Fill in the blank with the appropriate question tag:
The lift in our building wasn’t working this morning, ________?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → was it
Question tag after “wasn’t”:
The helping verb is “was”, used in its negative form “wasn’t”. A negative sentence takes a positive tag, so the tag is “was”. The lift is one thing, so the pronoun is “it”.
Complete sentence: The lift in our building wasn’t working this morning, was it?
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: wasn’t it — Incorrect. This is a negative tag. It goes with a positive sentence. Example: The local train was very crowded today, wasn’t it?
Option 3: did it — Incorrect. “Did it” goes with a past sentence that has “didn’t”. Example: The parcel didn’t arrive on time, did it?
Option 4: is it — Incorrect. “Is” is in the present tense. It goes with a sentence that has “isn’t”. Example: The water isn’t hot yet, is it?