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So how do we form question tags

We add a clause in the form of a question at the end of a sentence. If the main part of the sentence is positive we usually add a negative question tag.

It’s a bit early, isn’t it

If the main part is negative, we usually add a positive question tag.

Mum isn’t in trouble, is she

OK, that seems easy.

Yes, but you need to think about what verb to use in the tag. If there is an auxiliary, a modal verb or the verb to be in the main clause, we use that in the question tag.

You’re in a desert in the middle of Australia, aren’t you

If there is another main verb, we use do in the correct form (as we would with questions and negatives).

I think she might be getting a bit old for this sort of travelling, don’t you
We told you not to drive in the outback on your own, didn’t we

OK, so the question tag refers to the subject of the main sentence.

Yes, very often, but sometimes it doesn’t.

I can’t imagine her doing anything else, can you

Are there any exceptions

There are a few. We use aren’t I instead of the more logical amn’t I.

I’m next in the queue, aren’t I

Where is the stress in question tags

It’s on the verb and the intonation is usually falling, unless the speaker isn’t sure about some kind of factual information, then it’s rising.

You’re from Beijing, aren’t you (falling intonation = you’re fairly sure)
You’re from Beijing, aren’t you (rising intonation = you’re not very sure and want the other person to confirm the information)

You use them a lot in conversation, don’t you

Yes, we do. We use them a lot to try and involve other people in conversations.

So I’d better start using them more, hadn’t I

Yep!