Three Step English for Intermediate Learners - Practice #30 - Asking for Confirmation - Exercises
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Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? The business has been going well, it. The business has been going well, it. Hasn't, hasn't. The business has been going well, hasn't it? The business has been going well, hasn't it?

We use hasn't it because the main sentence is positive and uses the auxiliary verb has. So the tag must be negative and match the verb and subject. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? You've missed having my help. You. You've missed having my help. You. Haven't. Haven't. You've missed having my help, haven't you?

You've missed having my help, haven't you? We use haven't you because the sentence is positive and uses the auxiliary verb have. So the tag must be negative and match the subject you. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? You were on the basketball team last year. You. You were on the basketball team last year. You. Weren't. Weren't.

You were on the basketball team last year, weren't you? We use "weren't you" because the sentence is in the past tense with the verb "were", so the tag must be negative and match the subject "you". Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? They wanted to take tennis lessons, they.

didn't didn't They wanted to take tennis lessons, didn't they? They wanted to take tennis lessons, didn't they? We use didn't they because the sentence is in the past simple tense with the verb wanted. So the tag uses did in the negative form. Unscramble the words to make a sentence. Ready? you've you've been

You've been fishing. You've been fishing before. You've been fishing before, haven't you? You've been fishing before, haven't you?

Unscramble the words to make a sentence. Since 'you' is used twice in the sentence, we'll start with the first one already filled in. Ready? You haven't You haven't forgotten You haven't forgotten anything You haven't forgotten anything have

You haven't forgotten anything, have you? You haven't forgotten anything, have you? Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? He opened a savings account, didn't he or she? He opened a savings account, didn't he or she? He. He opened a savings account, didn't he?

He is used here because the subject of the sentence is he. So the same subject must be used in the question tag. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? The kids haven't come home yet. Did or have they? The kids haven't come home yet. Did or have they? Have. Have. The kids haven't come home yet, have they?

Have is used here because the sentence uses the present perfect tense with haven't. So the tag must use the matching auxiliary verb have. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? You talked to him, didn't or haven't you? You talked to him, didn't or haven't you? Didn't, didn't. You talked to him, didn't you?

Didn't is used here because the sentence is in the past simple tense with talked, so the tag must use did in the negative form. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? They were going skiing, weren't you or they? They were going skiing, weren't you or they? They. They. They were going skiing, weren't they?

They is used here because the subject of the sentence is they, so the same subject must be used in the question tag. Listen to what I say. What is the verb used in the question tag? The business has been going well, hasn't it? Listen one more time. The business has been going well, hasn't it? Did you hear hasn't? Hasn't is the opposite of the auxiliary verb has.

How about, "You've missed having my help, haven't you?" Listen one more time. "You've missed having my help, haven't you?" Did you hear "haven't"? "Haven't" is the opposite of the auxiliary verb "have". Next. "You were on the basketball team last year, weren't you?" One more time. "You were on the basketball team last year, weren't you?" Did you hear "weren't"?

Weren't is the opposite of the auxiliary verb were. Next. They wanted to take tennis lessons, didn't they? One more time. They wanted to take tennis lessons, didn't they? Did you hear didn't? Didn't is the opposite of the auxiliary verb did. And. The kids haven't come home yet, have they?

One more time. The kids haven't come home yet, have they? Did you hear have? Have is the opposite of the auxiliary verb haven't. Thank you for watching. Now you know how to confirm information in English. And now you can move on to the next lesson in the pathway on englishclass101.com.