks Alex!
This lesson help me a lot. I can distinguish between rising intonation and getting down intonation in the tag questions.
Thanks a lot.
Thursday, September 3rd 2009
HI ALEX I AM JUNAID.YOUR TEACHING STYLE IS SUPERB,I LIKED SO MUCH.I HAVE LEARNT AND IMPROVED MY ENG GRAMMER SO MUCH THAT I CANT EXPRESS REALLY.THANKS SO MUCH.
Saturday, September 12th 2009
thank yoooooooou
Tuesday, September 15th 2009
Hi
Nice class!!
Very good examples.
Thank you.
Thursday, October 8th 2009
great lesson…I learned a lot from it.. thank you……
Friday, October 23rd 2009
thank you I understand very well and learned a lot things again thank youuuuuuuuuuuu
Friday, October 23rd 2009
Alex please can you explain me again He has a car,doesn’t he? why is not hasn’t he I don’t understand please write me
You use “doesn’t he” in the tag if you’re using the simple present in the first part of the statement, and you are using the base form of a verb. However, if you use the present perfect, you must use “hasn’t he”. Here are some examples of when to use “doesn’t ____”:
He goes to school, doesn’t he?
She swims on Sundays, doesn’t she?
He has a phone, doesn’t he?
We have a test today, don’t we?
Here are some examples of when to use “hasn’t ____”:
He has gone to school, hasn’t he?
She has gone swimming today, hasn’t she?
He has slept, hasn’t he?
We have written a test today, haven’t we?
Wednesday, October 28th 2009
hi this is dipti,i am very poor in english can u help me
great lesson , but i hope explain past simple
Sunday, December 13th 2009
Hi,Elex
I had many English classes and I still have grammar mistakes.this lesson was one of them. Can you explain me why we use aren’t in this example.
I am next aren’t I
Wednesday, December 23rd 2009
hi teacher how are you.
it was great lesson.and i got much information from it.but teacher what should i do to improve my english speaking.and to get fluency in my english.it is very upset situation for me.i have done MBA.please guide me.
Ali
Hi Ali,
To obtain fluency in any language you must use it every day. It also helps if you are in an environment where the language is always being spoken. Listen to radio, watch TV, read books, and try to have conversations in English as well. You can even begin a daily journal where you only write in English.
Wednesday, December 30th 2009
Awsome..
thank you verymuch