Exercise.  Answer the following questions, using the declarative questions You do? / He doesn’t? / They didn’t? etc.

Example:

Congratulations!  You got top score in the tournament.  — _________  Wow!  ==> Congratulations!  You got top score in the tournament.  —I did?  Wow!

1. Jack and Jill had a baby boy.—They did?  Oh, that’s nice.  I know they had wanted a son.
2. Speak up.  Bob doesn’t hear very well.—He doesn’t?  Why doesn’t he just get a hearing aid, then?
3. I saw Harry last week.—You did?  How’s he doing these days?
4. Mary doesn’t have a car anymore, so you’ll have to pick her up on your way to work.—She doesn’t?  Oh, I didn’t realize she was that bad off.
5. I have to go to the dentist.—You do?  Didn’t you go just the other month?
6. Bill and Wanda didn’t go on their second honeymoon after all.—They didn’t?  That’s a shame.  I know they had been so looking forward to it.
7. Sharon just got back from her trip.—She did?  Did she have a good time?
8. I’m sorry, sir, but apparently you and your wife didn’t pay your taxes?—We didn’t?  I thought we did.
9. Have you heard?  The Mississippi bridge collapsed yesterday.—It did?  Was anyone hurt?
10. I didn’t sleep a wink last night.—You didn’t?  Why not?

Exercise.  Answer the following questions, using declarative questions like You have? / He will? / She hasn’t? etc.

Example:

Both Tom and Becky were in the hospital.— _________   How awful!  What happened? ==> Both Tom and Becky were in the hospital.—They were?  How awful!  What happened?

1. Sam will oversee the project for our department.—He will?  I didn’t know the boss still trusted him.
2. I’ve decided to quit my job and become a pop singer.—You have?  I don’t think that’s such a wise thing to do.
3. Boycott the class.  Don’t worry, the teachers won’t flunk everybody.—They won’t?  How can you be so sure?
4. It’s nearly 6 o’clock, and Jane still hasn’t finished cleaning her room.—She hasn’t?  I’m going to have to have a talk with that child.
5. Have you heard?  Mr. Johnson isn’t retiring until next year.—He isn’t?  Oh man, that means I’m going to have to have him for trigonometry next semester.
6. I’m not going to enter my apple pie in the county fair this year.—You aren’t?  That’s a shame.  You’d be a cinch to win the blue ribbon.
7. Sit down and relax.  We have plenty of time before we have to board the plane.—We have?  Aren’t you forgetting that we have to go through security, though?
8. Congratulations, sir – you’re the ninth caller on WXMQ’s morning talk show.—I am?  Oh, how embarrassing – I thought I was calling doctor’s office.
9. We found the cows in Farmer MacGregor’s field.  They weren’t lost, after all.  —They weren’t?  I’m glad to hear that.
10. It’s a good thing we had the car engine inspected.  The fan belt was so worn it was about to break.—It was?  I had no idea it was in that bad a shape.

Exercise.  Complete the following sentences using an appropriate tag question.

Example:

Tom hasn’t come home yet, _________? ==> Tom hasn’t come home yet, has he?

1. The teachers didn’t go on strike, did they?
2. That sure was a hard test, wasn’t it?
3. I can’t park here, can I?
4. Karen likes chocolate cake, doesn’t she?
5. I’m trying as hard as I can, aren’t I?
6. We’re not afraid of ghosts, are we?
7. The Wilsons are a nice couple, aren’t they?
8. Tom isn’t six feet tall, is he?
9. John has a large collection of baseball cards, hasn’t he?
10. I shouldn’t water the plants every day, should I?

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