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.
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
Rey
I agree with you Rey;tag questions are more frequently used in spoken English rather than in written language. I think, it is because they help you to communicate your ideas with ease in informal contexts.
Bye for now.
Regino
Iam= Aren’t I
kotoz
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 ?
Rey
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,
Attitude.first
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.
Moh
thank youuuu
i was really in trouble with these sentences
isleeem
I have the same question from Rey: I’m back. I got stucked in these 2 questions:
1- I am next, _______? => • aren’t I?
Why i have to use Aren’t ????
can you help me ?
polypalma
When the statement is affirmative, the tag is negative. When the statement is negative, the tag is affirmative. Use the same verb or modal in the tag question as in the main statement. In order to explain this more deeply, I’m going to give you some examples, extracted from my English learning method (Pearson Edition). For instance: I’m presenting my report at 2:00, aren’t I? However, I’ve had the curiousity to extent this grammar use and form, and I found that the correct response is: I’m presenting my report at 2:00, am I not? Turns out that this negative tag is very formal and accurate English, is the one that we’re supposed to use, but we don’t. Neither the learners, nor the americans. Notwithstanding, both of them can be used and it is correct.
Cheers,
AlejandroGutz
By the way, there’s two forms to pronunciate this grammar form. 1) Rising intonation usually indicates that the speaker is confirming the correctness of information. For instance: People use first names here, don’t they? –> Rising, quite strong and fast.
2) Falling intonation usually indicates that the speaker expects the listener to agree. For instance: People use first names here, don’t they? <— Falling, quite smoothly.
AlejandroGutz
Sorry! There are***
AlejandroGutz
“there are” in which part?
Lucas Homan
yeah i have the same question why do we use aren’t I ? and not amn’t I ? I’am confused
Timaa
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
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.
Alex
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.
harry
مرحبة عبد الله انا علاء من فلسطين ممكن ممكن تبعتلي رسالة على هاض الايميل .ala_ardah@yahoo.com
alaa
Hi Teacher
The lesson was very very interesting, wasn’t it.
Thank you a lots and have a nice day there
Raul
raul
:)
ktugran
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
mohd
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?
bevis
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 .
Malika
Thank you for the information, and I will keep it in mind for future lessons.
Alex
Thanks Alex !
The lesson would help me in the exam !
Thanks again !
Rommel
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 ….
alexskimp
I’m glad you’re enjoying the lessons. Thank you. :)
Alex
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.
Hanh
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.
JUNAID
thank yoooooooou
neweng_26
Hi
Nice class!!
Very good examples.
Thank you.
Cesar
great lesson…I learned a lot from it.. thank you……
love1986
thank you I understand very well and learned a lot things again thank youuuuuuuuuuuu
edona
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
edona
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?
Alex
hi Alex ! thanx a lot
drmkayum
hi this is dipti,i am very poor in english can u help me
parashar
great lesson , but i hope explain past simple
monti
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
asha haji
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
great_wishm
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.
Alex
thanx Alex for the useful information
rahul
Awsome..
thank you verymuch
ankit
i am from Viet nam, thank you
uyquan
Thank you Alex .
Pavoreal
thank you so much……………
Manar
Thank you for your good lesson.
modaway
Thank you very much Alex.
It is a good one,isn’t it?
gudwill
Thanks a lot.
May I ask you something?
Could you close the window next time?
Thank you your great video lesson. Thank, your work. Thank you.
svejk88
hi Alex your the beast one i really like your lesson can you tell me why we use dosen’t he and can’t use have’nt ?
pek
thank u very much
sara
I am enjoying the lessons so much.
Thanks a lot.
Neelam777
thank you so much
batatam
Thahx a lot alex
happy
thank you v much .
but how to speak english fluently???
ayman
Hi teacher, I am from Viet Nam. This is the frist time I join this class. It is very exciting and useful. Have you been in Viet Nam? I mean teaching in Viet Nam? If only you have a class in Viet Nam.
Oanh
thank you. i undestand lesson.
tuya
Thanks Alex about the wonderful lesson . But
I have a question if you don’t mind .
what if the sentence begin with imparative verbs e.g : open the door , ……………..?
and if the sentence start with negative e.g:
Don’t get out, …………………?
or let’s go out , ……………….?
Please give the answers.
I’d be appreciated.
mohd
I think you misspelled a word.
It should be Vietnam, not “Viet Nam”.
RanchCowboy
“Viet Nam” is the more modern spelling that the people of that country now use.
engVid
Alex, i just want to comment that you made this lesson VERY CONFUSING!!!!
I don’t mean to be rude or anything but to me it is very confusing.
Steve
Thank you Alex you are a very good teacher!!!! SO TALENTED ..congratulation!!!
muack
cecy
hello,
sir, i couldn’t understand the exception in sentence no. 6.will you explain it to me.well, i like this.
Deepika
i like this video.thnx
deepti
Hi Alex,
Really, you are doing very good job for all of us who infact sincere to learn/understand the englihs but meantime, I would request you to please confirm if there is any opportunity to
online chat or communicate with you and other teachers as well.
Awating your reply in order to take next step and determine further just for improve my english which is really compulsory in this era.
One more thing, could you assist to get the lesson from very beggining, in other words, lesson in sequence from beggining to ending.
Thanks & regards
Fazal
Fazal Anwer
Its great learning system.. i love it..
Sherry
Hi alex, thanks for your useful lesson.i basically understand tag question but last week i did a test that was vey confusing.Here they are:
I believe he has given up smoking/(isn’t he?)(don’t i?)(hasn’t he?)
So you think he’ll be back before november?(shall he?)(will he?)(do you?)
Now is hardly the time to tell me you didnt need a test at all(did you?)(is it?)(isn’t it?)
So, which one should i choose? and because what?
cuongcanon
thanks, your class was really clear.
Paulo
Dear Alex:
thanks a lot for the lesson. I hope next time you give us Rhythm and intonation
thanks again
Roba
Thanks teacher ,have a good night
Marwa
Sir Alex your lessons are very useful for my studies & I hope you’ll do more lessons for us. I think you are the best. Tank you very much for your teaching. Have a brilliant future..!! Thanx again.
Sampath
dear sir,you doing really a great job.i have one question will you please explain idioms. hope so you will help me in this,because teacher does not explain like you.thak you so much.
sana form pakistan
Thank you.
bilal83
Alex, I think some thing is wrong with question 6. It says
” I am next……?
when I chose the answer of ” Amn’t I,” it says I am wrong, and gives me ” Aren’t I” as a right answer.
H.O
“Amn’t I” does not exist in the English language. When you use a tag question that uses the subject “I,” you must follow it with “aren’t I?” It’s a bit of an exception.
Alex
could you please explain for me why “aren’t I” is right and my answer is wrong.
