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Aren’t I?

A

Sempre que a sentença principal for afirmativa com “I am” (I’m), a question tag será “aren’t I?“. Veja os exemplos:

  • I am getting crazy, aren’t I?
  • I’m going to help you, aren’t I?
  • I’m sitting here, aren’t I?
  • I’m disturbing you, aren’t I?

Note que isso só acontece se a sentença principal for afirmativa. Caso ela seja negativa, a formação da question tag segue o padrão normal:

  • I’m not getting crazy, am I?
  • I’m not going to help you, am I?
  • I’m not sitting here, am I
  • I’m not disturbing you, am I?
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Everybody, Everyone, Somebody, Someone

A

Use sempre o pronome they para essas palavras. Além disso, lembre-se que embora a sentença principal esteja no singular, a question tag será sempre no plural:

  • Everyone was trying to help her, weren’t they?
  • Everybody loves Chris, don’t they?
  • Someone helped you, didn’t they?
  • Somebody will stay here with you, won’t they?
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Nobody, No one

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O pronome para essas palavras também é they. Mas, com elas é preciso observar que são palavras negativas; logo, a question tag será afirmativa:

  • Nobody phoned, did they?
  • Nobody will help you, will they?
  • No one likes her, do they?
  • No one can dance like that, can they?
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Nothing

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Com nothing o será sempre it. Note, porém, que nothing é também uma palavra negativa; portanto, a question tag será afirmativa:

  • Nothing can go wrong, can it?
  • Nothing will happen, will it?
  • Nothing worked out the way you wanted, did it?
  • Nothing should be there, should it?
5
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Let’s

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Ao usar let’s para fazer sugestões, a question tag será sempre “shall we?“:

  • Let’s do this, shall we?
  • Let’s help them, shall we?
  • Let’s have a party, shall we?
  • Let’s stay here for a while, shall we?
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I don’t think…, I think…, I suppose…, I feel… I guess…

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Faça de conta que essa expressões não existem na frase principal e forme a question tag com a sentença seguinte. Achou isso estranho!? Então, veja os exemplos:

  • I think she’s Brazilian, isn’t she?
  • I don’t think it will rain tomorrow, will it?
  • I suppose you’re tired, aren’t you?
  • I really feel she’s making a mistake, isn’t she?
  • I guess she doesn’t like us, does she?