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Tag Questions 4

Past Tense/To Be Verb/Affirmative Tag Questions
When using tag questions, watch for 4 points: 
     * What tense is the verb?
     *What kind of verb is it? (to be/other verbs)
     *Is the sentence affirmative or negative?
     *Did you change the pronoun?
*past tense ->
*to be verb ->
*affirmative ->
*past tense
*to be verb
*negative
Look at these changes:
Jack was happy,
wasn't he? he was -> wasn't he?
Susan was tired,
wasn't she? she was -> wasn't she?
It was warm today,
wasn't it? it was -> wasn't it?
They were busy,
weren't they? they were -> weren't they?
You and I were crazy,
weren't we? we were -> weren't we?
You were quiet,
weren't you? you were -> weren't you?
I was tired,
wasn't I? I was -> wasn't I?
Choose the correct tag to finish the sentence.


1) Sabine was an actress,___?
was she?
didn't she?
wasn't she? 
She wasn't?


2) I was very tired,___?
did I?
weren't I?
was I? 
wasn't I?


3) Alexander was a factory owner,___?
he wasn't? 
wasn't he?
he was?
didn't he?


4) Monika was here, ___?
she was?
was she?
didn't she?
wasn't she?


5) Hanna and Alicia were students, ___?
weren't they?
were they?
wasn't he? 
wasn't they?


6) Mario was at work yesterday, ___?
weren't they?
wasn't he?
was he?
were he?


7) I was late, ___?
wasn't I? 
were I?
was I?
were I?


8) You and I were busy last week, ___?
weren't I?
weren't we?
we weren't?
were you?


9) It was windy today, ___?
was I? 
weren't they?
wasn't it?
wasn't he? 


10) Hektor was your neighbor, ___?
was he?
didn't you?
weren't you? 
wasn't he?

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