H.O
hi ms alexe you are good becouse your lessons very interesting but i have problem in enghiche please tell me how to speak enghlich thank you i wish more
kamal rahimi
Teachers are 3 category. 1.Born to be a teacher.2.Created to be a teacher. 3.Name to be a teacher. You are first category.
Indi
Thank you very much for your kind words.
Alex
Exactly!
Thank you, Alex!
yankhonskiy
Thank you for your good lesson.
Ludmila
hiiiiiiiiiii
very nice lesson, my eng is very week kinly gve me suggestion to improve it thx
sajid
Think you for your lessons!I wish God to save Engvid for every centuary!I am in obligation to thank you all the engvid staff for all the updated lessons.Now I realise that I can not neglict any lessons given by Engvid,I will listen to them very closely!I am so happy to learn to Engvid.
cibalomza
really I am so glade to learn English with you even the comment has check spelling and grammar
a big great to you
hoda
Thanks Alex for your great teaching.
bhaskarbtv
Very nice exam i much more understand the lesson thanks a lot sir Alex and to all EngVid family
Ryan
Now I can understand question tag,thank you Mr. Alex.
sumanchandra
I love this lesson, it’s good for me. Thank you,Alex.
rozy
Hi alex thank you for lesson it’s good for me becouse i don’t have time for to go to school i lived in Canada only one year can you help me about speaking and writing
phosavanh
Thanks a lot for this kindly tell me how to improve my english.
Burhan
What is the tag for the sentence- I know you did the work, ……?
Md. Hasan
Interesting question. To me, the first response is “I know you did the work, don’t I?”
“I know you did the work, didn’t you?” doesn’t make grammatical sense, because the subject is “I” and not “you.”
Thanks for the great example!
Alex
Hi Alex,
Will you please let me know about, where should I use Noun,Adverb and Adjective in the sentences
with suitable examples..
Mahesh Katkam
hi teacher Alex it is wenderful teaching thanku
meseret
thank you so much
sombritas7
thanks!<3
mayra
Hi teacher
I’m Brahim frome Mauritania. I’m a bignner but the lesson was very itesting and easy to understand.
Brahim Ally
As u suggested us to watch tv which channel would u perfer to watch
mujaheer
guys thank you so much your team is great see you in the next class
ALAIN
thanks alex you r rockzz man i got it it’s such a gret lesson
bilal_tollar
i like this lesson
vuivuivuiquab0
Hello Alex,
I’m Lan Bui, a Vietnamese. I have just seen your lesson about tag question.My notes is at our voice must down at end of tag. Could you please to teach about intonation of any sentenses (WH-question,Yes/no questions, sentenses with so many clauses,..)?
Thank you very much,
Lan Bui
lanbui
hi lan:
the intonation of tag questions
use rising intonation when you’re not sure if the listener will agree,and you expect an answer
and
use falling intonation when you think the listener will agree.
emad1968
@emad1968:
Thank you for your answers.
Lan Bui
you’re welcome friend
emad1968
Hello Sir Alex,
i have watchd many of the lessons regarding the madals, but i m still havng problem in can,could, will, would. Especially, could and would which are past, but i have noticed they r used as present also, so plz clearify me in a good way and describe it in all the aspects.
Thank you.
Feroz Baloch
hello alexx
how are you im fine im your fans i like you man you are the best and friendly best wishes for you from uzbekistan qobuljon
QOBILJON
Dear Alex
As always your lessons have been very nice and useful. My English teachers have never said that there is difference in the ending intonation between assumption and comment.
Thank you!
clarice2011
Hi Mr. Alex, almost everyday my curious pushes me up to open your lesson. Honestly I say that your lesson is very interesting and even make me obtain my want to master English lesson, pronunciation, and so on. I am even now is trying to listen the sound those native speaker like you are saying.
Thank you teacher Alex.
Now I can ask tag guestions, cant I? Yes I can.
urangoo
Hi!Alex,your speaking style is very good.I learned this lesson was very good. thanks.
sanima
you have to say i learned the lesson or this lesson very good
or have to say i was learning the lesson very good when you started
emad1968
Hi! alex, thank you very for posting this kind of lesson. It helps me a lot …
I hope you would post a new lesson soon …
nen
thanks a lot for helping me.you’re great……………..i like it.
allan
Mr Alex, your lesson are the great one. I really admire your work, you are really doing great job. I am learning englsih, aren’t I?
My best wishes to you and engvid team.
Raghuwanshi
hi alex! i have a question for u. please tell me about tag question
present possessive always have “do or does” in tag question or can we also use “has or have” in it? please info me about these.
pawan
I’m not sure that I fully understand your question. Are you asking about present progressive sentences?
“They’re seeing a movie later, aren’t they?”
Or you might be asking about do/does and has/have.
You have seen the movie, haven’t you?
You have a dog, don’t you?
Use “have” when the sentence is present perfect, and “do” if it’s in the simple tense.
Alex
Hello Alex, would you light my mind about using have in the tag questions. I understand that I use have if the sentense is in present perfect, so can I use have if the sentence is in past perfect ? for example: You had seen the movie, hadn’t you ? Is it correct ? Thanks for your reply…
mino681
Sorry I have few questions to you Alex, it’s about tag questions. If I use let in the question,I use shall in the tag ! for example: Let’s go out, shall we ? Let’s not go out, shan’t we ? are they correct ?? If I use imperative form, the tag is always positive with will, for example: Don’t forget, will you ? negative question and positive tag… Stop that noise, will you ? positve question and positive tag…Are they correct or wrong !!! I need your help, many thanks
mino681
Hi again Alex, I promise it’s my last one question for today ! lol ! I come back to you about tag questions, would you like advise me about using let, I use let in the question and shall in the tag, for example: let me know now, shan’t you ? or shan’t I ? I’m affraid that is wrong or the worst that doesn’t exist in English language !!! All the best to you !
mino681
dear alex
Thank you for all lessons
i like this lesson
Sohrab KL
sohrab
maybe i was on little confusing , but it’s officially good ^___^ Thanks!
angelo
I always wanted to speak English.But i did’t get the right way to speak English Language. today i think i got the right way to speak English with confidence.
bhoom4u
thanks very much for given exercises to do and I did too fast so I had a few mistakes, sorry about that ! anyway..I’ll continue to do your given exercises and watch videos on your website.
Amphon
OH, I completely forgot you’re a good teacher :D
Amphon
I study with you every day, I have watched all your lessons and I´m very happy your are a very good teacher congratulations and thank you so much from spain, I´m your fan
maria paz alvarez
from spain thank you great teacher
maria paz alvarez
Thank a lot teacher you are great .
It is really beneficial lesson.
