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In these conversations, you are B. Read the information in brackets and then answer with I think so, I hope not etc.
1. (You don't like rain.) A: Is it going to rain? B: (hope) _I hope not._ 2. (You need more money quickly.) A: Do you think you'll get a pay rise soon? B: (hope) --- 3. (You think Diane will probably get the job that she applied for.) A: I wonder if Diane will get the job. B: (expect) --- 4. (You're not sure whether Jill is married--probably not.) A: Is Jill married? B: (think) --- 5. (You are the receptionist at a hotel. The hotel is full.) A: Have you got a room for tonight? B: (afraid) --- 6. (You're at a party. You have to leave early.) A: Do you have to leave already? B: (afraid) --- 7. (Ann normally works every day, Monday to Friday. Tomorrow is Wednesday.) A: Is Ann working tomorrow? B: (suppose) --- 8. (You are going to a party. You can't stand John.) A: Do you think John will be at the party? B: (hope) --- 9. (You're not sure what time the concert is--probably 7.30.) A: Is the concert at 7.30? B: (think) --- UNIT 51. Question tags (do you? isn't it? etc.) A. Study these examples: You haven't seen Mary today, have you? No, I'm afraid not. It was a good film, wasn't it? Yes. I really enjoyed it. Have you? and wasn't it? are question tags (= mini-questions that we often put on the end of a sentence in spoken English). In question tags, we use an auxiliary verb (have/was/will etc.). We use do/does/did for the present and past simple (see also Unit 50): * 'Karen plays the piano, doesn't she? ' 'Well, yes, but not very well.' * 'You didn't lock the door, did you? ' 'No, I forgot.'
B. Normally we use a negative question tag after a positive sentence: positive sentence + negative tag Mary will be here soon, won't she? There was a lot of traffic, wasn't there? Jim should pass the exam, shouldn't he? ... and a positive question tag after a negative sentence: negative sentence + positive tag Mary won't be late, will she? They don't like us, do they? You haven't got a car, have you? Notice the meaning of yes and no in answer to a negative sentence: * You're not going out today, are you? Yes. (Yes, I am going out) * You're not going out today, are you? No. (No, I am not going out)
C. The meaning of a question tag depends on how you say it. If your voice goes down, you aren't really asking a question; you are only inviting the listener to agree with you: * 'It's a nice day, isn't it? ' 'Yes, lovely.' * 'Tim doesn't look well today, dose he? 'No, he looks very tired.' * She's very pretty. She's got beautiful eyes, hasn't she? But if the voice goes up, it is a real question: * 'You haven't seen Mary today, have you? ' 'No, I'm afraid not.' (= Have you seen Mary today by any chance?) We often use a negative sentence + positive tag to ask for things or information, or to ask somebody to do something. The voice goes up at the end of the tag in sentences like these: * 'You haven't got a pen, have you? ' 'Yes, here you are.' * 'You couldn't do me a favour, could you? ' 'It depends what it is.' * 'You don't know where Karen is, do you? 'Sorry, I've no idea.'
D. After Let's... the question tag is... shall we?: Let's go for a walk, shall we? After the imperative (Do.../Don't do... etc.), the tag is usually... will you?: Open the door, will you? Don't be late, will you? Note that we say... aren't I? (= am I not?): I'm late, aren't I?
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