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Verb ‘to be’ (present & past continuous)

• He is sleeping, isn’t he?
• You are working this week, aren’t you?
• She was ill last week, wasn’t she?
• They were eating, weren’t they?

Present & past perfect

• You have met my sister, haven’t you? 
• She has eaten my cake, hasn’t she?
• You had spoken to Mary, hadn’t you?

Will & modal verbs

• It will be fine, won’t it?
• She won’t tell anybody, will she?
• You can’t take sugar, can you?
• I should study hard, shouldn’t I?
• He must be so sad, musn’t he?

👉 The auxiliary  verb doesn't  appear in the sentence. 

Present & past simple

• She runs really fast, doesn’t she? (She does run)
• They live in Belgium, don’t they? (They do live)
• You ate my biscuit, didn’t you? (You did eat)
• It rained last night, didn’t it? (It did rain)

The most confusing!

Have, have to & have got

• He has a hamster, doesn’t he? 
• He has got a hamster, hasn’t he?
• They have to eat, don’t they?
• They have got to eat, haven’t they?

Handle with care 🔥

For "I am" it is "aren't I"

I am the best student in the class, aren’t I?

With imperatives, we use "will you", affirmative or negative.

Pass me that pen, will you?

Don’t be late, will you?

For ‘Let’s’, we use "shall we"

Let’s have lunch, shall we?

Let’s not argue, shall we?

For "there is’ and "there are", we use the folowing.

There isn’t any bread left, is there?

There is plenty of time, isn’t there?