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Message de babeth54 posté le 02-12-2010 à 22:01:11 (S | E | F)
Bonsoir,

Pouvez vous m'expliquer pourquoi nous utilisons "do you" dans cette phrase :
So you think he will be back before November, do you ?

J'aurais mis "Won't you?" parce que nous avons le verbe "to think"

Merci de vos réponses

Babeth

Réponse: Question tag de gerondif, postée le 02-12-2010 à 22:27:39 (S | E)
Bonsoir,

votre do you s'accorde avec you think.

Le sens de la phrase est: Do you really think he will be back before November ?

On pourrait aussi faire:
So you think he will be back before November, I mean do you really think so ?

C'est pour cela que le do you reste affirmatif.
In" don't you" au sens de n'est-ce -pas aurait voulu dire: Alors comme ça, vous pensez qu'il reviendra avant novembre? Vous en êtes quasiment sûre ? confirmez le moi;

So you think he will be back before November, don't you ?

Réponse: Question tag de babeth54, postée le 02-12-2010 à 22:40:41 (S | E)
Merci pour votre réponse, mais j'avais appris sur le site (ex 3399)

Verbe usuel :I think you will be all right,won't you.
C'est certainement lorsqu’on l'utilise avec I??

Réponse: Question tag de gerondif, postée le 02-12-2010 à 23:28:34 (S | E)
Bonsoir,

dans votre premier exemple, on vous parlait, d'où le do you.

Dans ce deuxième exemple, il serait bizarre que le locuteur doute de ses propres paroles. I think you will be all right, don't I ? a un sens bizarre.

You will be all right, won't you ? I think so ! est le sens de votre deuxième phrase.

Réponse: Question tag de notrepere, postée le 03-12-2010 à 02:37:42 (S | E)
Bonjour!

Dans le test 3399, je trouve N° 14 très bizarre:

14. I hope she'll accept our invitation, WON'T SHE ?

This would be better:

She'll accept our invitation, won't she?

OR:

We hope she'll accept our invitation, don't we?

To answer your first question, in a statement like "So you ..., do you", it means that the person is asking for confirmation about a statement that has already been made:

Paul: I think Obama is a good president. (We know Paul's position)
Sarah: So you think Obama is a good president, do you? (Sarah is confirming Paul's position and restating it)
Paul: Yes, I do! (Paul is confirming his position)

This is NOT the same as:

Do you think Obama is a good president? because the question has already been answered by the statement made before it.

If you weren't sure of someone's position, you would ask:

So you think Obama is a good president, don't you?

I hope this helps.

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Modifié par lucile83 le 03-12-2010 07:26
Question 14 in test 3399 has been corrected, thanks np!

Réponse: Question tag de may, postée le 04-12-2010 à 01:21:41 (S | E)
Bonsoir,

Je voudrais ajouter quelques points pour clarifier votre problème

So you think he will be back before November, do you?
As gérondif, you can put the question as: do you really think so? Here, the subject in this sentence is you

J'aurais mis "Won't you?" parce que nous avons le verbe "to think" No, that's not the way, since you always have to identify where is the subject of the verb itself. In So you think he will be back before November, the subject of auxiliary will is he, not you. Therefore, you can say

He will be back before November, won't he?

The same here on your next question, as notrepere has already clearly explained:

Verbe usuel :~~I think~~ you will be all right,won't you.

You understand everything, don't you?

Bonne nuit,

Réponse: Question tag de babeth54, postée le 04-12-2010 à 22:35:15 (S | E)
Thank you very much to gerondif, notrepere and may.
It is clearer with all your explanations and examples. It is so great.
I am learning English at my work with a teacher so and we are going to do take a test ~~sooner~~ soon. I won't forget your examples.

Have a good night.

Babeth

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Modifié par lucile83 le 05-12-2010 08:31

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