Sometimes we just want to keep a conversation going, or confirm information.In this case, question tags are often used to solicit input or confirmation to what we are saying. Using question tags well also promotes a understanding of the use of various auxiliary verbs. They are not really questions but are a way of asking the other person to make a comment and so keep the conversation open.
There are five ways in which we normally use question tags and they are easily explained here.
If the main part of the sentence is positive, the question tag is negative.
If the main part of the sentence is negative, the question tag is positive.
The question tag uses the same verb as the main part of the sentence. If this is an auxiliary verb ('have', 'be') then the question tag is made with the auxiliary verb.
If the main part of the sentence doesn't have an auxiliary verb, the question tag uses an appropriate form of 'do'.
If there is a modal verb in the main part of the sentence the question tag uses the same modal verb.
Be careful with question tags with sentences that start 'I am'. The question tag for 'I am' is 'aren't I?'
or in a negative form we use the same "am" form at the end as in the positive form of the sentence.