Which one is right?
Correct answer: B. They had not prepared, had they?
- A. They had not prepared, hadn't they?
- B. They had not prepared, had they?
- C. They had not prepared, did they?
- D. They had not prepared, doesn't they?
Explanation
The sentence "They had not prepared, had they?" is correct because the main clause is negative (had not prepared), so the tag question is positive (had they) and matches the same auxiliary verb had.
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