Maryam
hi alex i m still waiting for ur reply.
tariq
87,50% One incorrect answer…(
Thank you for these knowledge and for the quiz!
Any Russia
hi sir thank you for this interesting lesson
would you please explain again the example I know you did the work, ……? i haven’t understood why the subject is I and not you
selma
i think because (i) whom done the action of knowing
emad1968
when i can use ( these /those /they or their ) on tag question?
emad1968
dear teacher Alex:
I appreciate your effort in education and grateful to you for your patience in our questions to you
And
I hope that your chest expands to our questions and our proposal together
sir /
your answer took a lot of time, didn’t you ?
we are students and need the answer as soon as possible for learning sir
Thanks a lot for your lessons because i found them very very useful and and i am Nominated your site to my friends
and thanks a lot
emad1968
What’s the rule when the verb is in the past?
Example:
He had a car,________?
Thanks a lot.
guerreiro
i think the correct answer is
(didn’t he)
because it means
he did have a car
emad1968
gooooooooooooooooooooood teacher
samire
hi sir Alex :)
Thank you for this lesson. But please could you tell me how to answer a “tag question”? I’m so confused :(
Please please explain Sir Alex..Thanks a lot!
Johanna
A tag question is basically a ‘yes/no’ question, so you can answer it like any other question of this type.
“It’s hot today, isn’t it?”
“Yeah, it is. I can’t breathe outside!”
Alex
ohh okay :)
Thank you for the answer Sir Alex! :) You’re such a kind and great teacher!!! More power!!!!
Johanna fr. Philippines! :)
Johanna
thanks
mashuab91
Thank you Alex
trabzon61
Lots of tx.
Iam,aren’t I?
Whats the Qtag of ” I was ” plz ?!
Is” wasn’t I ” correct??
fatiima
Fatima,
That’s correct.
Alex
Tx in advance,
But d other problem of mine is with this sentense:( Thats the guy who was on TV,……? a.isnt that b.isnt it
This is exactly the one which I’ve got fron the net n the answer was:(isnt it),
N I wanna know whats the problem with
“isnt that”?!
As we know “auxiliary+pronoun” make Qtag,
N the question is: isnt “that” here as a pronoune??????!!!!!!!!
In fact Im mixed up in.
fatiima
hi Alex.I want you please to show me the to teach prediction using will
mina
hello dear teacher Alex, i guess you´re the best teacher i´ve ever met before, i think you all 7 you are in the first posicion teaching english. you make feel like a baby when is learning whatever language.. i would like you would be my friend on skype or facebook. can you? bye bye. see you next time
nathanael
i want to learning english language
abdulahi
my question is that in first tag you wrote. that is henry’s car, isn’t it why? why not isn’t that ? please give me answer please
Suleman
Hi sir, you are the man man who has made me a great English speaker i am learning and teaching English in Pakistan but i have small question with your video in first sentence you wrote,That is Henry’s car,inst it.why not isn’t that? please give me answer…
slimslaman
you haven’t answered me alex thx
mina
i like your teaching, Alex.
slimslaman
THANK YOU ILIKE YOUR WAY IN TEACHING
kader
i haven’t got your answer dear
slimslaman
Hi Alex .
Thank’s a lot for the info
Leya Sabin
Alex, I love you!
You know this tag questions drive me crazy, I’m so glad to see your videos again. I would like to know if you can recommend me more videos or information related to this subject. And other thing that I would like to find here is all about the pronunciation of the abbreviations of “would” with the different times you know what I mean? I still cannot understand when people talk to me using this abbreviation words. Hope you can help me. Thank you so much! :)
idorrough68
i wanna be a English raper but it’s necessary to speak English well so here i am improving my English…….thanks a lot Alex my dear.
salman
I think you want to be a raPPer. A raper is something else. But neither is very good.
engVid
thank yew very much ?
i love your site much more than me.
slimslaman
All of you deserve lots of compliments.
Thanks thanks thanks,
I am going to throw away all grammer books in my library,
Seeing,earing,repeating are most important way to leanr a language and you present it to us.What can I say more:)
Safak Erman
what will be the tags of “Thank you.” and “Many a student attended the class.” ?
sabuj
Ohhhhh!!! I love this lesson,now i know how to use the right tag questions:)funny but true and yes i do! THANK YOU DEAR ALEX!!!
jeramae
thanks a lot.interesting lesson. good job.
ia23
Hi Alex, Tag questions weren’t clear in my mind before, now I can say that I understand all rules about that grace of you. All of your courses are interesting. Many thanks
mino681
Is this sentence correct?
Let’s not go out, shall we? or shan’t we?
Mojtaba Arjomandi
thanks
vibha
Help, please
How can you answer this tag question.
You must drive your parents to the airport, ___________ _________ ?
Thank you,
zahra68
Whats wrong with this sentence?
Pedro and Ana has heard the news on the radio, haven’t they?
I was confused,
zahra68
Thanks so much for your lesson. it’s very helpful for me. please help mewith this question ” He needs to go now, _________? (doesn’t he? or needn’t he?)
bui gia han
Hi teacher, its a very good English learning method I was looking for it but I didn’t find any where, know I am learning from this site witch is very good. Thank a lots.
Gohar alikhan
Hi teacher, its a very good English learning method I was looking for it but I didn’t find any where, know I am learning from this site witch is very good. Thank a lots.
Gohar alikhan
Teachers !when i want to watch video about any lesson. i got the message “this video currently unavailable”. what should i do for watching?
zohra
Thank you so much
Ivan
thanks Alex, It is good to know the difference in entonation when you ask for information or comment on
a situation, God bless you, greetings from Ecuador
Ana
first , i wanna thank u for making me be familiar with taq question, bcz i havent known it well befor thanks for urhelping
have anice day for u myteacher alex
abdulqadr
I am next, _______?
aren’t I?
amn’t I?
Thank you Alex, but I couldn’t understand this one, as I clicked amn’t I?,
but the right answer was ‘aren’t I?’
ghazala zafar
hello miss !
my question is how can I get big vocabilary ? for discussing with the others because I have to pronounce it very well to do my final project in the univercity . I need your opinion
Youcef GRAINAT
Hi Mr.Alex thank you for all your lessons ,we really benefit from your lessons ..
Many thanks for you .
Audai Thamir
thank you so match Mr. Alex thank to all of the teachers . this website is really good .
i am glad that i can learn English by this way . Thanks a lot
goran
I am sorry for that i write (match) instead (much) . is easy for me to make a mistake . thank you Mr. Alex
goran
Thank you so much for your lessons.
Anh
very nice alex
emad elkhateeb
I’ am next,aren’t I?not sound right.
