English Tenses - Review for CELTA Interview

Grammar review: verbs

Preparing for your CELTA interview

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Index

• Verbs Review: Table of Tenses.
• Simple Present
• Present Continuous
• Past Simple
• Past Continuous
• Present Perfect
• Present Perfect Continuous
• Past Perfect
• Past Perfect Continuous
• Going To – Future
• Future Simple
• Future Continuous
• Future Perfect
• Future Perfect Continuous
• Conditional Simple
• Conditional Continuous
• Conditional Perfect
• Conditional Perfect Continuous
• Types of Conditional – Summary
• Real Conditionals
• Three types of Conditional
• First Conditional
• Second Conditional
• First and Second Conditional – Compared
• Third Conditional
• Various Conditionals
• VERBS REVIEW: TABLE OF TENSES.

Verbs

Affirmative, Negative, Interrogative, Passive

Simple Present

I work. I do not work. Do I work?

I don't work. Yes, I do. No, I do not/don't.

He works. He does not work. Does he work?

He doesn't work. Yes, he does. No, he doesnot/doesn't.

I make a cake. I don't make a cake. Do I make a cake? A cake is made (by me)

Yes, I do. No I do not/don't.

Present Continuous

I am working. I am not working. Am I working?

I'm working. I'm not working. Yes, I am. No I am/I'm not.

You are working. You are not working. Are you working?

You're working. Yes, I am. No, I am not/I'm not.

He is working. He is not working. Is he working?

He's working. He's not working. Yes, he is. No, he is not/he isn't.

I am making a cake. I am not making a cake. Am I making a cake? A cake is being made (by me).

I'm making a cake. I'm not making a cake. Yes, I am. No, I am not/I'm not.

Past Simple (Regular Verbs)

I worked. I did not work. Did I work?

I didn't work. Yes, I did. No, I didnot/didn't.

He worked. He did not work. Did he work?

He didn't work. Yes, he did. No, he didnot/didn't.

I made a cake. I didn't make a cake. Did I make a cake? A cake was made (by me).

Yes I did. No, I didnot/didn't.

Past Simple (Irregular Verbs)

I went. I did not go. Did I go?

I didn't go. Yes I did. No, I didnot/didn't.

He went. He did not go. Did he go?

He didn't go. Yes, he did. No, he didnot/didn't.

Past Continuous

I was working. I was not working. Was I working?

I wasn't working. Yes, I was. No, I wasnot/wasn't.

You were working. You were not working. Were you working?

You weren't working. Yes, I was. No, I wasnot/wasn't.

He was working. He was not working. Was he working?

He wasn't working. Yes, he was. No, he was not/wasn't.

I was making a cake. I was not making a cake. Was I making a cake? A cake was being made (by me).

I wasn't making a cake. Yes, I was. No, I was not/wasn't.

Present Perfect (Regular Verbs)

I have worked. I have not worked. Have I worked?

I've worked. I haven't worked. Yes, I have. No, I havenot/haven't.

He has worked. He has not worked. Has he worked?

He's worked. He hasn't worked. Yes, he has. No, he hasn't/hasn't.

Present Perfect (Irregular Verbs)

I have gone. I have not gone. Have I gone?

I've gone. I haven't gone. Yes, I have. No, I havenot/haven't.

He has gone. He has not gone. Has he gone?

He's gone. He hasn't gone. Yes, he has. No, he hasn't/hasn't.

I have made a cake. I have not made a cake. Have I made a cake? A cake has been made (by me).

I've made a cake. I haven't made a cake. Yes, I have. No, I havenot/haven't.

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been working. I have not been working. Have I been working?

I've been working. I haven't been working. Yes, I have. No, I havenot/haven't.

He has been working. He has not been working. Has he been working?

He's been working. He hasn't been working. Yes, he has. No, he hasn't/hasn't.

I have been making a cake. I have not been making a cake. Have I been making a cake? A cake has been being made (by me).

I've been working. I haven't been making a cake. Yes, I have. No, I haven't/haven't.

Past Perfect (Regular Verbs)

I had worked. I had not worked. Had I worked?

I'd worked. I hadn't worked. Yes, I had. No, I hadn't/hadn't.

He had worked. He had not worked. Had he worked?

He'd worked. He hadn't worked. Yes, he had. No, he hadn't/hadn't.

