I'm afraid it is going to rain, isn't it? 恐怕要下雨了,不是吗?
(四)关于情态动词的反意疑问句
1. 陈述部分中有have一词,且表示"所有"含义时,反意疑问句部分既可用have也可用do。
You have a bike, haven't you/don't you?
2. 陈述部分中有have to,反意疑问句部分用do。
He had to go to work when he was very young, didn't he?
3. 含有ought to 的反意疑问句,陈述部分是肯定的,疑问部分用shouldn't/oughtn't +主语。
He ought to know what to do, oughtn't he/shouldn't he?
4. 陈述部分有used to,反意疑问句部分可用used 也可以用did 。
He used to get up early, usedn't he/didn't he?
5. 陈述部分有needn't时,反意疑问句部分用need但有时也可用must。
We needn't do it again, need we ?
6. 陈述部分有must,且表示"必须"时,反意疑问句部分用mustn't,如果表示"必要"则用needn't。
You must leave at once, mustn't you?
You must leave at once, needn't you?
7. 陈述部分中是mustn't表示"禁止"时,反意疑问句部分用must。 陈述部分中的must表示"一定"、"想必"等推测意义时,反意疑问句部分而是根据陈述部分的谓语动词或其助动词来定。
You must's smoke here, must you?
He must be there now, isn't he?
8. 陈述部分是I wish,表示询问或征求意见,反意疑问部分用may I。
I wish to go with them, may I?
9. 陈述部分的主语是each of...结构时,反意疑问句在强调整体时用they, 作个别时用he。
Each of the boys has a map, don't they?
10. 陈述部分有neither... nor...(either...or...)做并列主语,反意疑问部分根据其实际逻辑意义而定。
Neither you nor I am engineer, are we?
11. 陈述部分是:I'm ....结构,反意疑问句一般用aren't I?
I'm wrong, aren't I?
12. 陈述部分有had better + v. 疑问句部分用hadn't you?
You'd better read it by yourself, hadn't you?
13. 陈述部分有would rather +v.,疑问部分多用 wouldn't +主语。
He would rather read it ten times than recite it, wouldn't he?
14. 陈述部分有You'd like to +v. 疑问部分用wouldn't +主语。
You'd like to go with me, wouldn't you?
15. 带情态动词dare或need的反意疑问句,疑问部分常用 need (dare ) +主语。
We need not do it again, need we ?