Language Everyday Activities

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Everyday activities
Use: To express actions that happens every day.
Example: I use my computer to work.
Rules
• We add –s to the verb to form the third person singular (he, she, it).
Example: he drinks he runs
• We add –s to verbs that end in –e
Example: She writes
BUT
• We add –es to verbs that end in –ss, -sh, -ch, -x, -o.
Example: he watches
• With verbs ending in consonant + y, we change the –y to –ies.
Example: she cries
But with verbs ending in vowel + y, we just add –s as usual.
Example: it plays
1. READ the article about Doctor Bugs. Complete using the simple present.
Doctor Bugs
Doctor Bugs Most people don’t like bugs, but Doctor Mark Moffet _______ (love) them!
In fact, his nickname_______ (be) Doctor Bugs. He’s a photographer and an
entomologist. An entomologist__________ (study) bugs. Doctor Moffett’s favorite bug is the
ant. He__________ (go) all over the world to study ants. He_________(watch) them as they
eat, work, rest, sleep, and fight. He___________ (take) photographs of the ants. He__________
(lie) on the ground with his camera and__________ (wait) for the right moment. The ants
and other bugs often_____________ (bite) him, but that doesn’t stop Doctor Bugs.
He____________ (have) an interesting and unusual job, and he__________ (love) it!
2. Circle the correct form of the verb to complete each sentence.
• Doctor Moffett love / loves his job.

• He study / studies ants.
• A salesperson sell / sells product for a company.
• You and Anita work / works on weekends.
• Nurses help / helps people.
• We write / writes science books.
• Our office close / closes at 7:00 p.m.
• She take / takes classes at the business school.
• You walk / walks to work every day.
• I start / starts work at 8:00 a.m. every morning.
3. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.
• A zookeeper______________ (feed) animals.

• Computer programmers_______________ (write) software.
• Photographers________________ (take) photos.
• A chef______________ (cook) food.
• A firefighter________________ (fight) fires.
• Musicians_______________ (play) instruments.
• A farmer______________ (work) on a farm.
• A dancer_______________ (dance)
4. Write each verb with the correct -s, -es, or -ies ending.
1. study_____________ 8. help ______________
2. fish______________ 9. miss _______________
3. pass______________ 10. fly _______________
4. worry_____________ 11. fix ________________
5. explore____________ 12. watch ________________
6. bite________________ 13. like _________________
7. buy ________________ 14. Pay___________________
5. Complete the paragraphs with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.
Manuel and Lila Vega
Manuel and Lila Vega (1) _________ (have) a busy lifestyle. Manuel is a doctor at a hospital.
He works at night, so he (2) _____________ (go) to work at 7:00 p.m. and comes home at 7:00
a.m. His wife Lila works at a bank. She (3) ______________ (go) to work at 8:00 a.m. and comes
home at 6:00 p.m. They don’t see each other a lot during the week. Manuel and Lila also (4)
___________(have) two children, Luis and Carla. Every morning they all (5) __________________
(have) breakfast together at 7:30. Then, Luis and Carla (6) _______________ (go) to school,
and Lila (7) _________________ (go) to work. Manuel (8) _______________ (do) the dishes, and
then (9) ______________ (go) to bed. Carla usually (10) _____________(do) her homework at a
friend’s house in the afternoon, and Luis (11) _______________(have) soccer practice.
Manuel gets up at 4:00 p.m. At 6:00 p.m., he (12) _________________ (have) dinner with Lila,
Luis, and Carla. After dinner, he (13) _____________ (go) to work. Manuel and Lila (14)
_________________ (have) a busy schedule during the week, but on weekends they relax.
6. Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. Then listen and
check your answers.
Bush pilots (1) ______________ (have) interesting jobs. They (2) ___________ (fly) special planes
to Alaska’s bush country. (This is a wild area, far away from cities with airports.) Bush pilots
(3) __________ (carry) people or supplies in their bush planes. They also (4) ___________ (help)
rescue people. Paul Claus is a famous bush pilot. He (5) ____________ (have) a lot of
experience, and he is an excellent pilot. Paul also (6) ______________ (own) a hotel in Alaska.
He (7) ____________ (fly) customers to his hotel and (8) _______________(take) them on
adventures. He (9) _______________ (go) to interesting places with them. It’s an exciting job!
7. EDIT. Read the paragraph. Find and correct five more errors with the simple present.
8. READ, SPEAK & WRITE.

A Read the e-mail about Rosa’s new job. Guess her job. Then discuss your idea with a
partner.
B Write five sentences about Rosa’s new job. Use the information from the e-mail in exercise
A.
Example: Rosa goes to the office on Monday.
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9. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
1. Saturday / to / work / They / need / on They need to work on Saturday.
2. He / have / lunch / wants / at / 1:00 / to _______________________________________

3. tonight / to / need / work / until / 7:00 / You ____________________________________
4. need / buy / I / to / computer / a / new ________________________________________
5. She / play / to / likes / tennis ________________________________________________
6. want / watch / to / the game / We ____________________________________________
7. to / He / study / in the library / likes ___________________________________________
8. need / I / do / my homework / to _____________________________________________
9. need / I / my / call / mother / to ______________________________________________
10. ask / to / wants / a / She / question __________________________________________

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2. Circle the correct form of the verb to complete each sentence.

• Doctor Moffett love / loves his job.

• A zookeeper______________ (feed) animals.

8. READ, SPEAK & WRITE.

9. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

1. Saturday / to / work / They / need / on They need to work on Saturday.

2. He / have / lunch / wants / at / 1:00 / to _______________________________________

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