①當陳述句的主語為anyone, everybody, every-one, somebody, no one, these, those時，反意疑問句的主語用they或he。如：

　　Everyone knows what he did, don’t they?

　　No one was hurt, were they?

　　②當陳述句的主語為this, that, anything, every-thing, nothing, something等時，反意疑問句的主語用it。如：

　　This is very important, isn’t it?

　　Everything is wrong, isn’t it?

　　2. 當陳述句的謂語部分含有have to, had to時，反意疑問句的謂語部分用do的適當形式。如：

　　They have to get there at 7 o’clock tomorrow, don’t they?

　　We had to take taxi to go there, didn’t we?

　　3. 當陳述句的謂語是wish時，反意疑問句的謂語部分用may，且前后兩個部分都用肯定式。如：

　　I wish to leave the room now，may I?

　　4. 當陳述句的謂語部分含有had better，would rather, would like, ought to時，反意疑問句的謂語應用相應的助動詞。如：

　　You’d better stand up, hadn’t you?

　　He’d rather come here early, wouldn’t he?

　　She ought to go there by air, shouldn’t /oughtn’t she?

　　5. 當陳述句的謂語部分含有used to 時，反意疑問句的謂語部分表達為didn’t / usedn’t。如：

　　They used to go there on foot, didn’t / usedn’t they?

　　6. 當陳述句部分是There used to be...結構時，反意疑問句用weren’t / wasn’t there。如：

　　There used to be a temple on the top of the hill, wasn’t there?

　　7. 當謂語動詞是think, believe, suppose, fancy, imagine, expect等，后接賓語從句時。

　　①陳述句的主語是第一人稱，反意疑問句應對賓語從句進行提問。如：

　　I don’t believe she can speak three languages, can she?

　　②陳述句的主語是第二、三人稱時，反意疑問句應對主句進行提問。如：

　　Tom thinks they will attend the meeting, doesn’t he?

　　You believe what you did is right, don’t you?

　　8. 如果陳述句中的否定式僅僅是帶有否定的詞綴，反意疑問句仍用否定。如：

　　She is unfit for her office, isn’t she?

　　9. 當陳述句中出現了表示否定意義的詞，如：few, little, never, hardly, seldom, nobody, scarcely, rarely時，反意疑問句的謂語用肯定式。如：

　　She is hardly 10 years old, is she?

　　10. 當陳述句是I’m...結構時，反意疑問句用aren’t I? 如：

　　I’m wrong, aren’t I?

　　11. 當主語由neither...nor..., either...or..., not only...but also...連接時，反意疑問句的主語為前文兩個主語的合并。如：

　　Neither you nor I can do it, can we?

　　12. 當陳述句的主語是從句、不定式、動名詞或詞組時，疑問句部分的主語用it。如：

　　What he says is true, isn’t it?

　　13. 當陳述句的主語為such時，反意疑問句的主語單數用it，復數用they。如：

　　Such is all he has, isn’t it?

　　Such are your answers, aren’t they?

　　14. 當陳述句的主語為each時，反意疑問句的主語用he。如：

　　Each has a book, doesn’t he?

　　15. 當陳述句的主語為each of us, each of you, each of them時，反意疑問句的主語用we, you, they。如：

　　Each of them has been here, haven’t they?

　　Each of us has a separate room, don’t we?

　　16、含有情態動詞must的反意疑問句。

　　①若must表“必須”、“有必要”時，疑問部分用mustn’t或needn’t。如：

　　You must be punctual next time, needn’t you?

　　②若mustn’t表示“禁止”時，疑問部分一般用must。如：

　　You mustn’t enter this room now, must you?

　　③若must表“一定”等推測之意時，疑問部分不用must，而要根據must后的動詞結構及含義來用相應的時態。如：

　　You must be tired, aren’t you?

　　It must have rained last night, didn’t it?

　　You must have seen her, haven’t you?

　　17. 祈使句的各種反意疑問句。

　　①Let us..., will you?如：

　　Let us go out for a walk, will you?

　　②Let’s..., shall we?如：

　　Let’s go fishing, shall we?

　　③Let me..., may I/will you?如：

　　Let me know the result, may I?/will you?

　　④表示“請求”意思的祈使句，反意疑問句用will you? 如：

　　Pass me the book, will you?

　　⑤表示“邀請”、“勸誘”意思的祈使句，反意疑問句用won’t you? 如：

　　Join us in the dancing, won’t you?

　　⑥在否定的祈使句的后面只能用will you?如：

　　Don’t let me see you a second time, will you?