Las muletillas interrogativas: "isn't it?", "don't you?", "haven't they?" y sus reglas.
Las question tags son mini-preguntas al final de una oración que buscan confirmación. La regla principal: si la oración es positiva, la tag es negativa, y viceversa.
📌 Regla Principal
Oración
Tag
Ejemplo
Positiva (+)
Negativa (−)
"You are happy, aren't you?"
Negativa (−)
Positiva (+)
"You aren't happy, are you?"
📊 Formación con Diferentes Auxiliares
Auxiliar
Ejemplo positivo → tag
Ejemplo negativo → tag
be
"She is nice, isn't she?"
"They aren't here, are they?"
have
"You've finished, haven't you?"
"He hasn't called, has he?"
will
"She'll come, won't she?"
"They won't mind, will they?"
can
"You can swim, can't you?"
"He can't drive, can he?"
do/does
"You like pizza, don't you?"
"She doesn't know, does she?"
did
"They went out, didn't they?"
"He didn't call, did he?"
⚠️ Casos Especiales
I am right, aren't I?
Tengo razón, ¿no? (Excepción: "I am" → "aren't I?")
Let's go, shall we?
Vamos, ¿vale? ("Let's" → "shall we?")
Nobody came, did they?
Nadie vino, ¿verdad? (Palabras negativas → tag positiva)
Open the window, will you?
Abre la ventana, ¿quieres? (Imperativo → "will you?")
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Entonación: Si la entonación sube ↗ al final, estás pidiendo información real. Si baja ↘, esperas que la otra persona confirme lo que ya crees.