Concept

Checking

Model Sentence Form CCQ1 CCQ2 CCQ3

1) She wishes she was Wish + past simple Is she tall? No Does she want to be tall? Is it possible? No
taller. Yes


2) I’d buy a car if I had Would + base form, if + Do I have enough money? Can I buy a car? No
Is this about the past or
enough money. past simple No present? Present


3) I was having a shower Was/were + vb-ing, past Was I in the shower before Did I get out of the shower Am I talking about the
when you phoned. simple you phoned? Yes to answer the phone? present, past or future?
(past cont + past simple) Maybe Past


4) We used to go camping Used to + infinitive Do we go camping now? Did we go camping only Am I talking about the
in the summer. No once in the past? No present or the past? Past


5) I am having lunch with Be + vb-ing Did I decide to do this Did I organise this with Am I talking about the
Thomas on Saturday. (present continuous) before speaking? Yes Thomas? Yes present or the future?
Future

6) When she arrived, he’d Past simple, had + past How many actions are Which happened first? He Is this present, past or
left. participle (past perfect) there? Two left future? Past

St Giles Highgate 2005