Choose the best question tag to complete the sentence:
Next morning, I returned accompanied by one of my friends, __________?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → didn't I
Question tag:
- A question tag uses the helping verb of the statement and the pronoun of its subject.
- A positive statement takes a negative tag, and a negative statement takes a positive tag.
- A verb in the simple past with no helping verb ("returned") takes did in the tag.
- This sentence: positive, simple past, subject "I" → didn't I?
Complete sentence: Next morning, I returned accompanied by one of my friends, didn't I?
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: haven't I — Incorrect. "Have" belongs to the present perfect (I have returned). The sentence is in the simple past.
Option 2: did I — Incorrect. A positive tag after a positive statement breaks the rule. The tag must be negative.
Option 4: hadn't I — Incorrect. "Had" belongs to the past perfect (I had returned), which is not the tense of the sentence.
Contrast: "I returned" (simple past) takes didn't I? "I have returned" (present perfect) would take haven't I?