I. Câu hỏi đuôi là gì?

Câu hỏi đuôi - tag question là một câu hỏi ngắn, được đính kèm sau câu trần thuật để chúng ta có thể hỏi lại thông tin. Đây là dạng câu hỏi dạng Yes/No Question.

Ex: They are student, aren’t they.

Câu trả lời: Yes, they are.

Hoặc He isn't a doctor, is he?

No, he is.

Và bạn thường gặp cách trả lời có hoặc không để nhấn mạnh lại thông tin hay bác bỏ nó.

II. Cấu trúc câu hỏi đuôi

1. Nguyên tắc hình thành

1.1. Nguyên tắc chung

- Sử dụng trợ động từ giống như ở mệnh đề chính để làm phần đuôi câu hỏi.

- Nếu không có trợ động từ thì dùng do, does, did để thay thế.

- Nếu mệnh đề chính ở thể khẳng định thì phần đuôi ở thể phủ định và ngược lại.

- Thời của động từ ở đuôi phải theo thời của động từ ở mệnh đề chính.

- Chủ ngữ của mệnh đề chính và của phần đôi là giống nhau.

- Đại từ ở phần đuôi luôn phải để ở dạng chủ ngữ .

- Phần đuôi nếu ở dạng phủ định thì thường được rút gọn (n’t). Nếu không rút gọn thì phải theo thứ tự: trợ động từ + S + not?

Ví dụ:

She is beautiful, isn’t she? (Cô ấy không cao lắm nhỉ?)

2. Cấu trúc

2.1. Hiện tại đơn

Động từ “to be”:

- S + am/is/are + O, isn’t/ aren’t + S?

Ví dụ 1: I am late, aren’t I? (Tôi đến trễ phải không?)

Ví dụ 2: He is not nice, isn’t he ? ( Anh ấy không tốt phải không?)

Động từ thường:

- S + V + O, don’t/doesn’t + S?

Ex: Tom likes football, doesn’t he (Tom thích bóng đá, phải không?)

Ex: Tom doesn’t like football, does he? ( Tom không thích bóng đá, phải không?)

2.2. Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn

- S + am/is/are + V_ing, isn’t/ aren’t + S?

- S + am/is/are + not + V_ing, am/is/are + S?

Ex: It is raining, isn’t it? (Trời đang mưa phải không?)

Ex: It isn’t raining, is it?

2.3. Thì hiện tại hoàn thành

- S + have/has + V3/ed, haven’t/ hasn’t + S?

- S + have/has + not + V3/ed, have/has + S?

Ex:Tom has gone out, hasn’t he? (Tom vừa chạy ra ngoài phải không?)

Ex:Tom hasn’t gone out, has he?

2.4. Thì quá khứ đơn

Động từ “to be”

- S + was/were + O, wasn’t/weren’t + S?

- S + was/were + not + O, was/were + S?

Ex:They were late, weren’t they? (Họ đến trễ phải không?)

Ex: They weren’t late, were they?

Động từ thường

- S + V2/ed + O, didn’t + S?

- S + didn’t + V + O, did + S?

Ex: She had to leave early, didn’t she? (Cô ấy phải rời sớm phải không?)

Ex: She didn’t have to leave early, did she?

2.5. Thì tương lai đơn

- S + will + V_inf, won’t + S? S + will + not + V_inf, will + S?

Ex: You’ll be back soon, won’t you? (Có phải bạn sẽ quay lại sớm?)

Ex: You won’t be back soon, will you?

2.6. Động từ khiếm khuyết (modal verbs)

- S + modal verbs + V_inf, modal verbs + not + S?

- S + modal verbs + not + V_inf, modal verbs + S?

Ex: The children can swim, can’t they? (Bọn trẻ có bơi được không?)

Ex: The children can’t swim, can they?

Chú ý: Trong câu hỏi đuôi chúng ta luôn luôn dùng các đại từ chủ ngữ (I, he, it, they,..) để đặt câu hỏi. Nếu là câu hỏi đuôi phủ định chúng ta dùng hình thức tỉnh lượt giữa “not” với “to be” hoặc với trợ động từ (isn’t, don’t, doesn’t, haven’t, didn’t, can’t, won’t,…)

Ví dụ: Tom was at home, wasn’t he? Không nói: Wasn’t Tom? hay was not Tom?

