Auxiliary verbs and tag questions

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​How often you use auxiliary verbs and tag question?

Auxiliary verbs and tag questions

by Jessica Palinos

​Kinds of auxiliaries and modals

• Auxiliary of the verb to be

• Auxiliary of past/present simple

• Auxiliary of perfects

• Modal verbs followed by infinitives

Fill in the Blank

Which word needs to be removed?

My mum can drive, but my dad can't drive

Multiple Choice

__________ your family going overseas at the end of this year?

• is

• was

• are

• were

Multiple Choice

"You __________ coming with us to the zoo, aren't you?" Paul asked.

• is

• was

• were

• are

Multiple Choice

What __________ the girls doing in their room last night?

• is

• was

• were

• are

TAG QUESTIONS​

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Multiple Choice

When the sentence (idea) is negative, the tag question is affirmative.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

When the statement has a verb in the SIMPLE PRESENT (study, dance, feel, etc.), we use ___________ in the tag question.

• auxiliary verbs DO/DOES

• the verb BE

• the same verb of the statement

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Write the tag question for this statement:

Juan Francisco doesn't work, ____________

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Write the tag question for this statement:

Luis lives in Romeral, ____________

Fill in the Blank

Write the tag question for this statement:

Amanda is from Curicó, _____________

Multiple Choice

Benjamín and Diego love playing video games, ______________

• love they?

• don't they?

• do they?

• doesn't they

Multiple Choice

Isidora doesn't go to the gym at night, ____________

• goes she

• isn't she

• does she

• didn't she

Multiple Choice

When you were a kid, you didn't actually believe in Santa Claus, __________

• did you?

• was he?

• were you?

• didn't you?

Multiple Choice

We probably shouldn't be doing this, ______________

• should we?

• do we?

• shall we?

• are we?