Andrés Felipe Schambach Tarazona
Ricardo Ruíz Velazco
love it 😂
José Iván Triviño Fúnez
It's amazing, hahaha
Las question tags son esas pequeñas preguntas al final de una oración que en español equivalen a “¿verdad?” o “¿no?”. Aprender a usarlas correctamente te ayuda a sonar más natural en inglés hablado y a confirmar información con la persona con la que conversas.
¿Qué son las question tags y cuándo se usan?
Las question tags son preguntas cortas que se añaden al final de una afirmación cuando esperas que tu interlocutor esté de acuerdo contigo. Aparecen mucho más en conversaciones que en textos escritos, y son una herramienta clave para conectar con quien te escucha.
Un ejemplo claro es la frase It's happening, isn't it? Aquí no haces una pregunta abierta, sino que buscas confirmación.
¿Para qué sirven las question tags? Para confirmar información o invitar al otro a estar de acuerdo. Se usan al final de una oración afirmativa o negativa y funcionan como un mini-pregunta de cierre.
¿Cómo cambia la entonación el significado de una question tag?
La entonación es lo que define si realmente estás preguntando algo o solo confirmando lo que ya crees saber. Existen dos tipos principales y cada una transmite una intención distinta [01:08].
Con la frase You're coming to the party with us, aren't you?, si bajas el tono al final, das por hecho que sí va a ir. Si subes el tono, estás genuinamente preguntando porque no estás seguro.
¿Cómo se forman las question tags en inglés?
La regla base es simple: si la oración es positiva, la tag es negativa, y viceversa [01:55].
A partir de ahí, lo que cambia es qué verbo auxiliar usas para construir la tag.
¿Qué pasa cuando hay un verbo auxiliar en la oración?
Cuando la oración ya tiene un auxiliary verb como have, will, can o should, simplemente lo reutilizas en la tag y le inviertes el signo [02:14].
¿Y cuando no hay verbo auxiliar?
En present simple y past simple normalmente no tienes auxiliar visible, así que necesitas añadir do, does o did según el sujeto y el tiempo verbal [02:39].
¿Cómo se forman las question tags con el verbo to be?
Con el verb to be sigues la misma lógica de auxiliar: usas la forma del verbo y le cambias el signo [03:23].
Pero hay una excepción muy particular con el pronombre I. Cuando dices I am en una oración positiva, la tag negativa no es amn't, sino aren't.
¿Por qué se dice aren't I y no amn't I? Porque en inglés amn't no se usa en formas estándar. La excepción establece aren't I como la tag negativa correcta para I am.
Práctica rápida con question tags
Una buena forma de fijar la estructura es resolver ejercicios cortos y comparar tus respuestas [04:13]. Aquí tienes ocho oraciones del ejercicio de la clase con sus tags correctas.
De ocho puntos posibles, ¿cuántos lograste acertar? Cuéntame en los comentarios cómo te fue y qué tag te resultó más complicada de identificar.
Andrés Felipe Schambach Tarazona
Ricardo Ruíz Velazco
love it 😂
José Iván Triviño Fúnez
It's amazing, hahaha
Andrés Fernando Puyo Bazallo
you have read this comment, ¿Haven't you?
Cesar Eduardo Cordero Caicedo
I have! :)
David Ferney Plata Briceño
The last exercise in the worksheet was a little triky, I didn't hope that! :')
Andres Felipe Chantre Hoyos
I think what you wanted to say was "I wasn't expecting that"
Elias Sánchez
Exercise
Exercise 2
Jesus Miguel Narvaez Diaz
in the last exercise "close the door, would you", we can also use "could you" or we have to always use "would you"?
Dani Landa
You can use both. The difference is:
Con tu permiso, paso al ++español++: Con 'Could' podríamos decir: ¿puedes o no puedes cerrar la puerta? Pero con 'would', la traducción literaria sería: ¿podrías cerrar la puerta? Estás pidiendo el favor de cerrar la puerta.
Siempre recomiendo buscar el meaning de las palabras. No traduzcas. Es mejor que explores el significado del inglés de las palabras. Googleando 'could meaning' 'would meaning' 'exercise meaning'
Cesar Eduardo Cordero Caicedo
You can use "could you" too, Jesus. :)
NESTOR IVAN RONCANCIO CABALLERO
1. You should be at school,shouldn't you ?
2. Mary is coming to the party, isn't she ?
3. My purse is not there, isn't it?
4. Laura has to come, hasn't she ?
5. We won’t be there late, will we ?
6. Your daughter doesn’t eat sweets,does she?
7. I’m always right, aren't i ?
8. Josy and Mark spent all the money, didn't they?
9. You cannot stop, can you ? 1
0. Sarah’s parents have been to China last year, haven't they?
11. Your parents don’t like me, do they ?
12. Your brother couldn’t do it, could he ?
13. She never came, did she?
14. Today is hot, isn't it ?
15. We aren’t going now, are we?
16. Jennifer will help us, won't she?
17. Mike is American,isn't he ?
18. Puppies are cute, aren't they ?
19. I mustn’t tell mom, must i ?
20. Close the door, can you?
Hector Esau M
In the exercise "Your parents have retired, haven't they?" Could we use them instead of they? Something like "Your parents have retired, haven't them?"