III. Bài tập câu hỏi đuôi

Exercise I: Add tag questions to the following.

1. Lan enjoys watching TV after dinner, …………?

2. They’ll buy a new computer, ………?

3. She can drink lots of tomato juice everyday, ………….?

4. She may not come to class today, ………….?

5. We should follow the traffic rules strictly, ………….?

6. Your mother has read these fairy tales for you many times, . ………….?

7. He seldom visits you, ………….?

8. You’ve never been in Italy, . ………….?

9. That’s Bob, ………….?

10.No-one died in the accident, ………….?

11. I’m supposed to be here, ………….?

12. Nothing is wrong………….?

13. Nobody called the phone, ………….?

14. Everything is

ay, ………….?

15. Everyone to

a rest, ………….?

16. Going swimming in the summer is never boring, ………….?

17. Let’s dance together, ………….?

18. Don’t talk in class, ………….?

19. Sit down, ………….?

20. This picture is yours, ………….?

21. Hoa never comes to school late, ………….?

22. You to

some photos on the beach, . ………….?

23. He hardly ever makes a mistake, ………….?

Exercise II: Add tag questions to the following.

1. They want to come,………………….?

2. Elizabeth is a dentist, ……………….. ?

3. They won’t be here, …………………?

4. That is your umbrella, ………………….?

5. There aren’t many people here yet, …………….. ?

6. He has a bicycle,……………………?

7. Peter would like to come with us to the party, ……………………..?

8. Those aren’t Fred’s bo

s, ………?

9. You have never been to Paris,…………?

10. Something is wrong with Jane today, ………… ?

11. Everyone can learn how to swim, ……………… ?

12. Nobody cheated in the exam, ………………….. ?

13. Nothing went wrong while I was gone, ………… ?

14. I am invited, ………………….?

15. This bridge is not very safe,……………..?

16. These sausages are delicious, …………….?

17. You haven’t lived here long, …………?

18. The weather forecast wasn’t very good, ……………. ?

19. He’d better come to see me, .............. ?

20. You need to stay longer, ................................?

Exercise III: Add tag questions to the following.

1. You don't know where Ann is, …………..?

2. They haven't seen this film, ……………..?

3. You wouldn't tell anyone about it, ……………?

4. He'd never seen you before,……………….?

5. Let's go out for a walk, …………………..?

6. This is your bo

,………………?

7. I am supposed to be here, ………….?

8. There is a meeting tonight, ……………………?

9. Tom won't be here late, ………………………………?

10. You 're tired,……………………….?

11. You haven't lived here long, ………………?

12. You came in a sports car, ………………………?

13. These cakes lo

good, ………………………?

14. You can speak German, …………………..?

15. You couldn't do me a favor, ……………….

Exercise IV. Điền câu hỏi đuôi thích hợp.

1. She is collecting stickers, ________?

2. We often watch TV in the afternoon, ________?

3. You have cleaned your bike, ________?

4. John and Max don't like Maths, ________?

5. Peter played handball yesterday, ________?

6. They are going home from school, ________?

7. Mary didn't do her homework last Monday, ________?

8. He could have bought a new car, _______?

9. Kevin will come tonight, ________?

10. I'm clever, ________?

11. He's not coming, _______?

12. I'm not late, ________?

13. The bank lent him the money, _______?

14. You shouldn't do that, _______?

15. You don't take sugar in coffee, _______?

16. She lo

s tired, _______?

17. There's a cinema near the station, _______?

18. He arrived late, _______?

19. Nobody has arrived yet, _______?

20. It's time to go, ________?

21. I'm right, ________?

22. You had seen it before, ________?

23. Everybody lo

ed so miserable, ________?

24. You wouldn't do that, _______?

25. He'll be there, _______?

26. Everybody will be there, _______?

27. She's had too much to do lately, _______?

28. It won't happen, _______?

29. They should be here soon, _______?

30. I'm not intruding, _______?

31. Nobody's got to leave early, _______?

32. That dog's very noisy, _______?

33. You have got to arrive before half past eight, _______?

34. They to

it, _______?