Cuong ta
Hi Alex. I am from Viet Nam. I was so surprised when I saw Viet Nam in your example. Why did you choose Viet Nam for the example.
tungnt
Τhanks for your lesson.I am beginner .Can we do alaive speaking practice here?
katerinapas1
Nice lesson, so helpful. Thanks a million :)
isaac22
Interesting! That was really useful in every day conversation. Thank you very much. You’re the best! Keep going! :-)
Francesca
Are there any differences with the word right?Please explain!
iwan
How would it be if you use willing to. You willing to buy clothes , won’t you ?
Is that correct? why he always ask question. I wanna reject the tag question.
It could be I am sorry or I am affraid .
Dan
i am happy to see such tag questions test.
really it is very for english learner
REZAUL KARIM
sir would explain that”what is adverb”
munsifali
sir
would you please what is the differences between verbs & adverbs, Noun & Pronoun, adjectives please give me to the answers
Masthan vali Tadipatri
I like this lesson , I would like to improve my English quickly
Thanks ,Alex
Munyah
I got stucked in these 2 questions:
1- I am next, _______? => • aren’t I?
Why i have to use Aren’t inspite of am i ????
2- Mr Edwards has a guitar? =>. doesn’t he?
why u have use doesn’t inspite of hasn’t he????
avtarsingh231us
If the statement is positive, the tag has to be negative.
“I am next, aren’t I?” (“I am” is negative, so you need the negative in the tag)
For your second question, your sentence is in the present simple form.
“Mr. Edwards has a guitar.”
What’s the oppositve of this sentence? “Mr. Edwards doesn’t have a guitar.” We never say “Mr. Edwards hasn’t a guitar.”
Knowing that, the auxiliary you need is “doesn’t,” and not “hasn’t.”
I hope this helps!
Alex
thank you sir alex
avtarsingh231us
Hi Alex,
U said that ” He has a car” is present simple. But u know that “has” is only used in perfect tense. Could u plz explain?
Ihsan
“Has” is not only used in present perfect. You can also use it to talk about possession in the past, present, or future.
“I had a pet fish when I was a kid.”
“I have an iPhone.”
“I’ll have a house when I’m older.”
Alex
Well,thank you.
Ihsan
Hi,
I have a question about “shall”. I saw there were questions without answer. So when to use shall/shan’t in question tag?
Marci
Hi, what is the tag of this sentence:
i’m not too old to run,…………?
…is (too…to) negative…so is it right to give affirmative tag.in the above sentence?
….thanks in advance.
amer
Sir, my biggest problem is my English speaking ability …i mean i know the grammar but i can’t speak and i have no body to practice English speaking . Could you give some tips , how can i improve my speaking ?
saleemkane
I have not understanded well the tag question 6, why we should use “aren’t I” by the negative form for I am next?
wilson1lima
Hi Alex,
Thank you so much for your lesson, especially, the last example: Yes, I am from Vietnam.
I am look forward to hearing from you again.
Best regards,
Tam
ntntam
Alex, you are super!!!
slavena123
Thank you very much for your very clear explanation.
frantiskacj
i have done this exercise.i got 6 out off 8.i am very happy.but i have 1 doubt.why we change i am change into are not.please help me
dorin
According the quizz it’s an exception in the grammar rules. That question was tricky to me.
sgmmm
Thank you, teacher Alex
bummia
Hallo Alex, I know you have already explained it but i still do not understand why “the negative” to “I am” is “aren’t I” ….. not “amn’t I” – does this form exist at all? or it is just an exception and the form “AMN’T I” isn’t used – it simply does not exist …
pawrum5858
hello sir,thank you so much it was an intersting lesson, wasn’t it?
kaouthar
About No.6…
I’ve thought that “am” negative form was “ain’t” though…. So I was confused because it didn’t have my answer. I see…”aren’t” is correct, isn’t it?
Thank you for your lesson :)
Happy04
I understand Q.7. Although it’s conpused to international students, native speakers use like that, so we’d better memorise that kind of expresion.
It’s like “If I were you…”, not “If I was you,…”.
Matilda03
Sorry for my grammar mistake. -_-;;
It’s conpusing to international students.
Matilda03
Please could you explain if I could use “right” or “huh” in these tag questions?
KHINE SOE SHEIN
thank you so much, I come from Viet Nam :)
BaoChau
Thanks for your helpful lessons Alex.
If you guys want to improve your speaking you can add me on skype and we can talk!
My skype ID is:yucel143
YucelSv
The tag question, very usefull idiom, thanks Alex
moezbesbes
thank very much it id really helpful
abouyacine45
Thank you teacher Alex,this lesson is very important,for me,may be others to. so that to make it clear I hope you will repeat one day.Thanks a lot.
Enkutatash
Great Alex!
AlessandroItaly
Hi,Alex!. Glad to meet you.Thank you for the good lesson! But I have one misunderstanding by poin 5. I’m tall. Aren’t I.- I think,It must be true.
With best wishes.
GenVikHitr
Alex. You are a good teacher. Aren`t you?
joseguillermo11
Thank you,Alex!I is very good lesson, especially examples!
GenVikHitr
perfect score
ann ann
Thank u,Alex!
G.Farida
I am next, am i not? can it be used this way, can’t it?
Amankhaira
thank you
Vivimi
8/8, i have not understuud a rule and answer a quiz with intuition, will see video one more time
tacagero
understood*, the video*
tacagero
Hi Alex,
The bag is too heavy to lift, isn’t it?
Why can’t we say ” is it? ”
as it means ” Someone can’t lift the bag.”
as well as ( never, hardly )
Abdallah HAddad
Hi, Alex. Explain me please this point. In the results of the quiz “aren’t I?” was like correct answer.
There is verb “be” in the simple present and positive form here. I was sure that I need to
I am next, _______?
aren’t I?
amn’t I?
don’t I?
can’t I?
Lorina
SORRY, PRESS BUTTON “SEND” by accident :)))
Hi, Alex. Explain me please this point in the task – “I am next, _______?”
Here is full list of answers:
aren’t I?
amn’t I?
don’t I?
can’t I?
In the results of the quiz “aren’t I?” was marked like correct answer.
There is verb “be” in the simple present and positive form here. I was sure that I need to choose version “Am I not”.
Why it is so?
Lorina
thanks a lot because this lesson is very practicable for conversation,isn’t it ?I think I can use it in the future,aren’t I?I am so weak in English,am I not ?but you have learnt something to me,haven’t you ?this comment isn’t true,is it ? I can’t learn English,can I? I want to someone help me to improve my English writing and say my mistake my email is majideshghi.90engvid.com
The 5th description says, “You’re means you’re.” The S at the end of “mean” a bit confused me.
But I guess the “You’re” is act like a third person, so
The word of “you’re” means…
I am right, aren’t I? (voice goes up) :)
Atlaimond
“You’re” is acting like a tird person in this case.
