Los question tags con verbos modales se construyen utilizando el mismo modal presente en la oración principal, siempre respetando las reglas básicas:
Los verbos modales más comunes incluyen: can, could, may, might, will, would, shall, should, must.
III. Tabla Resumen de Modales y Question Tags
Modal | Ejemplo de Oración Principal | Question Tag |
|---|---|---|
Can | She can cook. | can’t she? |
Can’t | He can’t swim. | can he? |
Could | They could join us. | couldn’t they? |
Couldn’t | We couldn’t hear him. | could we? |
May | She may come. | (mayn’t she?) (poco usado) |
Might | He might leave. | mightn’t he? |
Will | You’ll help. | won’t you? |
Won’t | She won’t mind. | will she? |
Would | They would like that. | wouldn’t they? |
Wouldn’t | He wouldn’t agree. | would he? |
Shall | We shall see. | shan’t we? |
Should | You should apologize. | shouldn’t you? |
Must | She must go. | (mustn’t she?) (raro) |