La coletilla que confirma, duda o invita a responder.
Colegio Ángeles del NorteInglés · L. R. Montaño Rincón
❓Antes de aprender · pregunta problematizadora
You speak English, don't you?
01Di una afirmación sobre tu compañero.
02Añade “¿verdad?” en español.
03Ahora hazlo en inglés.
🎯Al terminar este tema podrás
Desempeños
I
Formar tag questions con el auxiliar y el pronombre correctos.
II
Aplicar la regla de polaridad invertida.
III
Usar la entonación para confirmar o para preguntar de verdad.
💡La idea central
Afirmación positiva, coletilla negativa
La tag question es una mini pregunta al final de una afirmación. Si la oración es positiva, la coletilla es negativa, y al revés.
“You are from Bogotá, aren't you?”
Se repite el auxiliar y se cambia el sujeto por un pronombre.
+ statement
− tag
🧩La estructura
Afirmación
She is a teacher,
+
Auxiliar invertido
isn't
+
Pronombre
she?
They didn't come, did they?Si no hay auxiliar, se usa do / does / did.
Con be · con auxiliar · sin auxiliar
Verbo BE
You are tired, aren't you? He isn't here, is he? They were late, weren't they?
se repite be
Con auxiliar
She has left, hasn't she? You can swim, can't you? We will win, won't we?
se repite el auxiliar
Sin auxiliar
You like pizza, don't you? He works here, doesn't he? They came, didn't they?
aparece do / does / did
📌Excepciones
Coletillas que no siguen la regla
CASO
I am late,
aren't I?
Let's go,
shall we?
Open the door,
will you?
Nobody called,
did they?
POR QUÉ
amn't
no
existe
sugerencia
→
shall we
imperativo
→
will you
nobody
es
negativo
Detalles que cambian la respuesta
Entonación baja — ya sabes la respuesta
Nice day, isn't it? ↘
Entonación alta — realmente preguntas
You locked it, didn't you? ↗
Nunca / nada — ya son negativos
She never lies, does she?
This / that — se sustituyen por it
That's yours, isn't it?
Everyone — se retoma con they
Everyone came, didn't they?
There is — se repite there
There is a problem, isn't there?
Confirmar o preguntar
Confirmar
It's cold today, isn't it? ↘
Sabes la respuesta. Solo buscas acuerdo o conversación.
Preguntar
You finished it, didn't you? ↗
No estás seguro. Esperas una respuesta real.
La misma frase cambia de sentido solo con la entonación.
📖Lectura contextualizada
Small Talk at the Bus Stop
"It's really hot today, isn't it?" "Yes, it is. You live near here, don't you?" "I do. You are the new student, aren't you?" "That's right. The bus is late again, isn't it?"
coletillas de confirmaciónqueja amable
💬Cómic · conversación
Small Talk at the Bus Stop
G
Gabriel
It is really hot today, isn’t it?
M
Mariana
It is. You live near here, don’t you?
G
Gabriel
I do. And you are the new student, aren’t you?
M
Mariana
That’s right. The bus is late again, isn’t it?
Foco del diálogo: tag questions · entonación. Después de escucharlo, léanlo en parejas cambiando los nombres por los suyos.
✅Opción múltiple · 1 de 3
She is your sister, ______?
Ais she
Bisn't she
Cdoes she
Ddoesn't she
✅Opción múltiple · 2 de 3
They didn't call you, ______?
Adid they
Bdidn't they
Cdo they
Dwere they
✅Opción múltiple · 3 de 3
Let's go to the park, ______?
Awill we
Bshall we
Cdon't we
Ddo we
🤔True or False
¿Verdadero o falso?
Si la oración es positiva, la coletilla es negativa.
TRUE
FALSE
“You are late, are you?” es la forma estándar de confirmar.
TRUE
FALSE
Con I am la coletilla es aren't I.
TRUE
FALSE
Cuando no hay auxiliar se usa do / does / did.
TRUE
FALSE
La entonación no cambia el significado de la coletilla.
TRUE
FALSE
🔗Asociar · matching
Oración → coletilla
Haz clic en la oración y luego en su coletilla correcta.
You can drive,
He hasn't arrived,
They live here,
I am right,
aren't I?
don't they?
can't you?
has he?
📝Completar el espacio
Fill in the blanks
did
don't
shall
isn't
1. She is a doctor, she?
2. You like coffee, you?
3. They didn't come, they?
4. Let's start, we?
🔢Ordenar la oración
Build the sentence
you
have
homework
have
You
your
finished
not
🔍Encontrar el error
Find the mistake
She is late, is sheagaintoday
You like it, doesn't youreallymuch
They can't swim, can't theyatall
🏁Después de aprender
Lo esencial
polaridad invertida · se repite el auxiliar · sin auxiliar entra do/does/did · la entonación decide si confirmas o preguntas.
Tarea: escribe un diálogo de diez líneas usando al menos seis tag questions distintas.