Atlaimond
Always smashing all the questions 100%. I enjoyed Your lecture. Thank you so much.
ezesunday
100% It is a simple lesson and a good one by you Alex, you are welcome to Tunisia, I’ll invite you
moezbesbes
thank you teacher Big hug from Colombia are you happy, arent you?
milenizar1
is there anyone, who want to speak english?
vachegevorgyan
Very useful lesson.Thanks.
zigmund
The lesson as peace of cake,isn’t it?
good Mr Alex
alharth
Thanks!
shihai182
I enjoyed the lesson,didn’t I?
Sozana
what about how we answer if i want to confirm the information or not??
ataala
Thanks a lot Mr. Alex.
Alex-1956
Thanks a lot Alex.
Taha21
I foundi it in a book: “Let’s go out, shall we?”
Why this kind of Question Tag?
mammadidamiano2006
he’s rude. Doesn’t he
Is this correct?
Waleed jan2341
Hi Alex, you are the best English teacher that I have seen yet.i answered the test but one of them was incorrect, actually I didn’t get it how we use up or down at the end of question? Give me a hand please
Saint mary
I watched this video twice on June 11, 2021, and took the quiz after watching it once. I got seven correct out of 8.
ergn
Alex, thanks a lot, wonderful explanation!!
jairoeli
6/8
mine date 28/10/21 from Kazakhstan
best regards,Alex
Jannyl
Who cares, don’t they?- Is it possible/ correct
Md. Nazir Hossain Uzzal
Thank you. :)
Natrada007
Hi and thanks.
But they didn’t say anything about “aren’t I?” in the video!
ghmaxiron
Thank you for your video’s. I learn the tag question, that’s great
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263 COMMENTS
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
I agree with you Rey;tag questions are more frequently used in spoken English rather than in written language. I think, it is because they help you to communicate your ideas with ease in informal contexts.
Bye for now.
Iam= Aren’t I
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,
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.
thank youuuu
i was really in trouble with these sentences
I have the same question from Rey: I’m back. I got stucked in these 2 questions:
1- I am next, _______? => • aren’t I?
Why i have to use Aren’t ????
can you help me ?
When the statement is affirmative, the tag is negative. When the statement is negative, the tag is affirmative. Use the same verb or modal in the tag question as in the main statement. In order to explain this more deeply, I’m going to give you some examples, extracted from my English learning method (Pearson Edition). For instance: I’m presenting my report at 2:00, aren’t I? However, I’ve had the curiousity to extent this grammar use and form, and I found that the correct response is: I’m presenting my report at 2:00, am I not? Turns out that this negative tag is very formal and accurate English, is the one that we’re supposed to use, but we don’t. Neither the learners, nor the americans. Notwithstanding, both of them can be used and it is correct.
Cheers,
By the way, there’s two forms to pronunciate this grammar form. 1) Rising intonation usually indicates that the speaker is confirming the correctness of information. For instance: People use first names here, don’t they? –> Rising, quite strong and fast.
2) Falling intonation usually indicates that the speaker expects the listener to agree. For instance: People use first names here, don’t they? <— Falling, quite smoothly.
Sorry! There are***
“there are” in which part?
yeah i have the same question why do we use aren’t I ? and not amn’t I ? I’am confused
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.
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.
مرحبة عبد الله انا علاء من فلسطين ممكن ممكن تبعتلي رسالة على هاض الايميل .ala_ardah@yahoo.com
Hi Teacher
The lesson was very very interesting, wasn’t it.
Thank you a lots and have a nice day there
Raul
:)
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
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?
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.
Thanks Alex !
The lesson would help me in the exam !
Thanks again !
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. :)
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.
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.
thank yoooooooou
Hi
Nice class!!
Very good examples.
Thank you.
great lesson…I learned a lot from it.. thank you……
thank you I understand very well and learned a lot things again thank youuuuuuuuuuuu
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?
hi Alex ! thanx a lot
hi this is dipti,i am very poor in english can u help me
great lesson , but i hope explain past simple
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
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.
thanx Alex for the useful information
Awsome..
thank you verymuch
i am from Viet nam, thank you
Thank you Alex .
thank you so much……………
Thank you for your good lesson.
Thank you very much Alex.
It is a good one,isn’t it?
Thanks a lot.
May I ask you something?
Could you close the window next time?
Thank you your great video lesson. Thank, your work. Thank you.
hi Alex your the beast one i really like your lesson can you tell me why we use dosen’t he and can’t use have’nt ?
thank u very much
I am enjoying the lessons so much.
Thanks a lot.
thank you so much
Thahx a lot alex
thank you v much .
but how to speak english fluently???
Hi teacher, I am from Viet Nam. This is the frist time I join this class. It is very exciting and useful. Have you been in Viet Nam? I mean teaching in Viet Nam? If only you have a class in Viet Nam.
thank you. i undestand lesson.
Thanks Alex about the wonderful lesson . But
I have a question if you don’t mind .
what if the sentence begin with imparative verbs e.g : open the door , ……………..?
and if the sentence start with negative e.g:
Don’t get out, …………………?
or let’s go out , ……………….?
Please give the answers.
I’d be appreciated.
I think you misspelled a word.
It should be Vietnam, not “Viet Nam”.
“Viet Nam” is the more modern spelling that the people of that country now use.
Alex, i just want to comment that you made this lesson VERY CONFUSING!!!!
I don’t mean to be rude or anything but to me it is very confusing.
Thank you Alex you are a very good teacher!!!! SO TALENTED ..congratulation!!!
muack
hello,
sir, i couldn’t understand the exception in sentence no. 6.will you explain it to me.well, i like this.
i like this video.thnx
Hi Alex,
Really, you are doing very good job for all of us who infact sincere to learn/understand the englihs but meantime, I would request you to please confirm if there is any opportunity to
online chat or communicate with you and other teachers as well.
Awating your reply in order to take next step and determine further just for improve my english which is really compulsory in this era.
One more thing, could you assist to get the lesson from very beggining, in other words, lesson in sequence from beggining to ending.
Thanks & regards
Fazal
Its great learning system.. i love it..
Hi alex, thanks for your useful lesson.i basically understand tag question but last week i did a test that was vey confusing.Here they are:
I believe he has given up smoking/(isn’t he?)(don’t i?)(hasn’t he?)
So you think he’ll be back before november?(shall he?)(will he?)(do you?)
Now is hardly the time to tell me you didnt need a test at all(did you?)(is it?)(isn’t it?)
So, which one should i choose? and because what?
thanks, your class was really clear.