Kevin J. Zea Alvarado
Hey, Hector. 👋
In this specific case, that is not possible.
Them is used as an object pronoun; i.e. I made a cake for them or I made them a cake.
Hector Esau M
O thank you so much, I thought it could be but I wasn't so sure. Now I know
Emmanuel Chávez Mera
Question Tags 🦧
Intonations 🔸
Question Tags 🍊
Auxiliar Verbs Role 🧡
Example:
Creating Tags without auxiliar verbs 🎷
Example: You Like broccoli…
Example: You went to the party, didn’t you?
Verb to be to Tag questions 🟠
Lina Velasco
_____haven't they____________________________ ?
11. Your parents don’t like me, ____do they_____________________________ ?
12. Your brother couldn’t do it, ____could he_____________________________ ?
13. She never came, did she________________________________ ?
14. Today is hot, isn't__it_______________________________ ?
15. We aren’t going now, _are we________________________________ ?
16. Jennifer will help us, __won't she_______________________________ ?
17. Mike is American, isn't he_________________________________ ?
18. Puppies are cute, ___aren't they______________________________ ?
19. I mustn’t tell mom, must i_________________________________ ?
20. Close the door, _can you______________________________ ?
Lina Velasco
She's coming to the party with us, isn't she?
Ana Marcela Ruiz García
You will come with us, won't you?
She likes dancing, doesn't she?
Ana Marcela Ruiz García
Your grandparents have retired, haven't they?
The mobile rang, didn't it?
Ana Marcela Ruiz García
I need to finish this today, don't I?
Julia is working for Platzi, isn't she?
Ana Marcela Ruiz García
She has moved to Brazil, hasn't she?
You have been here before, haven't you?
Braylin Alexander Jiménez Reynoso
We learned how to use tag questions. When you want to add a question to the end of a sentence, you need to use a tag question and the formula is flexible and depends on the sentence. Structure:
Sentence + , auxiliar verb or to be opposite to the sentence + subject.
Examples:
There are some exceptions. If you use "I'm", the question is "aren't I?" and if you have a request, you put "would you?" at the end.
Nidia Morales
You should be at school, shouldn´t you?
Mary is coming to the party, isn't she?
My purse is not there, is it?
Laura has to come, doesn't she?
We won’t be there late, will we?
Your daughter doesn’t eat sweets, does she?
I’m always right, aren't i?
Josy and Mark spent all the money, didn't they? You cannot stop, can you ?
Sarah’s parents have been to China last year, haven't they?
Your parents don’t like me, do they?
Your brother couldn’t do it, could he ?
She never came, did she?
Today is hot, isn´t it?
We aren’t going now, are we ?
Jennifer will help us, won´t she?
Mike is American, isn't he ?
Puppies are cute, aren´t they?
I mustn’t tell mom, must i?
Close the door, would you?
Hugo Esau Rivas Franco
1 you should be at school... shouldn't you?
2 Marry is coming tonthe party...Isn't she?
3 My purse is not there...Is it?
4. Laura has to come...Doesn't she?
5 we won't be there late...will we?
6. Your daughter does't eat sweet...Does she?
7. I am alwayss right...aren't I?
8. Josy and Mark spent all the money... didn't they?
9 you cannot stop ... can you?
10 Sara's parents have been to shina last year... haven't they?
11 Your parents don't like me... Do they?
12. Your brother couldn't do it... could he?
13. She never come... Did she?
14 Today is hot... Isn't it?
15. We aren't going now... aren't we?
16 Jenifer will help us... won't she?
17. Mike is American... Isn't he?
18. Puppies are cute... Aren't they?
19. I mustn't tell mom... most I ?
20. Close the door... Would you?
sofia velandia
1. You should be at school, shouldn't you?
2. Mary is coming to the party, isn't she?
3. My purse is not there, is it?
4. Laura has to come, doesn't she?
5. We won’t be there late, will we?
6. Your daughter doesn’t eat sweets, does she?
7. I’m always right, aren't I ?
8. Josy and Mark spent all the money, didn't they?
9. You cannot stop, can you ?
10. Sarah’s parents have been to China last year, haven't they ?
11. Your parents don’t like me, do they ?
12. Your brother couldn’t do it, could he ?
13. She never came, did she ?
14. Today is hot, isnt it ?
15. We aren’t going now, are we ?
16. Jennifer will help us, wont she ?
17. Mike is American, isn't he ?
18. Puppies are cute, aren they ?
19. I mustn’t tell mom, most I ?
20. Close the door, would you?
I got 10 points