Question tags(tag questions)

(“nu-i asa?”)

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Schema Verb auxiliar cu semn schimbat + Subiect (pronume)Observatii: “Verb auxiliar cu semn schimbat” inseamna ca daca propozitia

principala este afirmativa, tag-ul este negativ. Si invers – daca propozitia principala este negativa, tag-ul este afirmativ.

Subiectul va fi mereu sub forma de pronume. Adica daca subiectul propozitiei principale este, sa zicem, “the houses”, atunci Subiectul va fi “they”.

Verbele auxiliare se recunosc simplu: sunt cele care se pot prescurta cu “not” la schemele de negativ corespunzatoare timpurilor din propozitiile principale.

Atunci cand este la negativ, se prescurteaza intotdeauna verbul auxiliar cu “not” in tag.

Lista verbelor auxiliaretimp auxiliarPresent Simple Do/ doesPresent Continuous Am/ is/ arePast Simple DidPast Continuous Was/ werePresent Perfect Simple/ Continuous

Have/ has

Past Perfect Simple/ Continuous

Had

Future Simple/ Continuous/ Perfect WillFuture-in-the-Past Would“Going to” Future Am/ is/ areVerbe modale (can, could, may, might, must, shall, should)

Se pastreaza verbul modal din propozitia principala

Exemple Present Simple

We always watch TV in the evening, don’t we?Our friend doesn’t watch TV every day, does

she?(Intotdeauna ne uitam la TV seara, nu-i asa?Prietena noastra nu se uita la TV in fiecare zi,

nu-i asa?)

Exemple Present Continuous

Mary is drinking milk now, isn’t she?The children aren’t playing in the yard now, are they?(Mary bea lapte acum, nu-i asa?Copiii nu se joaca acum in curte, nu-i asa?)

SINGURA EXCEPTIE de la regula:I am a pretty girl, aren’t I? (in loc de am+not+I)(Sunt o fetita draguta, nu-i asa?)

DAR:I am not a bad girl, am I? – Nu sunt o fetita rea, nu-i asa?

Exemple Past Simple

His parents arrived yesterday, didn’t they?You didn’t go to that party, did you?(Parintii lui au sosit ieri, nu-I asa?Voi nu ati mers la petrecerea aceea, nu-I asa?)

Exemple Past Continuous

We were watching TV at this time yesterday, weren’t we?

You weren’t listening to music from 6 to 7 p.m. yesterday, were you?

(Ne uitam la TV ieri pe vremea asta, nu-i asa?Voi nu ascultati muzica ieri de la 6 la 7 seara,

nu-I asa?)

Exemple Present Perfect Simple

Your parents have just arrived, haven’t they?Her sister hasn’t learned to swim yet, has she?(Parintii tai tocmai au sosit, nu-i asa? Sora ei nu a invatat inca sa inoate, nu-i asa?)

Exemple Present Perfect Continuous

He has been listening to music since he came, hasn’t he?

Our friends have been waiting for us for ten minutes, have they?

(El asculta muzica de cand a venit, nu-i asa?Prietenii nostri ne asteapta de zece minute, nu-

i asa?)

Exemple Past Perfect Simple

You had finished your job by the end of the programme, hadn’t you?

We hadn’t picked the pears by October, had we?

(Terminasei treaba pana la sfarsitul programului, nu-i asa?

Nu am cules perele pana in octombrie, nu-i asa?)

Exemple Past Perfect Continuous

Her father had been trying to repair the car by the time the mechanic arrived, hadn’t he?

The baby hadn’t been crying for half an hour, had he?

(Tatal ei incercase sa repare masina pana cand a sosit mecanicul, nu-i asa?

Bebelusul nu plansese timp de o jumatate de ora, nu-i asa?)

Exemple Future Simple

We’ll have some roast beef, won’t we? He won’t pass the exam, will he?

(Vom servi niste friptura de vita, nu-i asa? Nu va lua examenul, nu-i asa? )

Exemple Future Continuous

Our friends will be swimming in the ocean at this time next week, won’t they?

They won’t be working any more at this time tomorrow, will they?

(Prietenii nostri vor inota in ocean saptamana viitoare pe vremea asta, nu-i asa?

Ei nu vor mai munci maine pe vremea asta, nu-i asa?)

Exemple Future Perfect

He will have finished his job by 6 p.m., won’t he? Your guests won’t have arrived by the time you come

back, will they?

(El isi va termina treaba pana la ora 6 seara, nu-i asa? Musafirii vostri nu vor sosi pana cand va veti intoarce

voi, nu-i asa?)

Exemple “Going to” Future

It is going to rain, isn’t it? You are not going to do that, are you?

(O sa ploua, nu-i asa? N-ai de gand sa faci asta, nu-i asa? )

Exemple Verbe modale

The teacher must explain this, mustn’t he? You should learn more, shouldn’t you? They couldn’t bring the camera, could they? You cannot use your calculator during the exam, can you?

(Profesorul trebuie sa explice asta, nu-i asa? Voi ar trebui sa invatati mai mult, nu-i asa? Nu au putut aduce aparatul foto, nu-i asa? Nu va puteti folosi calculatorul in timpul examenului, nu-i asa? )