VI. Complete the question tags. 1. Rose is cleaning out the pond,…? 2. Andy has been reading a book for 15 minutes,…? 3. Sally is collecting rubbish,…? 4. They study at a secondary school,…? 5. You can speak three languages,…?

Solution:

• 1. Rose is cleaning out the pond, isn't she? (The statement is positive with 'is', so the tag is negative with the same auxiliary verb.)
• 2. Andy has been reading a book for 15 minutes, hasn't he? (The statement is positive with 'has', so the tag is negative with the same auxiliary verb.)
• 3. Sally is collecting rubbish, isn't she? (The statement is positive with 'is', so the tag is negative with the same auxiliary verb.)
• 4. They study at a secondary school, don't they? (The statement is in the Present Simple, positive form. The auxiliary verb 'do' is used for the tag.)
• 5. You can speak three languages, can't you? (The statement is positive with the modal verb 'can', so the tag is negative with the same modal verb.)