Question tags check information or ask for agreement. Repeat the auxiliary (or do / does / did) with the pronoun: positive sentence → negative tag, negative sentence → positive tag.
You're Swiss, aren't you? — She doesn't eat meat, does she? — They went home, didn't they? — You can swim, can't you? — He's finished, hasn't he?
Special cases: I'm late, aren't I? — Let's go, shall we? — Open the door, will you? — Nobody called, did they? (nobody is negative).
Short answers: “yes” or “no” alone can sound abrupt. Repeat the auxiliary: “Do you like it?” — “Yes, I do.” / “No, I don't.” “Has she arrived?” — “Yes, she has.” “Can you drive?” — “No, I can't.”
Agreeing: so / neither + auxiliary + subject (inverted):
| statement | me too | not me |
|---|---|---|
| I like tea. | So do I. | I don't. |
| I'm tired. | So am I. | I'm not. |
| I can't swim. | Neither can I. / Me neither. | I can. |
| I didn't go. | Neither did I. | I did. |
Translate the words from your reading, review them as flashcards and practise with gap-fill sentences.
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