35. That's the shop where you used to work, ________?

36. The bo

's a best-seller, _______?

37. You haven't got a sister, _______?

38. I'm in trouble, _______?

39. You would tell me if you knew, _______?

40. You'd rather not tell me, _______?

41. Lima is the capital of Peru, ________?

42. He'd better try harder, _______?

43. There's nothing on TV tonight, _______?

44. That's the guy who was on TV the other night, _______?

45. That's the guy that won the pools, ________?

46. She won't be here for another hour, _______?

47. Mr McGuinness is from Ireland, _______?

48. The car isn't in the garage, ________?

49. You are John, _______?

50. She went to the library yesterday, _______?

51. He didn't recognize me, _______?

52. Cars pollute the environment, _______?

53. Mr. Pritchard has been to Scotland recently, _______?

54. The trip is very expensive, _______?

55. He won't tell her, ________?

56. He sometimes reads the newspaper, _______?

57. You are Indian, _______?

58. Peggy didn't use the pencil, _______?

59. Mary has answered the teacher's question, _______?

60. The boy is from Turkey, _______?

61. Sue wasn't listening,______________?

62. Andrew isn't sleeping, _______?

63. Tom and Maria will arrive at Heathrow, _______?

64. He's been to Texas, _______?

65. Dogs like meat, _______?

66. There are some apples left, _______?

67. I'm late, _______?

68. Let's go, _______?

69. Don't sm

e, _______?

70. He does sing in the bathroom, _______?

71. He'll never know, _______?

72. I think, he's from India, _______?

73. Lovely day today, _______?

74. She is collecting stickers, _______?

75. We often watch TV in the afternoon, _______?

76. You have cleaned your bike, _______?

77. John and Max don't like Maths, _______?

78. Peter played handball yesterday, _______?

79. They are going home from school, _______?

80. Mary didn't do her homework last Monday, _______?

81. He could have bought a new car, _______?

82. Kevin will come tonight, _______?

83. I'm clever, _______?

84. Murat gets up late, _______?

85. You didn't go to school yesterday, ________?

86. I am not a nurse, _______?

87. She doesn't co

well, _______?

88. You can speak English, _______?

89. I am your best friend, ________?

90. The sun is shining, ________?

91. They haven't seen him for ages, ________?

92. She visited her grandmother, ________?

93. Susan and Peter arrived late yesterday, ________?

94. She wasn't there, ________?

95. Sheila has gone to the supermarket, ________?

96. I will help you, _______?

97. You shouldn't do that, _______?

98. The thief was arrested yesterday, _______?

99. The computer is br

en, _______?

100. Our English teacher is very nice, _______?

101. I am a doctor, ________?

102. Susan caught the bus, _______?

103. They drew an elephant, _______?

104. The student didn't do the homework, ________?

105. Let's have a drink, ________?

106. Your car is not cheap, _______?

107. Lisa has lost her ID, _______?

108. You couldn't help me, _______?

109. We are friends, ________?

110. You weren't at the party last night, _______?

111. Shout up, _______?

112. There is a museum in this city, _______?

113. Good idea, _______?

114. You have never been to Peking, ________?

115. You must give up sm

ing, ________?

116. I didn't do anything wrong, ________?

117. No one can help you, ________?

118. They helped us a lot, _______?

119. Don't do it, _______?

120. Get out of my sight, _______?

121. Dave is your cousin, ________?

122. Kiki doesn't write a letter before bed?

123. Jenny and Natalie are the members of the Photography Club, _______?

124. You can swim very well, _______?

125. She draws a beautiful picture, ________?

126. We came home late last night, _______?

127. Henry and Ricky read a lot of bo

s, ________?

