Tag Questions and Their Formation

This video lesson introduces tag questions, explaining their purpose and how to form them. It covers creating negative tag questions from positive statements and positive tag questions from negative statements. The lesson also discusses using modal auxiliaries in tag questions, providing examples for clarity. The video concludes with a summary and encourages viewers to practice.

What is the primary purpose of a tag question?

• To make a statement more formal

• To ask for confirmation or agreement

• To introduce a new topic

• To end a conversation

Which of the following is NOT an auxiliary verb used in tag questions?

• To be

• To do

• To have

• To go

How do you form a negative tag question from a positive statement?

• By repeating the statement

• By changing the verb to its negative form and adding a pronoun

• By using 'do not' before the statement

• By adding 'isn't' at the end

What is the correct tag question for: 'He was a great player'?

• Wasn't he?

• Isn't he?

• Is he?

• Was he?

How do you form a positive tag question from a negative statement?

• By using 'do not' before the statement

• By repeating the statement

• By changing the auxiliary to its positive form and adding a pronoun

• By adding 'isn't' at the end

What is the correct tag question for: 'You weren't a fan of him'?

• Isn't you?

• Wasn't you?

• Were you?

• Weren't you?

Which auxiliary verbs are used for forming positive tag questions in the present tense?

• 'has' and 'have'

• 'is' and 'are'

• 'do' and 'does'

• 'was' and 'were'

What is the correct tag question for: 'He doesn't play basketball'?

• Doesn't he?

• Does he?

• Isn't he?

• Is he?

Which auxiliary verb is used for forming positive tag questions in the past tense?

• 'does'

• 'do'

• 'is'

• 'did'

What is the correct tag question for: 'He didn't play for Madrid'?

• Didn't he?

• Did he?

• Wasn't he?

• Isn't he?