Hi
In the case of Pro-verb: Do you/Have you? and Don’t you/Haven’t you? under the following context, they have no difference in meaning, don’t they?
Also they are not tag questions. I believe they are proverbs with omitted contents. Am I right?
Thanks in advance.
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Do you drink?
No, I don’t. do you (drink)? -
Haven’t you ever smoked before?
Yes, I have. Haven’t you (ever smoked before)? -
You have never asked a guy out before?
No. Have you (never asked a guy out before)? -
I know someone. Do you (know someone)?
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I want to kill that guy. Don’t you (want to kill that guy)?
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I wish I could kill that guy. Don’t you (wish you could kill that guy)?
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I want to kill that guy. (If you were me) Wouldn’t you (want to kill that guy)?