Dear Alex:
thanks a lot for the lesson. I hope next time you give us Rhythm and intonation
thanks again
Thanks teacher ,have a good night
Sir Alex your lessons are very useful for my studies & I hope you’ll do more lessons for us. I think you are the best. Tank you very much for your teaching. Have a brilliant future..!! Thanx again.
dear sir,you doing really a great job.i have one question will you please explain idioms. hope so you will help me in this,because teacher does not explain like you.thak you so much.
Thank you.
Alex, I think some thing is wrong with question 6. It says
” I am next……?
when I chose the answer of ” Amn’t I,” it says I am wrong, and gives me ” Aren’t I” as a right answer.
“Amn’t I” does not exist in the English language. When you use a tag question that uses the subject “I,” you must follow it with “aren’t I?” It’s a bit of an exception.
could you please explain for me why “aren’t I” is right and my answer is wrong.
hi ms alexe you are good becouse your lessons very interesting but i have problem in enghiche please tell me how to speak enghlich thank you i wish more
Teachers are 3 category. 1.Born to be a teacher.2.Created to be a teacher. 3.Name to be a teacher. You are first category.
Thank you very much for your kind words.
Exactly!
Thank you, Alex!
Thank you for your good lesson.
hiiiiiiiiiii
very nice lesson, my eng is very week kinly gve me suggestion to improve it thx
Think you for your lessons!I wish God to save Engvid for every centuary!I am in obligation to thank you all the engvid staff for all the updated lessons.Now I realise that I can not neglict any lessons given by Engvid,I will listen to them very closely!I am so happy to learn to Engvid.
really I am so glade to learn English with you even the comment has check spelling and grammar
a big great to you
Thanks Alex for your great teaching.
Very nice exam i much more understand the lesson thanks a lot sir Alex and to all EngVid family
Now I can understand question tag,thank you Mr. Alex.
I love this lesson, it’s good for me. Thank you,Alex.
Hi alex thank you for lesson it’s good for me becouse i don’t have time for to go to school i lived in Canada only one year can you help me about speaking and writing
Thanks a lot for this kindly tell me how to improve my english.
What is the tag for the sentence- I know you did the work, ……?
Interesting question. To me, the first response is “I know you did the work, don’t I?”
“I know you did the work, didn’t you?” doesn’t make grammatical sense, because the subject is “I” and not “you.”
Thanks for the great example!
Hi Alex,
Will you please let me know about, where should I use Noun,Adverb and Adjective in the sentences
with suitable examples..
hi teacher Alex it is wenderful teaching thanku
thank you so much
thanks!<3
Hi teacher
I’m Brahim frome Mauritania. I’m a bignner but the lesson was very itesting and easy to understand.
As u suggested us to watch tv which channel would u perfer to watch
guys thank you so much your team is great see you in the next class
thanks alex you r rockzz man i got it it’s such a gret lesson
i like this lesson
Hello Alex,
I’m Lan Bui, a Vietnamese. I have just seen your lesson about tag question.My notes is at our voice must down at end of tag. Could you please to teach about intonation of any sentenses (WH-question,Yes/no questions, sentenses with so many clauses,..)?
Thank you very much,
Lan Bui
hi lan:
the intonation of tag questions
use rising intonation when you’re not sure if the listener will agree,and you expect an answer
and
use falling intonation when you think the listener will agree.
@emad1968:
Thank you for your answers.
you’re welcome friend
Hello Sir Alex,
i have watchd many of the lessons regarding the madals, but i m still havng problem in can,could, will, would. Especially, could and would which are past, but i have noticed they r used as present also, so plz clearify me in a good way and describe it in all the aspects.
Thank you.
hello alexx
how are you im fine im your fans i like you man you are the best and friendly best wishes for you from uzbekistan qobuljon
Dear Alex
As always your lessons have been very nice and useful. My English teachers have never said that there is difference in the ending intonation between assumption and comment.
Thank you!
Hi Mr. Alex, almost everyday my curious pushes me up to open your lesson. Honestly I say that your lesson is very interesting and even make me obtain my want to master English lesson, pronunciation, and so on. I am even now is trying to listen the sound those native speaker like you are saying.
so nice test for me . I,m so happy now.
soooooooooooo nice ……..
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Thank you alx we watch you from saudi arabia
Thank you teacher Alex.
Now I can ask tag guestions, cant I? Yes I can.
Hi!Alex,your speaking style is very good.I learned this lesson was very good. thanks.
you have to say i learned the lesson or this lesson very good
or have to say i was learning the lesson very good when you started
Hi! alex, thank you very for posting this kind of lesson. It helps me a lot …
I hope you would post a new lesson soon …
thanks a lot for helping me.you’re great……………..i like it.
Mr Alex, your lesson are the great one. I really admire your work, you are really doing great job. I am learning englsih, aren’t I?
My best wishes to you and engvid team.
hi alex! i have a question for u. please tell me about tag question
present possessive always have “do or does” in tag question or can we also use “has or have” in it? please info me about these.
I’m not sure that I fully understand your question. Are you asking about present progressive sentences?
“They’re seeing a movie later, aren’t they?”
Or you might be asking about do/does and has/have.
You have seen the movie, haven’t you?
You have a dog, don’t you?
Use “have” when the sentence is present perfect, and “do” if it’s in the simple tense.
Hello Alex, would you light my mind about using have in the tag questions. I understand that I use have if the sentense is in present perfect, so can I use have if the sentence is in past perfect ? for example: You had seen the movie, hadn’t you ? Is it correct ? Thanks for your reply…
Sorry I have few questions to you Alex, it’s about tag questions. If I use let in the question,I use shall in the tag ! for example: Let’s go out, shall we ? Let’s not go out, shan’t we ? are they correct ?? If I use imperative form, the tag is always positive with will, for example: Don’t forget, will you ? negative question and positive tag… Stop that noise, will you ? positve question and positive tag…Are they correct or wrong !!! I need your help, many thanks
Hi again Alex, I promise it’s my last one question for today ! lol ! I come back to you about tag questions, would you like advise me about using let, I use let in the question and shall in the tag, for example: let me know now, shan’t you ? or shan’t I ? I’m affraid that is wrong or the worst that doesn’t exist in English language !!! All the best to you !
dear alex
Thank you for all lessons
i like this lesson
Sohrab KL
maybe i was on little confusing , but it’s officially good ^___^ Thanks!
I always wanted to speak English.But i did’t get the right way to speak English Language. today i think i got the right way to speak English with confidence.
thanks very much for given exercises to do and I did too fast so I had a few mistakes, sorry about that ! anyway..I’ll continue to do your given exercises and watch videos on your website.
OH, I completely forgot you’re a good teacher :D
I study with you every day, I have watched all your lessons and I´m very happy your are a very good teacher congratulations and thank you so much from spain, I´m your fan
from spain thank you great teacher
Thank a lot teacher you are great .
