Question tags

Question 1

Aren’t I?

Answer 1

Sempre que a sentença principal for afirmativa com “I am” (I’m), a question tag será “aren’t I?“. Veja os exemplos:

• I am getting crazy, aren’t I?
• I’m going to help you, aren’t I?
• I’m sitting here, aren’t I?
• I’m disturbing you, aren’t I?

Note que isso só acontece se a sentença principal for afirmativa. Caso ela seja negativa, a formação da question tag segue o padrão normal:

• I’m not getting crazy, am I?
• I’m not going to help you, am I?
• I’m not sitting here, am I
• I’m not disturbing you, am I?

Question 2

Everybody, Everyone, Somebody, Someone

Answer 2

Use sempre o pronome they para essas palavras. Além disso, lembre-se que embora a sentença principal esteja no singular, a question tag será sempre no plural:

• Everyone was trying to help her, weren’t they?
• Everybody loves Chris, don’t they?
• Someone helped you, didn’t they?
• Somebody will stay here with you, won’t they?

Question 3

Nobody, No one

Answer 3

O pronome para essas palavras também é they. Mas, com elas é preciso observar que são palavras negativas; logo, a question tag será afirmativa:

• Nobody phoned, did they?
• Nobody will help you, will they?
• No one likes her, do they?
• No one can dance like that, can they?

Question 4

Nothing

Answer 4

Com nothing o será sempre it. Note, porém, que nothing é também uma palavra negativa; portanto, a question tag será afirmativa:

• Nothing can go wrong, can it?
• Nothing will happen, will it?
• Nothing worked out the way you wanted, did it?
• Nothing should be there, should it?

Question 5

Let’s

Answer 5

Ao usar let’s para fazer sugestões, a question tag será sempre “shall we?“:

• Let’s do this, shall we?
• Let’s help them, shall we?
• Let’s have a party, shall we?
• Let’s stay here for a while, shall we?

Question 6

I don’t think…, I think…, I suppose…, I feel… I guess…

Answer 6

Faça de conta que essa expressões não existem na frase principal e forme a question tag com a sentença seguinte. Achou isso estranho!? Então, veja os exemplos:

• I think she’s Brazilian, isn’t she?
• I don’t think it will rain tomorrow, will it?
• I suppose you’re tired, aren’t you?
• I really feel she’s making a mistake, isn’t she?
• I guess she doesn’t like us, does she?