CursoLección 64/87

Question tags (preguntas coletilla)

"Positive statement -> negative tag; negative statement -> positive tag. Use the same auxiliary."

La regla

Frase afirmativa -> tag negativo; frase negativa -> tag afirmativo. Usa el mismo auxiliar.

Las question tags son la pequeña pregunta al final de una frase para confirmar info o pedir acuerdo ("verdad?", "no?"). La regla principal: sí la frase es afirmativa, el tag es negativo ("You're tired, aren't you?"); sí es negativa, el tag es afirmativo ("He doesn't work here, does he?"). El auxiliar del tag es el mismo de la frase principal (am/is/are, do/does/did, have/has/had, will, can...). Sí la frase no tiene auxiliar, usa do/does/did. Tono: subiendo sí es pregunta real, bajando sí esperas confirmacion.

Ejemplos

You're tired, aren't you?

Estas cansado, no?

💡 Afirmativa -> tag negativo.

He doesn't work here, does he?

El no trabaja aquí, verdad?

💡 Negativa -> tag afirmativo.

Marta reviewed the PR, didn't she?

Marta reviso el PR, no?

We can deploy now, can't we?

Podemos desplegar ahora, no?

You haven't seen the eval, have you?

No has visto la eval, verdad?

Elena will join the retro, won't she?

Elena ira a la retro, no?

I'm late, aren't I?

Llego tarde, no?

💡 Excepcion: I am -> aren't I.

Casos típicos

Afirmativa -> tag negativo (con n't)..., aux + n't + subject?

You're a dev, aren't you?She works here, doesn't she?

Negativa -> tag afirmativo..., aux + subject?

He isn't here, is he?They didn't ship, did they?

Sin auxiliar -> usa do/does/did..., do/does/did + subject?

You like coffee, don't you?She arrived late, didn't she?

Imperativo -> will you / won't you / can youdo X, will you?

Open the PR, will you?Help me, can you?

Let's -> shall welet's ..., shall we?

Let's deploy on Friday, shall we?

Trampas hispanohablantes

You're tired, isn't it?You're tired, aren't you?

El tag debe coincidir con el sujeto y el auxiliar de la frase.

He doesn't work here, doesn't he?He doesn't work here, does he?

Sí la frase es negativa, el tag es afirmativo (sin n't).

I'm late, amn't I?I'm late, aren't I?

"Amn't" no existe. Excepcion: I am -> aren't I.

She likes Python, doesn't her?She likes Python, doesn't she?

El tag usa pronombre sujeto (she), no objeto (her).

You can deploy, can you?You can deploy, can't you?

Afirmativa -> tag negativo.