Question

He used to be punctual, _________

• A. did he ?
• B. does he ?
• C. doesn’t he ?
• D. didn’t he

Answer 1

Answer:

D. didn’t he

Question Tag Basics

• Question tags are short questions added at the end of a statement to confirm information or to seek agreement.

• They are formed using an auxiliary verb (or the verb 'be') and a pronoun that refers to the subject of the statement.

• The polarity of the question tag is opposite to that of the statement. If the statement is positive, the tag is negative, and vice versa.

Analyzing the Statement: 'He used to be punctual'

• The main verb is 'used to be', which indicates a past habit.

• In statements with 'used to', the auxiliary verb for the question tag is derived from the past tense of 'do', which is 'did'.

• Since the statement is positive, the question tag needs to be negative.

• The subject of the statement is 'He', so the pronoun in the tag will be 'he'.

• Therefore, the correct negative question tag is 'didn't he?'