1. 反意疑问句的形式
反意疑问句一般有以下四种形式：
肯定陈述句 否定反意疑问。例如：
This pencil is red，isn't it?
否定陈述句 肯定反意疑问。例如：
This pencil isn't red，is it?
肯定陈述句 肯定反意疑问。例如：
This pencil is red，is it?
否定陈述句 否定反意疑问。例如：
This pencil isn't red，isn't it?
前两种形式是主要的，后两种不常见。
2. 反意疑问句的用法
1)当陈述部分是there be句型时，反意疑问部分的主语用there。例如：
There aren’t a lot of flowers in the garden in winter，are there?
There existed different opinions on this issue，didn’t there?
2)当陈述部分是以不定代词one作主语时，反意疑问部分的主语在正式场合用one，在非正式场合用you。例如：
One cannot succeed at this，can one?
One cannot succeed at this，can you?
3)当陈述部分是I’m…结构时，反意疑问部分一般用aren't I。例如：
I am a student，aren’t I?
4)当陈述部分是一个带有that引导的宾语从句的复合结构时，反意疑问部分一般根据主句的主语和谓语动词而定。例如：
You told me (that) I had passed the exam，didn’t you?
He says that everybody in our class will attend the meeting，doesn’t he?
但是，当陈述部分的主句是I think，I suppose，I believe等结构时，反意疑问部分则往往由that从句中的主语和谓语动词决定，并且要注意否定的转移。例如：
I believe (that) it is going to rain，isn’t it?
I don't think (that) he will come，will he?
5)当陈述部分的谓语动词是have时，反意疑问部分要根据have的意义及形式而定。
a．当have表示“所有”含义时，反意疑问可以用have形式，也可以用do形式。例如：
He has a book in his hand，hasn't he?
He has a book in his hand，doesn’t he?
b．当陈述部分的动词是have的否定形式时，反意疑问部分是用have形式还是用do形式，取决于陈述部分的动词形式。例如：
You haven't a car，have you?
You don't have any money with you，do you?
c．当have不表示“所有”含义而表示其他含义时，反意疑问句则必须用do的形式。例如：
We had a good time in the vacation，didn’t we?
He has his breakfast at seven everyday，doesn’t he?
You have to get up early tomorrow，don’t you?
6)当陈述部分带有never，nothing，nowhere，seldom，hardly，rarely，few，little等否定词或半否定词时，反意疑问部分的动词用肯定形式。例如：
The summit meeting never took place，did it?
You can hardly believe what he said，can you?
There is little ink in the bottle，is there?
Few people know this place，do they?
当陈述部分的谓语动词是带有un-，in-，im-，dis- 等否定前缀的动词，则仍然把陈述部分看作肯定句，那么反意疑问部分用否定形式。例如：
He is impolite to the teacher，isn’t he?
He distrusted anybody around him，didn’t he?
当陈述部分带有情态动词ought to时，反意疑问部分在英式英语中用ought to形式，在美式英语中用should形式。例如：
You ought to see the new picture，shouldn’t you?
Teachers ought to be honoured，oughtn’t they?
8)当陈述部分带有情态动词used to时，反意疑问部分可以用used to形式，也可以用did形式。例如：
She used to live abroad，usedn’t she?
There used to be a news stand in the corner of the street，didn’t there?
当陈述部分带有情态动词must时，反意疑问部分需视must的含义而定。
a．当must表示“命令或强制”时，反意疑问部分用mustn't。例如：
You must do it by yourself，mustn’t you?
b．当must表示“有必要”时，反意疑问部分用needn't。例如：
You must see him tonight，needn’t you?
c．当must表示“一定”或“想必”等推测意义时，反意疑问部分不用mustn't，而要根据must后的动词形式而定。例如：
He must be crazy to do so，isn’t he?
She must have been there for a long time，hasn’t she?
They must have stayed at home last night，didn’t they?
10)当陈述部分带有need时，反意疑问部分需视need的含义而定。如果need用作情态动词，则反意疑问部分用need形式；如果need用作实义动词，表示“需要”，则反意疑问部分用do形式。例如：
You needn't go there，need you?
She needs to go there，doesn’t she?
Plants need sun to grow，don’t they?
11)当陈述部分带有I'd better或I’d rather时，反意疑问部分用hadn't或wouldn't。例如 ：
You'd better finish the task before tomorrow，hadn’t you?
He’d rather stay with us，wouldn't he?
12)当陈述部分是祈使句时，反意疑问部分一般用will you，won't you，would you。例如：
Don't be too late，will you?
Close the door，won’t you?
Come here，will you?
Open your books，would you?
12) 陈述部分是以Let’s开头的祈使句时，反意疑问部分用shall we；若是以Let us开头的祈使句，反意疑问部分则用will you。例如：
Let’s have a party tonight，shall we?
Let us have a look at your pictures，will you?
注意, 如果祈使句是否定形式，那么反意疑问句只能用will you。例如：
Don't forget to bring your notebooks here tomorrow，will you?
