Question tags

Publié le 3 avril 2007 par Aide providentielle

I've just been in Australia and I met a fourth-generation Australian. That's pretty good, isn't it? That's pretty good, isn't it? = Je viens d'aller en Australie et j'ai rencontré un Australien de la quatrième génération. C'est très bon, n'est-ce pas ? C'est très bon, n'est-ce pas ?

Notez que cette phrase se termine par un question tag, c'est à dire "ISN'T IT?". Les question tags servent à confirmer ce qui vient d'être dit, ou à transformer une phrase en une vraie question. Normalement, si la phrase est affirmative, on lui accole un question tag négatif ; si elle est négative, alors le tag est affirmatif :

You've already been to Australia, haven't you? = Tu est déjà allé en Australie, n'est-ce pas ?

You've never lived abroad, have you? = Vous n'avez jamais vécu à l'étranger, n'est-ce pas ?

Exercice N°1 - Question tags

Complétez les phrase suivantes avec un question tag de la liste :

doesn't he / do you / does she / don't you / shall we / don't they / haven't you / will they

1- You speak English, ..........?

2- The won't be at home, ..........?

3- Tim likes beer, ..........?

4- They have Aboriginal ancestry, ..........?

5- Let's have a barbecue, ..........?

6- You've been to Sydney, ..........?

7- Emma doesn't eat kangaroo, ..........?

8- You don't smoke, ..........?

Exercice N°2 - Question tags

Dans toutes les phrases suivantes le question tag est faux. Corrigez-le.

1- You haven't met Pia, did you?

2- They traced their family heritage, aren't they?

3- You won't be late, do you?

4- Tom is very tanned, wasn't he?

5- Let's go to the beach, would we?

6- You were born in Australia, aren't you?

7- Fay likes spicy food, isn't she?

8- They didn't enjoy their holiday, haven't they?