Question tags (2)

¿Recuerdas qué es una questión tag? Si no lo recuerdas muy bien pincha aquí para hacer memoria.

En esta entrada vamos a indicar algunas cosas más.

Usamos they para referirnos a somebody, anybody, everybody y nobody.

          Somebody must have called earlier, mustn't they?

Usamos una question tag positiva después de never, hardly, little.

          He never gives up, does he?

Podemos usar will/would o can/can't/could después de los imperativos.

          Get me some milk from the shops, would you?

Otros casos:

          Nothing can go wrong, can it?
          There's no time left, is there?

Question tags

     Las question tags se forman con un verbo auxiliar y el pronombre personal apropiado. Toman el mismo auxiliar que la oración o, si no hay auxiliar, toman do/does (present simple) o did (past simple).

     Tras oraciones afirmativas usamos una question tag negativa y tras oraciones negativas usamos una question tag afirmativa. Ejemplos:

          He works in the bank, doesn't he?

          She couldn't remember his phone number, could she?

Nota:

     Let's - shall we? ---> Let's put some music on, shall we?

     Let sb - will/won't you? ---> You'll let me borrow this shirt, won't you?

     I have (posesión) - haven't I? ---> He has a blue car, hasn't he?

   I have (usado idiomáticamente) - don't I? ---> Last week he had a cold, didn't he?

     This/That - isn't it? ---> This restaurant is very cheap, isn't it?
     I am - aren't I? ---> I am late, aren't I?
     Imperativo negativo - will you? ---> Don't tell anyone, will you?