Lição 67 · Etapa 5: Voz passiva, discurso indireto e perguntas
Question tags
IntermédioForma e uso
…, isn't it? / …, don't you? — uma pergunta curta no fim para confirmar
1.Forma
Uma question tag é vírgula + verbo auxiliar + pronome no final da frase. Uma frase afirmativa leva uma tag negativa; uma frase negativa leva uma tag afirmativa.
| Verbo auxiliar | Afirmativa → tag negativa | Negativa → tag afirmativa |
|---|---|---|
| am / is / are | It's cold today, isn't it? | You aren't busy, are you? |
| do / does (presente simples) | You like coffee, don't you? | He doesn't eat meat, does he? |
| did (passado simples) | They left early, didn't they? | You didn't call, did you? |
| was / were | It was fun, wasn't it? | They weren't there, were they? |
| have / has (tempos perfect) | You've met Lan, haven't you? | She hasn't finished, has she? |
| will | You'll come, won't you? | It won't rain, will it? |
| can / could / should… | Mai can swim, can't she? | You can't drive, can you? |
- Se a frase tem um auxiliar (be, have, will, can…), repita esse auxiliar. Se está no presente simples ou no passado simples, sem auxiliar, use do / does / did.
- A tag sempre usa um pronome: Your parents are teachers, aren't they? / This is your bag, isn't it? (this/that → it; these/those → they).
- As tags negativas são sempre contraídas: isn't it, don't you, haven't they.
- Atenção a 's e 'd: She's tired → isn't she; She's finished → hasn't she; You'd better → hadn't you; You'd rather → wouldn't you.
Em português, “né?” ou “não é?” serve para qualquer frase, mas em inglês “isn't it?” não: a tag precisa combinar com o verbo auxiliar e com o sujeito — You like coffee, don't you? Se quiser algo rápido numa conversa informal, right? funciona com qualquer frase, como o nosso “né?”: You like coffee, right?
2.Quando usar
1. Para confirmar algo que você acha que é verdade
You're from Da Nang, aren't you?
Você é de Da Nang, não é?
The shop closes at nine, doesn't it?
A loja fecha às nove, né?
2. Para puxar conversa e convidar o outro a concordar — muitas vezes sobre o tempo, a comida ou algo que os dois estão vendo
The weather is lovely today, isn't it?
O dia está lindo hoje, né?
That was a great film, wasn't it?
Que filme ótimo, não foi?
3. Pedidos educados: frase negativa + tag afirmativa soa modesto e gentil
You couldn't lend me your charger, could you?
Você não teria um carregador para me emprestar, teria?
You haven't seen my glasses, have you?
Você não viu meus óculos por aí, viu?
Responda a uma question tag de acordo com os fatos, e não conforme você concorda ou não com quem falou: You don't eat meat, do you? — No, I don't. (= não como) / Yes, I do. (= como, sim).
3.Casos especiais
| Caso | Exemplo |
|---|---|
| I am → aren't I (I'm not → am I) | I'm late again, aren't I? / I'm not late, am I? |
| Let's → shall we | Let's go for a walk, shall we? |
| Imperativo → will you / would you / could you | Pass me the salt, will you? / Don't forget to lock the door, will you? |
| never, nothing, nobody, hardly, rarely… = negativa → tag afirmativa | Your brother's never been abroad, has he? / Nothing went wrong, did it? |
| everyone, someone, nobody… → they | Everyone's here, aren't they? / Nobody called, did they? |
| everything, nothing → it | Everything is ready, isn't it? |
| there is / there are → there | There's a pharmacy near here, isn't there? |
| used to → didn't | Your grandfather used to be a teacher, didn't he? |
| have got → haven't / hasn't | You've got a new phone, haven't you? |
Uma frase afirmativa + tag afirmativa (So you're moving to Hanoi, are you?) mostra surpresa ou interesse por uma notícia que você acabou de ouvir — não é um erro.
4.Entonação: subindo ou descendo
A mesma tag tem sentidos diferentes conforme a sua voz desce ↘ ou sobe ↗ no final.
- Descendo ↘: você tem quase certeza e só espera que o outro concorde.
- Subindo ↗: você realmente não tem certeza e quer uma resposta.
It's a beautiful day, isn't it? ↘
Que dia lindo, né? (descendo: espera que o outro concorde)
You've been to Hue, haven't you? ↗
Você já foi a Hue, não foi? (subindo: uma pergunta de verdade)
You haven't seen my keys, have you? ↗
Você não viu minhas chaves, viu? (subindo: torcendo para a resposta ser sim)
5.Erros comuns
You like coffee, isn't it?You like coffee, don't you?
A tag segue o auxiliar e o sujeito da frase: like → don't, you → you.
She didn't come to class, didn't she?She didn't come to class, did she?
Frase negativa → tag afirmativa.
Your parents are teachers, isn't it?Your parents are teachers, aren't they?
Sujeito no plural → are … they.
She's finished her homework, isn't she?She's finished her homework, hasn't she?
Aqui 's quer dizer has (has finished).
Everyone was tired after the hike, wasn't he?Everyone was tired after the hike, weren't they?
everyone → they, que combina com were.
Don't forget to lock the door, don't you?Don't forget to lock the door, will you?
Frases no imperativo levam a tag will you.
Exemplos
- She works at a bank, doesn't she?
- They went to the beach yesterday, didn't they?
- These shoes look expensive, don't they?
- Your sister was working at the hospital last year, wasn't she?