128. We played football last night, _______?

129. You didn't see me, ________?

130. He sells toys, ________?

131. They don't like cats, ________?

132. She loves flowers, ________?

133. You are a student, _______?

134. Jane can't swim, ________?

135. They mustn't buy the car, ________?

136. Billy has made a beautiful kite, ________?

137. You won't trust him, ________?

138. Kathy and YoYo will go to the swimming pool tomorrow, ________?

139. Mrs. White ate a lot of fish yesterday, ________?

140. Ken didn't visit his grandfather last week, _______?

141. You don't like fishing, ________?

142. Fiona likes Jacky Chan, ________?

143. She must come to the party, _______?

144. Lucy will buy the dress, ________?

145. Mimi and Lily were sad yesterday, ________?

146. Kate always sleeps early, ________?

147. He won't be happy, _______?

148. You didn't do homework yesterday, _______?

149. We kept some money under the bed, ________?

150. It seldom barks, ________?

151. Michael and Melody often go home late, ________?

152. Hugh had a red car, ________?

153. The Mount Rushmore National Memorial Park is in Keystone, _______?

154. The rock was a sacred Indian site once, _______?

155. It has been a national memorial since 1925, _______?

156. The monument doesn't show the bust of President Clinton, _______?

157. George Washington was the first President of the United States, _______?

158. Mr McGuinness is from Ireland, _______?

159. The car isn't in the garage, _______?

160. You are John, _______?

161. She went to the library yesterday, _______?

Exercise V. Chọn đáp án đúng.

1. You’re going to school tomorrow, ____________?

2. Daisy signed the petition, ___________________?

3. There’s an exam tomorrow, _________________?

4. He will be attending the university in September, ____________?

5. She’s been studying English for two years, ___________________?

6. It doesn’t work, _______________?

7. Let’s go fishing, ____________?

8. Jill and Joe have been to Mexico, _______________?

9. You will stay in touch, ____________?

10. You didn’t know I was an artist, _________________?

11. It is quite warm, ____________?

12. We should call Rita, _______________?

A. should we

B. shouldn’t we

C. shall we

D. should not we

13. Monkeys can’t sing, ______________?

A. can they

B. can it

C. can’t they

D. can’t it

14. These bo

s aren’t yours, ____________?

A. are these

B. aren’t these

C. are they

D. aren’t they

15. That’s Bod’s, ____________?

A. is that

B. isn’t it

C. isn’t that

D. is it

16. No one died in the accident, ______________?

A. did they

B. didn’t they

C. did he

D. didn’t he

17. The air-hostess knows the time she has been here, ______________?

A. does she

B. isn’t it

C. doesn’t she

D. did she

18. This is the second time she’s been here, ______________?

A. isn’t this

B. isn’t it

C. has she

D. hasn’t she

19. They must do as they are told, ________________?

A. mustn’t they

B. must they

C. are they

D. aren’t they

20. He hardly has anything nowadays, _________________?

A. hasn’t she

B. has he

C. doesn’t he

D. does she

21. You’ve never been in Italy, _________________?

A. have you

B. haven’t you

C. been you

D. had you

22. He never goes to school late, __________?

23. Let’s go somewhere for a drink, _________?

24. You don’t like coffee, __________?

25. Peter plays soccer very well, __________?

IV. Đáp án bài tập câu hỏi đuôi

Exercise I

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

61. was she; 62. is he; 63. won't they; 64. hasn't he; 65. don't they

66. aren't there; 67. aren't I; 68. shall we; 69. will you; 70. doesn't he

71. will he; 72. isn't he; 73. isn't it; 74. isn't she; 75. don't we

76. haven't you; 77. do they; 78. didn't he; 79. aren't they; 80. did she

81. couldn't he; 82. won't he; 83. aren't I; 84. doesn't he; 85. did you

86. am I; 87. does she; 88. can't you; 89. aren't I; 90. isn't it

Exercise 4

Exercise 5

V. Bài tập tự luyện về câu hỏi đuôi

Bài 1: Fill in the blank to make a tag question

1. Hayley’s from a small town in the countryside, ________________ ?

2. They aren’t Vietnamese, ________________ ?

3. We’re late again, ________________ ?

4. I’m not the right person, ________________ ?

5. Hannah isn’t good at playing games, ________________ ?

6. The weather was really nice, ________________ ?

7. He’s very handsome, ________________ ?

8. They weren’t in Paris, ________________ ?

9. You aren’t from Japan, ________________ ?

10. James is a very smart student, ________________ ?

11. I like boba tea very much, ________________ ?

12. She doesn’t work in a restaurant, ________________ ?

13. They need some milk, ________________ ?

14. We live in a flat, ________________ ?

15. Julie studies very hard every night, ________________ ?

16. Don and Anna didn’t take French classes, ________________ ?

17. We often come home early, ________________ ?

18. You don’t like spicy food, ________________ ?

19. She doesn’t co

very well, ________________ ?