It is really beneficial lesson.
hi alex i m still waiting for ur reply.
87,50% One incorrect answer…(
Thank you for these knowledge and for the quiz!
hi sir thank you for this interesting lesson
would you please explain again the example I know you did the work, ……? i haven’t understood why the subject is I and not you
i think because (i) whom done the action of knowing
when i can use ( these /those /they or their ) on tag question?
dear teacher Alex:
I appreciate your effort in education and grateful to you for your patience in our questions to you
And
I hope that your chest expands to our questions and our proposal together
sir /
your answer took a lot of time, didn’t you ?
we are students and need the answer as soon as possible for learning sir
Thanks a lot for your lessons because i found them very very useful and and i am Nominated your site to my friends
and thanks a lot
What’s the rule when the verb is in the past?
Example:
He had a car,________?
Thanks a lot.
i think the correct answer is
(didn’t he)
because it means
he did have a car
gooooooooooooooooooooood teacher
hi sir Alex :)
Thank you for this lesson. But please could you tell me how to answer a “tag question”? I’m so confused :(
Please please explain Sir Alex..Thanks a lot!
A tag question is basically a ‘yes/no’ question, so you can answer it like any other question of this type.
“It’s hot today, isn’t it?”
“Yeah, it is. I can’t breathe outside!”
ohh okay :)
Thank you for the answer Sir Alex! :) You’re such a kind and great teacher!!! More power!!!!
Johanna fr. Philippines! :)
thanks
Thank you Alex
Lots of tx.
Iam,aren’t I?
Whats the Qtag of ” I was ” plz ?!
Is” wasn’t I ” correct??
Fatima,
That’s correct.
Tx in advance,
But d other problem of mine is with this sentense:( Thats the guy who was on TV,……? a.isnt that b.isnt it
This is exactly the one which I’ve got fron the net n the answer was:(isnt it),
N I wanna know whats the problem with
“isnt that”?!
As we know “auxiliary+pronoun” make Qtag,
N the question is: isnt “that” here as a pronoune??????!!!!!!!!
In fact Im mixed up in.
hi Alex.I want you please to show me the to teach prediction using will
hello dear teacher Alex, i guess you´re the best teacher i´ve ever met before, i think you all 7 you are in the first posicion teaching english. you make feel like a baby when is learning whatever language.. i would like you would be my friend on skype or facebook. can you? bye bye. see you next time
i want to learning english language
my question is that in first tag you wrote. that is henry’s car, isn’t it why? why not isn’t that ? please give me answer please
Hi sir, you are the man man who has made me a great English speaker i am learning and teaching English in Pakistan but i have small question with your video in first sentence you wrote,That is Henry’s car,inst it.why not isn’t that? please give me answer…
you haven’t answered me alex thx
i like your teaching, Alex.
THANK YOU ILIKE YOUR WAY IN TEACHING
i haven’t got your answer dear
Hi Alex .
Thank’s a lot for the info
Alex, I love you!
You know this tag questions drive me crazy, I’m so glad to see your videos again. I would like to know if you can recommend me more videos or information related to this subject. And other thing that I would like to find here is all about the pronunciation of the abbreviations of “would” with the different times you know what I mean? I still cannot understand when people talk to me using this abbreviation words. Hope you can help me. Thank you so much! :)
i wanna be a English raper but it’s necessary to speak English well so here i am improving my English…….thanks a lot Alex my dear.
I think you want to be a raPPer. A raper is something else. But neither is very good.
thank yew very much ?
i love your site much more than me.
All of you deserve lots of compliments.
Thanks thanks thanks,
I am going to throw away all grammer books in my library,
Seeing,earing,repeating are most important way to leanr a language and you present it to us.What can I say more:)
what will be the tags of “Thank you.” and “Many a student attended the class.” ?
Ohhhhh!!! I love this lesson,now i know how to use the right tag questions:)funny but true and yes i do! THANK YOU DEAR ALEX!!!
thanks a lot.interesting lesson. good job.
Hi Alex, Tag questions weren’t clear in my mind before, now I can say that I understand all rules about that grace of you. All of your courses are interesting. Many thanks
Is this sentence correct?
Let’s not go out, shall we? or shan’t we?
thanks
Help, please
How can you answer this tag question.
You must drive your parents to the airport, ___________ _________ ?
Thank you,
Whats wrong with this sentence?
Pedro and Ana has heard the news on the radio, haven’t they?
I was confused,
Thanks so much for your lesson. it’s very helpful for me. please help mewith this question ” He needs to go now, _________? (doesn’t he? or needn’t he?)
Hi teacher, its a very good English learning method I was looking for it but I didn’t find any where, know I am learning from this site witch is very good. Thank a lots.
Hi teacher, its a very good English learning method I was looking for it but I didn’t find any where, know I am learning from this site witch is very good. Thank a lots.
Teachers !when i want to watch video about any lesson. i got the message “this video currently unavailable”. what should i do for watching?
Thank you so much
thanks Alex, It is good to know the difference in entonation when you ask for information or comment on
a situation, God bless you, greetings from Ecuador
first , i wanna thank u for making me be familiar with taq question, bcz i havent known it well befor thanks for urhelping
have anice day for u myteacher alex
I am next, _______?
aren’t I?
amn’t I?
Thank you Alex, but I couldn’t understand this one, as I clicked amn’t I?,
but the right answer was ‘aren’t I?’
hello miss !
my question is how can I get big vocabilary ? for discussing with the others because I have to pronounce it very well to do my final project in the univercity . I need your opinion
Hi Mr.Alex thank you for all your lessons ,we really benefit from your lessons ..
Many thanks for you .
thank you so match Mr. Alex thank to all of the teachers . this website is really good .
i am glad that i can learn English by this way . Thanks a lot
I am sorry for that i write (match) instead (much) . is easy for me to make a mistake . thank you Mr. Alex
Thank you so much for your lessons.
very nice alex
I’ am next,aren’t I?not sound right.
Hi Alex. I am from Viet Nam. I was so surprised when I saw Viet Nam in your example. Why did you choose Viet Nam for the example.
Τhanks for your lesson.I am beginner .Can we do alaive speaking practice here?
Nice lesson, so helpful. Thanks a million :)
Interesting! That was really useful in every day conversation. Thank you very much. You’re the best! Keep going! :-)
Are there any differences with the word right?Please explain!
How would it be if you use willing to. You willing to buy clothes , won’t you ?
Is that correct? why he always ask question. I wanna reject the tag question.
It could be I am sorry or I am affraid .
i am happy to see such tag questions test.
really it is very for english learner
sir would explain that”what is adverb”
sir
would you please what is the differences between verbs & adverbs, Noun & Pronoun, adjectives please give me to the answers
I like this lesson , I would like to improve my English quickly
Thanks ,Alex
I got stucked in these 2 questions:
1- I am next, _______? => • aren’t I?
