Question Tags Questions
The rules for using question tags in reported speech are as follows:
1. If the reported sentence is a positive statement, the question tag in reported speech is negative.
Example: He said, "She is coming, isn't she?"
2. If the reported sentence is a negative statement, the question tag in reported speech is positive.
Example: She said, "I don't like coffee, do you?"
3. If the reported sentence is a question, the question tag in reported speech is also a question.
Example: He asked, "Are you going, aren't you?"
4. The tense of the question tag in reported speech is usually the same as the tense of the reported verb.
Example: She said, "I am tired, aren't I?"
5. The pronoun in the question tag in reported speech is usually changed to match the subject of the reported sentence.
Example: He said, "You are happy, aren't you?"