20. We don’t watch much TV, ________________ ?

21. His father sm

es a lot, ________________ ?

22. Your sister has lovely eyes, ________________ ?

23. You do like this film we’re watching, ________________ ?

24. He can’t speak French very well, ________________ ?

25. Your brother isn’t married, ________________ ?

26. She doesn’t co

very well, ________________ ?

27. We can go to the cinema tomorrow if you want, ________________ ?

28. They don’t have a big house, ________________ ?

29. They are the richest family in the village, ________________ ?

30. It isn’t snowing, ________________ ?

Bài 2: Fill in the blank to make tag question

1. We should leave before it gets dark, ________________ ?

2. You’d rather play games, ________________ ?

3. They mustn’t go too near the lake, ________________ ?

4. You’ll see us tomorrow, ________________ ?

5. We won’t be going to that restaurant again, ________________ ?

6. Let’s try again, ________________ ?

7. You’ve seen this film already, ________________ ?

8. Your grandma has never been out of the village, ________________ ?

9. You’re seeing Amy next week, ________________ ?

10. I’m not speaking first at the meeting, ________________ ?

11. This was an interesting exercise, ________________ ?

Bài 3: Tìm và sửa lỗi sai trong các câu dưới đây

1. Minh isn’t listening to music, isn’t he?

2. He couldn’t do her a favour, couldn’t he?

3. I’m late to this meeting, am not I?

4. Let’s go out for a walk, will we?

5. Turn off the fans before going out, will you?

6. Don’t forget to repair this car, won’t you?

7. That is his cat, is it?

8. Na should pass her test tomorrow, should she?

9. Read my bo

, will you?

10. After it gets dark, they should leave soon, should they?

Bài tập 4: Điền câu hỏi đuôi thích hợp vào chỗ trống

1. Nobody called, …. ?

2. She doesn’t work in a hotel, …. ?

3. They will wash the car, …. ?

4.We live in a tiny flat, …. ?

5.We must lock the doors, …. ?

6. David and Julie don’t take Chinese classes, …. ?

7. I often come home late, …. ?

8. I’m right, …. ?

9. She doesn’t co

very often, …. ?

10. So you bought a car, …. ?

Bài tập 5: Complete the following tag questions

1. You aren't afraid of snakes_____?

2. Ann isn't at home_____?

3. You don't know French_____?

4. Tom didn't see her_____?

5. This isn't yours_____?

6. Mary wasn't angry_____?

7. Bill hasn't had breakfast_____?

8. You won't tell anyone_____?

9. I didn't wake you up_____?

10. Tom doesn't like oysters_____?

11. You don't want to sell the house_____?

12. It doesn't hurt_____?

13. People shouldn't drink and drive_____?

14. You aren't going alone_____?

15. They couldn't pay the rent_____?

16. You don't agree with Bill_____?

17. There wasn't a lot to do_____?

18. I needn't say anything _____?

19. That wasn't Ann on the phone_____?

20. You didn't do it on purpose_____?

Bài tập 6: Complete the following sentences with the given words in the box

aren’t	don’t we	is she	does he	will they
is she	did it	won’t they	wasn’t he	isn’t she

1. Your parents will pick you up today, ____________?

2. Mary isn’t sleeping now, ____________?

3. My cat didn’t come home yesterday, ____________?

4. My brother was ill yesterday, ____________?

5. I am right, _________?

6. We often go fishing in the weekend, ____________?

7. They won’t destroy this building, ____________?

8. Jim doesn’t like collecting stamps, ____________?

9. Your grandmother is watering flowers, ____________?

10. She isn’t your sister, ____________?