O domínio da construção de “question tags” – pequenas perguntas anexadas ao final de uma afirmação – em inglês é fundamental para dar naturalidade à conversa no idioma. Essas estruturas são frequentemente utilizadas tanto em diálogos informais quanto em contextos mais formais, ajudando a confirmar informações ou a procurar por acordo. Os “question tags” costumam refletir o verbo auxiliar da sentença principal e mudar de acordo com a afirmativa ou negativa dessa sentença.
Preparamos dois exercícios práticos com “question tags” para que possa testar e melhorar seu entendimento dessa estrutura gramatical em inglês. As frases no exercício estão em inglês e a descrição é em português para auxiliar no aprendizado. Lembre-se de que a resposta correta deve se alinhar ao tempo verbal e à forma (afirmativa ou negativa) da sentença principal. Boa sorte!
Exercício 1: Preenchendo os “Question Tags”
You are coming to the party, *aren’t* (Auxiliary verb) you?
He can play the guitar, *can’t* (Auxiliary verb) he?
She won’t be late, *will* (Modal verb) she?
They don’t have a car, *do* (Auxiliary verb) they?
Mike studied for the test, *didn’t* (Auxiliary verb) he?
We should start now, *shouldn’t* (Modal verb) we?
She has been to Brazil before, *hasn’t* (Auxiliary verb) she?
It rarely rains here, *does* (Auxiliary verb) it?
They are meeting us after work, *aren’t* (Auxiliary verb) they?
You hardly ever eat meat, *do* (Auxiliary verb) you?
Tom needs to leave early, *doesn’t* (Auxiliary verb) he?
You’ve seen this movie already, *haven’t* (Auxiliary verb) you?
I’m not interrupting, *am* (Auxiliary verb) I?
She could help us tomorrow, *couldn’t* (Modal verb) she?
They will send us the report, *won’t* (Modal verb) they?
Exercício 2: Escolhendo o “Question Tag” correto
Jason was at the meeting, *wasn’t* (Auxiliary verb) he?
Sandra isn’t coming with us, *is* (Auxiliary verb) she?
We’ve done a good job, *haven’t* (Auxiliary verb) we?
You wouldn’t tell anyone, *would* (Modal verb) you?
They had left before you arrived, *hadn’t* (Auxiliary verb) they?
She doesn’t speak Chinese, *does* (Auxiliary verb) she?
You will help me with this, *won’t* (Modal verb) you?
He could hear us, *couldn’t* (Modal verb) he?
It isn’t too expensive, *is* (Auxiliary verb) it?
We shouldn’t be late, *should* (Modal verb) we?
She must be new here, *mustn’t* (Modal verb) she?
There aren’t any problems, *are* (Auxiliary verb) there?
They’ve been working hard, *haven’t* (Auxiliary verb) they?
You don’t recognize me, *do* (Auxiliary verb) you?
I can rely on you, *can’t* (Auxiliary verb) I?
