Choose the correct question tag to complete the sentence:
My mother used to sing in the college choir, ________?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → didn’t she
Question tag after “used to”:
“Used to” talks about a past habit. It has no helping verb with it, so the tag uses “did”. The sentence is positive, so the tag is negative: “didn’t”. “My mother” becomes “she”.
Complete sentence: My mother used to sing in the college choir, didn’t she?
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: wasn’t she — Incorrect. “Wasn’t” is the tag only when the sentence has “was”. Example: Your mother was a teacher once, wasn’t she?
Option 2: doesn’t she — Incorrect. “Doesn’t” goes with a present verb such as “works”. Example: Your sister works in Pune, doesn’t she?
Option 3: did she — Incorrect. This is a positive tag. It goes with a negative sentence. Example: Your mother didn’t like spicy food, did she?