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Tag Questions (You’re French, aren’t you?)

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Tag questions are short questions added to the end of a statement to check information or confirm something. They’re common in everyday conversation and often used to invite agreement.

How do tag questions work?

They follow this basic rule:

  • Positive statement → Negative tag
    You're French, aren’t you?
  • Negative statement → Positive tag
    You aren’t tired, are you?

A tag question uses a helping verb (be, do, have, will, can, etc.) and a pronoun (I, you, he, she...) for the person or thing at the start of the sentence. If the sentence has no helping verb, we use do/does/did.

  • She likes coffee, doesn’t she?
  • They didn’t call, did they?
  • We were late, weren’t we?

Special case: “I am”

With “I am,” the tag is usually aren’t I (not “amn't I”):

  • I’m right, aren’t I?

💡 Tip

  • Think: flip it + match it.
  • If your statement is positive → flip to a negative tag.
  • If your statement is negative → flip to a positive tag.
  • Then: match the subject with a pronoun + correct helping verb.

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