LES "QUESTION TAGS"

• I've just been in Australia and I met a fourth-generation Australian. 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 ?

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?