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Tag Questions - Past Verb to Be
1. Daniel was busy last week,
?
2. You were at home yesterday,
?
3. The shop wasn't closed,
?
4. They were on holiday,
?
5. Amelia wasn't in Italy,
?
6. Kevin and Josh were best friends,
?
7. You weren't at school on Monday,
?
8. The boys were drinking beer at the party,
?
9. You were buying a present for them,
?
10. Carl wasn't paying attention to the class.
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► EXERCISE - ANSWERS

Complete the sentences using question tags.

1. Daniel was busy last week, WASN'T HE?

2. We didn't turn off the lights, DID WE?

3. You were at home yesterday, WEREN'T YOU?

4. The shop wasn't closed, WAS IT?

5. Matthew invited you to the party, DIDN'T HE?

6. She didn't call you yesterday, DID SHE?

7. They were on holiday, WEREN'T THEY?

8. We saw Chris last week, DIDN'T WE?

9. Amelia wasn't in Italy, WAS SHE?

10. You didn't keep your promise, DID YOU?

11. Kevin and Josh were best friends, WEREN'T THEY?

12. We didn't throw out the rubbish, DID WE?

13. You weren't at school on Monday, WERE YOU?

14. The boys broke the window, DIDN'T THEY?

15. You bought a present for them, DIDN'T YOU?

NOTA:

A continuación hay una breve explicación, las traducciones y un análisis más detallado de las oraciones.

Hay un par de errores en la otra respuesta que te han dado, así que he incluido esas oraciones aquí.

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► QUESTION TAGS

Muy resumidamente, las question tags son pequeñas preguntas añadidas al final de una oración cuando se busca un acuerdo o una confirmación.

➜ Las question tags tienen la polaridad invertida respecto de la oración, o sea:

• Oración [̲̅+̲̅] ➙ Question tag [̲̅-̲̅]  

• Oración [̲̅-̲̅] ➙ Question tag [̲̅+̲̅]

Estructura:

➜ Si en la oración se usa una forma del verbo to be:

• Question tag = Verb to be + subject pronoun

➜ Si en la oración se usa un verbo diferente del verbo to be:

• Question tag = Auxiliary + subject pronoun

➜ El pronombre de la question tag es el mismo que se usa en el sujeto de la oración (o es el que lo reemplazaría).

➜ El verbo to be de la question tag debe estar en el mismo tiempo verbal de la oración.

➜ Si en la oración se usa un verbo diferente de to be, en la question tag debe usarse el auxiliar de ese tiempo verbal, concordado con el sujeto.

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Todos los verbos están en past simple, así que en las question tags hay que usar el auxiliar did o la forma apropiada del verbo to be (was/were).

1. Daniel was busy last week, WASN'T HE?

➺ Daniel estuvo ocupado la semana pasada, ¿no?

• Oración [̲̅+̲̅] ➙ Question tag [̲̅-̲̅]

• Sujeto: Daniel ➙ Pronombre: he

• Verbo to be: was ➙ Question tag: wasn't he?

2. We didn't turn off the lights, DID WE?

➺ No hemos apagado las luces, ¿verdad?

• Oración [̲̅-̲̅] ➙ Q. tag [̲̅+̲̅]

• S: We ➙ Pr. : we

• Verbo: didn't turn off ➙ Q. tag: did we?

3. You were at home yesterday, WEREN'T YOU?

➺ Ayer estuviste en casa, ¿no?

• Oración [̲̅+̲̅] ➙ Q. tag [̲̅-̲̅]  

• S: You ➙ Pr. : you

• Verbo to be: were ➙ Q. tag: weren't you?

4. The shop wasn't closed, WAS IT?

➺ La tienda no estaba cerrada, ¿cierto?

• Oración [̲̅-̲̅] ➙ Q. tag [̲̅+̲̅]

• S: The shop ➙ Pr. : it

• Verbo to be: wasn't ➙ Q. tag: was it?

5. Matthew invited you to the party, DIDN'T HE?

➺ Matthew te invitó a la fiesta, ¿no es así?

• Oración [̲̅+̲̅] ➙ Q. tag [̲̅-̲̅]

• S: Matthew ➙ Pr. : he

• V: invited ➙ Q. tag: didn't he?

6. She didn't call you yesterday, DID SHE?

➺ Ella no te llamó ayer, ¿verdad?

• Oración [̲̅-̲̅] ➙ Q. tag [̲̅+̲̅]

• S: She ➙ Pr. : she

• V: didn't call ➙ Q. tag: did she?

7. They were on holiday, WEREN'T THEY?

➺ Ellos(as) estaban de vacaciones, ¿no?

• Oración [̲̅+̲̅] ➙ Q. tag [̲̅-̲̅]

• Sujeto: They ➙ Pr. : they

• Verbo to be: were ➙ Q. tag: weren't they ?

8. We saw Chris last week, DIDN'T WE?

➺ Vimos a Chris la semana pasada, ¿no?

• Oración [̲̅+̲̅] ➙ Q. tag [̲̅-̲̅]

• S: We ➙ Pr. : we

• V: saw ➙ Q. tag: didn't we?

9. Amelia wasn't in Italy, WAS SHE?

➺ Amelia no estaba en Italia, ¿verdad?

• Oración [̲̅-̲̅] ➙ Q. tag [̲̅+̲̅]

• S: Amelia ➙ Pr. : she

• Verbo to be: wasn't ➙ Q. tag: was she?

10. You didn't keep your promise, DID YOU?