Past Perfect (Irregular Verbs)

I had gone. I had not gone. Had I gone?

I'd gone. I hadn't gone. Yes, I had. No, I hadn't/hadn't.

He had gone. He had not gone. Had he gone?

He'd gone. He hadn't gone. Yes, he had. No, he hadn't/hadn't.

I had made a cake. I had not made a cake. Had I made a cake? A cake had been made (by me).

I'd made a cake. I hadn't made a cake. Yes, I had. No, I hadn't/hadn't.

Past Perfect Continuous

I had been working. I had not been working. Had I been working?

I'd been working. I hadn't been working. Yes, I had. No, I hadn't/hadn't.

He had been working. He had not been working. Had he been working?

He'd been working. He hadn't been working. Yes, he had. No, he hadn't/hadn't.

I had been making a cake. I had not been making a cake. Had I been making a cake? A cake had been being made (by me).

I'd been working. I hadn't been making a cake. Yes, I had. No, I hadn't/hadn't.

Going to - Future

I am going to work. I am not going to work. Am I going to work?

I'm going to work. I'm not going to work. Yes, I am. No, I am not/I'm not.

He is going to work. He is not going to work. Is he going to work?

He's going to work. He isn't going to work. Yes, he is. No, he isn't.

I am going to make a cake. I am not going to make a cake. Am I going to make a cake? A cake is going to be made by me.

I'm going to make a cake. I'm not going to make a cake. Yes, I am. No, I'm not.

Future Simple

I will work. I will not work. Will I work?

I'll work. I won't work. Yes, I will. No, I won't.

He will work. He will not work. Will he work?

He'll work. He won't work. Yes, he will. No, he won't.

I will make a cake. I will not make a cake. Will I make a cake? A cake will be made (by me).

I'll make a cake. I won't make a cake. Yes, I will. No, I won't.

Future Continuous

I will be working. I will not be working. Will I be working?

I'll be working. I won't be working. Yes, I will. No, I won't.

He will be working. He will not be working. Will he be working?

He'll be working. He won't be working. Yes, he will. No, he won't.

I will be making a cake. I will not be making a cake. Will I be making a cake? A cake will be being made (by me).

I'll be making a cake. I won't be making a cake. Yes, I will. No, I won't.

Future Perfect (Regular Verbs)

I will have worked. I will not have worked. Will I have worked?

I'll have worked. I won't have worked. Yes, I will. No, I won't.

He will have worked. He will not have worked. Will he have worked?

He'll have worked. He won't have worked. Yes, he will. No, he won't.

Future Perfect (Irregular Verbs)

I will have gone. I will not have gone. Will I have gone?

I'll have gone. I won't have gone. Yes, I will. No, I won't.

He will have gone. He will not have gone. Will he have gone?

He'll have gone. He won't have gone. Yes, he will. No, he won't.

I will have made a cake. I will not have made a cake. Will I have made a cake? A cake will have been made (by me).

I'll have made a cake. I won't have made a cake. Yes, I will. No, I won't.

Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been working. I will not have been working. Will I have been working?

I'll have been working. I won't have been working. Yes, I will. No, I won't.

He will have been working. He will not have been working. Will he have been working?

He'll have been working. He won't have been working. Yes, he will. No, he won't.

I will have been making a cake. I will not have been making a cake. Will I have been making a cake? A cake will have been being made (by me).

I'll have been making a cake. I won't have been making a cake. Yes, I will. No, I won't.

Conditional Simple

I would work. I would not work. Would I work?

I'd work. I wouldn't work. Yes, I would. No, I wouldn't.

He would work. He would not work. Would he work?

He'd work. He wouldn't work. Yes, he would. No, he wouldn't.

I would make a cake. I would not make a cake. Would I make a cake? A cake would be made (by me).

I'd make a cake. I wouldn't make a cake. Yes, I would. No, I wouldn't.

Conditional Continuous

I would be working. I would not be working. Would I be working?

I'd be working. I wouldn't be working. Yes, I would. No, I wouldn't.

He would be working. He would not be working. Would he be working?

He'd be working. He wouldn't be working. Yes, he would. No, he wouldn't.

I would be making a cake. I would not be making a cake. Would I be making a cake? A cake would be being made (by me).

I'd be making a cake. I wouldn't be making a cake. Yes, I would. No, I wouldn't.