Have you? Are you? Don’t you? Etc.

You can say have you? / is it? / can’t he? Etc. This shows that you are interested, surprised and involved in what the other speaker has to say. This adds further depth for conversationalists throughout a discussion.

• I’m not tired.’ ‘Aren’t you? I am.’
• ‘Mary can’t’ ‘Can’t she? I didn’t know that.’
• There’s a parcel waiting for you.’ ‘Is there? Where is it?’
• ‘It’s snowing again.’ ‘Is it? It was raining ten minutes ago.’
• ‘You’re late for the third time this week.’ ‘Oh, am I? I’m sorry.’

Use do/does for the present simple, and did for the past simple:

• ‘Ben doesn’t eat fruit.’     ‘Doesn’t he? Does he eat vegetables?
• ‘Hannah got divorced last week.’ ‘Did she? Really?

Tag questions

Have you? / is it? / can’t she? etc. are used at the end of a sentence. These appear to act as ‘mini questions’ and so are called tag questions.

Have you? Are you? Don’t you? Etc.