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Topic 1 | I am, I don’t etc
Topic 2 | Have you? Are you? Don’t you? etc
Topic 3 | Too/ either /so am I/ Neither do I etc
Topic 4 | Isn’t/ haven’t/ don’t etc. (Negatives)
Topic 5 | Do they? Is it? Have you?
Topic 6 | Forming Questions (Who/ What/ Why/ Where/ When/ Which)
Topic 7 | What …? Which …? How …?
Topic 8 | How long does it take …?
Have you? Are you? Don’t you? etc
You can say have you? / is it? / can’t he? Etc. This shows that you are interested, surprised and involved in what the other speaker has to say. This adds further depth for conversationalists throughout a discussion.
- I’m not tired.’ ‘Aren’t you? I am.’
- ‘Mary can’t’ ‘Can’t she? I didn’t know that.’
- There’s a parcel waiting for you.’ ‘Is there? Where is it?’
- ‘It’s snowing again.’ ‘Is it? It was raining ten minutes ago.’
- ‘You’re late for the third time this week.’ ‘Oh, am I? I’m sorry.’
Use do/does for the present simple, and did for the past simple:
- ‘Ben doesn’t eat fruit.’ ‘Doesn’t he? Does he eat vegetables?
- ‘Hannah got divorced last week.’ ‘Did she? Really?
Tag questions
Have you? / is it? / can’t she? etc. are used at the end of a sentence. These appear to act as ‘mini questions’ and so are called tag questions.
Positive sentence ——–> Negative tag question
Negative sentence ——–> Positive tag question
b. Leave me alone.
c. It’s going to be a warm summer in Spain this year.
d. I’ve had lunch at school today.
e. I enjoy reading to my brother.
a. They were all devastated.
b. He aims to learn how to dive.
c. Last year, there was a lot of snow.
d. I believe in your work.
e.Lisa was allowed to attend the gathering.
a. Although I lived with my grandma last year, I ……………………….
anymore.
b. Wow the time has flown by so fast. I …………….. looking at the time.
c. I was reading the newspaper yesterday, I ………………………….
read it in a long time.
d. Jane was invited to party yesterday, but she
……………………………… go to it because she has a dentist
appointment.
- e. Someone went through my drawer last week, I still
- …………………………… know who it was.
- f. Ian you have to wait in line for the ride, it ……………………………..
- our turn yet.
- g. Warren and I went to a sushi restaurant last night, I
- …………………………. like it very much.
- h. I have been to France many times since 2003, but I
- ……………………………. been to Spain before.
Question |
Answer |
Your response |
Were you born in Newcastle? |
No |
Harry wasn’t born in Newcastle. (Example Answer) |
Do you live in Newcastle? |
Yes |
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Do you enjoy the attractions Newcastle has to offer? |
No |
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Have you been to university? |
Yes |
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Have you passed your driving test? |
Yes |
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Have you got a car? |
No |
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Are you interested in sports? |
No |
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Do you enjoy meeting new people? |
Yes |
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Have you travelled to Holland before? |
No |
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Are you married? |
No |
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