Choose the correct question tag to complete the sentence:
He’s already paid the bus fee for this term, ________?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → hasn’t he
Question tag after “He’s” + past participle (V3):
The short form ’s can stand for “is” or “has”. Here “paid” is the V3. He is the one who paid. So ’s stands for has (He has paid). The tag repeats “has”. The sentence is positive, so the tag is negative: “hasn’t he”.
Complete sentence: He’s already paid the bus fee for this term, hasn’t he?
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 2: isn’t he — Incorrect. This tag is used when ’s stands for is, as before an -ing verb. Example: He’s coming with us, isn’t he?
Option 3: doesn’t he — Incorrect. “Doesn’t” goes with a present verb that has no helping verb. Example: He drives to the office, doesn’t he?
Option 4: has he — Incorrect. This is a positive tag. It goes with a negative sentence. Example: He hasn’t eaten lunch, has he?