Are these tag questions right?

[Freeguy]

Are these tag questions right? (Based on Michael Swan's book (Grammar scan), they are right. However, they sounds unnatural to me.)

A. This is the last car, is it?
B. So you're moving to Australia, are you?

 

[emsr2d2]

They're both fine. Why do they sound unnatural to you? What would you suggest as alternative tag questions?

 

[Boris Tatarenko]

As far as I know, we normally use such questions tag in spoken-English.
I'd write: This is the last car, isn't it? etc.

I'm not saying Swan is wrong, both are correct, but my version seems better (grammatically).

 

[emsr2d2]

As I said in the other thread about tag questions, there is more than one possible tag question for most situations, depending on what the speaker/writer is trying to convey.

 

[Freeguy]

A. This is the last car, isn't it?
B. So you're moving to Australia, are't you?

Why not using negative question tags? I didn't understand what kind of question tag it is. Affirmative?

 

[Freeguy]

How can we learn all possible answers for tag questions?

 

[Boris Tatarenko]

I'm sorry, but I didn't read that thread. ;-)

 

[emsr2d2]

How can we learn all possible answers for tag questions?

Most sentences can take both positive and negative tag questions depending on the speaker's intended meaning. Sometimes, the meaning is very subtle and I wouldn't expect learners to understand how to use both versions correctly.

 

[Raymott]

How can we learn all possible answers for tag questions?

There's no need to. I don't know all the possible tag questions that someone from UK or US might use in a particular situation. And it doesn't matter. The tone of voice is probably more important.
Person: "Have a good time, <mumble> you?"
Me: "Yes, I did, thanks".

 

[Barb_D]

I confess to being confused about the use of "Have" versus "Had" at the start of this sentence when you have the past tense "did" in the tag.

You had a good time, did you? --> Had a good time, did you? in casual English.

How do you make "Have" work as the first word? Since several of you have said you find it acceptable, what am I missing?

 

[5jj]

Did you have a good time? - Have a good time, did you?

 

[Barb_D]

Thanks. (Thank button has been clicked too)

I can't help but wonder if this is something more likely to be said on your side of the pond.

Since a question tag goes on a statement (rather than a question), the use of the implied "Did you..." seems so odd to me. I welcome comments from my fellow Americans (hmm, that phrase sounds familiar) to see if my confusion over this is personal or is a typical reaction by speakers of our dialect.