We stood up when the principal came in ______?

Answer the following question below and choose the option that best completes the gap(s)

We stood up when the principal came in ______?

A. isn’t it
B. didn’t we
C. not so
D. did us

Correct Answer:

Option B – didn’t we

Explanation

We often use question tags when we expect the listener to agree with our statement. In this case, when the statement is negative, we use a positive question tag. Hence it would read;

We stood up when the principal came in didn’t we