Cu hi ui l mt dng cu hi rt thng dng trong ting Anh.

Mc d cu tr li cho cu hi ui cng ging nh cu tr li cho cu hi YES-NO, nhng cu hi ui c sc thi ngha ring bit. Cu hi ui c thnh lp sau mt cu ni khng nh hoc ph nh, c ngn cch bng du phy (,) v vy ngi t cu hi c thng tin v cu tr li. Tuy nhin, thng th ngi hi khng chc chn lm v thng tin ny. Nu ngi hi chc chn, t tin rng mnh c thng tin v cu tr li nhng vn hi th khi chm dt cu hi ui, ngi hi s ln ging. Sau y l cch thnh lp cu hi ui cho cc tt c cc th ta hc: * Nguyn tc chung khi lp cu hi ui: - Nu cu ni trc du phy l cu khng nh, cu hi ui phi th ph nh. - Nu cu ni trc du phy l cu ph nh, cu hi ui phi th khng nh * Cu to ca cu hi ui: - Cu hi ui gm mt tr ng t tng ng vi th c dng trong cu ni trc du phy, c NOT hoc khng c NOT v mt i t nhn xng tng ng vi ch ng ca cu ni trc du phy. * Th d: - YOU ARE AFRAID, AREN'T YOU? (Anh ang s, ng khng?) - YOU DIDN'T DO YOUR HOMEWORK, DID YOU? (Bn khng lm bi tp nh, ng khng?) * Cch thnh lp cu hi ui cho cc tt c cc th ta hc: 1. Hin ti n vi TO BE: - HE IS HANDSOME, ISN'T HE? = Anh y p trai, ng khng? - YOU ARE WORRIED, AREN'T YOU? = Bn ang lo lng, phi khng? - c bit vi I AM..., cu hi ui phi l AREN'T I: + I AM RIGHT, AREN'T I? - Vi I AM NOT, cu hi ui s l AM I nh quy tc. + I AM NOT GUILTY, AM I? 2. Hin ti n ng t thng: mn tr ng t DO hoc DOES ty theo ch ng (xem li bi Th hin ti n vi ng t thng nu cn) - THEY LIKE ME, DON'T THEY? - SHE LOVES YOU, DOESN'T SHE? 3. Th qu kh n vi ng t thng: mn tr ng t DID, qu khn vi TO BE: WAS hoc WERE: - YOU LIED TO ME, DIDN'T YOU? - HE DIDN'T COME HERE, DID HE? - HE WAS FRIENDLY, WASN'T HE?

4. Th hin ti hon thnh hoc hin ti hon thnh tip din: mn tr ng t HAVE hoc HAS - THEY HAVE LEFT, HAVEN'T THEY? - THE RAIN HAS STOPPED, HASN'T IT? 5. Th qu kh hon thnh hoc qu kh hon thnh tip din: mn tr ng t HAD: - HE HADN'T MET YOU BEFORE, HAD HE? 6. Th tng lai n: - IT WILL RAIN, WON'T IT? - YOUR GIRLFRIEND WILL COME TO THE PARTY, WON'T SHE? * Nhng trng hp c bit cn lu : ** USED TO: tng (din t thi quen, hnh ng thng lp i lp li trong qu kh) - Trng hp ny, ta c vic xem USED TO l mt ng t chia th qu kh. Do , cu hi ui tng ng ch cn mn tr ng t DID - Th d: + SHE USED TO LIVE HERE, DIDN'T SHE? ** HAD BETTER: - HAD BETTER thng c vit ngn gn thnh 'D BETTER, nn d khin ta lng tng khi phi lp cu hi ui tng ng. Khi thy 'D BETTER, ch cn mn tr ng t HAD lp cu hi ui. - Th d: + HE'D BETTER STAY, HADN'T HE? ** WOULD RATHER: - WOULD RATHER thng c vit gn l 'D RATHER nn cng d gy lng tng cho bn. Ch cn mn tr ng t WOULD cho trng hp ny lp cu hi ui. - Th d: + YOU'D RATHER GO, WOULDN'T YOU?