Why i have to use Aren’t inspite of am i ????
2- Mr Edwards has a guitar? =>. doesn’t he?
why u have use doesn’t inspite of hasn’t he????
If the statement is positive, the tag has to be negative.
“I am next, aren’t I?” (“I am” is negative, so you need the negative in the tag)
For your second question, your sentence is in the present simple form.
“Mr. Edwards has a guitar.”
What’s the oppositve of this sentence? “Mr. Edwards doesn’t have a guitar.” We never say “Mr. Edwards hasn’t a guitar.”
Knowing that, the auxiliary you need is “doesn’t,” and not “hasn’t.”
I hope this helps!
thank you sir alex
Hi Alex,
U said that ” He has a car” is present simple. But u know that “has” is only used in perfect tense. Could u plz explain?
“Has” is not only used in present perfect. You can also use it to talk about possession in the past, present, or future.
“I had a pet fish when I was a kid.”
“I have an iPhone.”
“I’ll have a house when I’m older.”
Well,thank you.
Hi,
I have a question about “shall”. I saw there were questions without answer. So when to use shall/shan’t in question tag?
Hi, what is the tag of this sentence:
i’m not too old to run,…………?
…is (too…to) negative…so is it right to give affirmative tag.in the above sentence?
….thanks in advance.
Sir, my biggest problem is my English speaking ability …i mean i know the grammar but i can’t speak and i have no body to practice English speaking . Could you give some tips , how can i improve my speaking ?
I have not understanded well the tag question 6, why we should use “aren’t I” by the negative form for I am next?
Hi Alex,
Thank you so much for your lesson, especially, the last example: Yes, I am from Vietnam.
I am look forward to hearing from you again.
Best regards,
Tam
Alex, you are super!!!
Thank you very much for your very clear explanation.
i have done this exercise.i got 6 out off 8.i am very happy.but i have 1 doubt.why we change i am change into are not.please help me
According the quizz it’s an exception in the grammar rules. That question was tricky to me.
Thank you, teacher Alex
Hallo Alex, I know you have already explained it but i still do not understand why “the negative” to “I am” is “aren’t I” ….. not “amn’t I” – does this form exist at all? or it is just an exception and the form “AMN’T I” isn’t used – it simply does not exist …
hello sir,thank you so much it was an intersting lesson, wasn’t it?
About No.6…
I’ve thought that “am” negative form was “ain’t” though…. So I was confused because it didn’t have my answer. I see…”aren’t” is correct, isn’t it?
Thank you for your lesson :)
I understand Q.7. Although it’s conpused to international students, native speakers use like that, so we’d better memorise that kind of expresion.
It’s like “If I were you…”, not “If I was you,…”.
Sorry for my grammar mistake. -_-;;
It’s conpusing to international students.
Please could you explain if I could use “right” or “huh” in these tag questions?
thank you so much, I come from Viet Nam :)
Thanks for your helpful lessons Alex.
If you guys want to improve your speaking you can add me on skype and we can talk!
My skype ID is:yucel143
The tag question, very usefull idiom, thanks Alex
thank very much it id really helpful
Thank you teacher Alex,this lesson is very important,for me,may be others to. so that to make it clear I hope you will repeat one day.Thanks a lot.
Great Alex!
Hi,Alex!. Glad to meet you.Thank you for the good lesson! But I have one misunderstanding by poin 5. I’m tall. Aren’t I.- I think,It must be true.
With best wishes.
Alex. You are a good teacher. Aren`t you?
Thank you,Alex!I is very good lesson, especially examples!
perfect score
Thank u,Alex!
I am next, am i not? can it be used this way, can’t it?
thank you
8/8, i have not understuud a rule and answer a quiz with intuition, will see video one more time
understood*, the video*
Hi Alex,
The bag is too heavy to lift, isn’t it?
Why can’t we say ” is it? ”
as it means ” Someone can’t lift the bag.”
as well as ( never, hardly )
Hi, Alex. Explain me please this point. In the results of the quiz “aren’t I?” was like correct answer.
There is verb “be” in the simple present and positive form here. I was sure that I need to
I am next, _______?
aren’t I?
amn’t I?
don’t I?
can’t I?
SORRY, PRESS BUTTON “SEND” by accident :)))
Hi, Alex. Explain me please this point in the task – “I am next, _______?”
Here is full list of answers:
aren’t I?
amn’t I?
don’t I?
can’t I?
In the results of the quiz “aren’t I?” was marked like correct answer.
There is verb “be” in the simple present and positive form here. I was sure that I need to choose version “Am I not”.
Why it is so?
thanks a lot because this lesson is very practicable for conversation,isn’t it ?I think I can use it in the future,aren’t I?I am so weak in English,am I not ?but you have learnt something to me,haven’t you ?this comment isn’t true,is it ? I can’t learn English,can I? I want to someone help me to improve my English writing and say my mistake my email is majideshghi.90engvid.com
sorry majideshghi.engvid@gmail.com hahaha plz my computer knowledge is weak too,isn’t it ?
Thanks Alex !
Thanks for this lesson very helpful
The 5th description says, “You’re means you’re.” The S at the end of “mean” a bit confused me.
But I guess the “You’re” is act like a third person, so
The word of “you’re” means…
I am right, aren’t I? (voice goes up) :)
“You’re” is acting like a tird person in this case.
Always smashing all the questions 100%. I enjoyed Your lecture. Thank you so much.
100% It is a simple lesson and a good one by you Alex, you are welcome to Tunisia, I’ll invite you
thank you teacher Big hug from Colombia are you happy, arent you?
is there anyone, who want to speak english?
Very useful lesson.Thanks.
The lesson as peace of cake,isn’t it?
good Mr Alex
Thanks!
I enjoyed the lesson,didn’t I?
what about how we answer if i want to confirm the information or not??
Thanks a lot Mr. Alex.
Thanks a lot Alex.
I foundi it in a book: “Let’s go out, shall we?”
Why this kind of Question Tag?
he’s rude. Doesn’t he
Is this correct?
Hi Alex, you are the best English teacher that I have seen yet.i answered the test but one of them was incorrect, actually I didn’t get it how we use up or down at the end of question? Give me a hand please
I watched this video twice on June 11, 2021, and took the quiz after watching it once. I got seven correct out of 8.
Alex, thanks a lot, wonderful explanation!!
6/8
mine date 28/10/21 from Kazakhstan
best regards,Alex
Who cares, don’t they?- Is it possible/ correct
Thank you. :)
Hi and thanks.
But they didn’t say anything about “aren’t I?” in the video!
Thank you for your video’s. I learn the tag question, that’s great