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English for Specific and Academic Purposes I

Professor: César Tenorio Toro - Contacto: [email protected]

Study Material # 2 – SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE1.

1. READ the article about Doctor Bugs. Notice the words in bold.

a. Read the list of verbs in the chart. Who does each action? Check (✓) the correct column.

Verbs Doctor Moffet Ants

Studies
Fight
Waits
Bite

The simple present tense: spelling rules with he, she, it

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

a. Doctor Moffett love / loves his job. e. Our office close / closes at 7:00 p.m.
b. You and Anita work / works on weekends. f. She take / takes classes at the business school.
c. Nurses help / helps people. g. You walk / walks to work every day.
d. We write / writes science books. h. I start / starts work at 8:00 a.m. every morning.

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Adapted from National Geographic Learning.
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3. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.

a. A zookeeper _______________________ (feed) animals.

b. Computer programmers _____________ (write) software.
c. Photographers _____________________ (take) photos.
d. A chef ____________________________ (cook) food.
e. A firefighter _______________________ (fight) fire.
f. Musicians __________________ (play) musical instruments.
g. A farmer __________________________ (work) on a farm.
h. A dancer __________________________ (dance) at the disco.

4. Write each verb with the correct -s, -es, or -ies ending.

a. study ______studies________ g. explore ______________________

b. help ______________________ h. watch ______________________
c. fish _______________________ i. bite ________________________
d. miss ______________________ j. buy ________________________
e. fly ________________________ k. pay ________________________
f. fix _________________________

TIP: Have – hAS / Go – goES / Do - doES

I, you, we, they: have / He, she, it: has.
I, you, we, they: go / He, she, it: goes.
I, you, we, they: do / He, she, it: does.

5. EDIT. Read the paragraph. Find and correct five more errors with the simple present.

Bill is a mechanic. He know a lot about cars. He work at a garage. He

fix cars and talks to customers. They asks questions about their
cars. Bill works from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. every day. He haves a
busy schedule, but he like his job very much.
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6. Listen and thick the occupations you hear. Then complete the information.
https://on.soundcloud.com/QjwWf / https://on.soundcloud.com/JNeyw

7. Listen to the conversations. Check each statement True or False. https://on.soundcloud.com/mFaEh

8. Listen to the conversation and answer the questions. https://on.soundcloud.com/1LP9n

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9. Circle “doesn’t” or “don’t” to complete each sentence.

a) I doesn’t / don’t work in an office.

b) You doesn’t / don’t have a busy schedule.
c) An architect doesn’t / don’t have the same schedule every day.
d) She doesn’t / don’t travel for her job.
e) We doesn’t / don’t work on weekends.
f) Students doesn’t / don’t study all day on Saturday.
g) My office doesn’t / don’t have a window.

10. Change each affirmative statement to a negative statement as in the example.

a. My brother has a job. ______________________My brother doesn’t have a job___________________.

b. I drive to work. ______________________________________________________________________
c. Pilots fix planes. _____________________________________________________________________
d. Our teacher does homework. ___________________________________________________________

TIP: follow the links to learn more about prepositions of time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KySfIeH5ZmI
/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRrVkXG0-v4
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11. Complete each sentence with the correct preposition(s).

a. She works ___________________ night.

b. The meeting is ___________________ Wednesday afternoon.
c. I sleep _______________ 9:30 _______________ the morning _________ Saturday.
d. I work ___________________ Monday __________-____ Friday.
e. Class starts ________ 8:30 ___________ the morning.

12. Read and listen. What events are there this week? https://on.soundcloud.com/Xwrkf

1. What time is the movie Frida? It’s at 9:30 p.m.

2. Where is the baseball game? __________________________________________________________
3. What date is the soccer game? _________________________________________________________
4. Where is the movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon? _________________________________________
5. When is the play The Three sisters? ______________________________________________________
6. Where is the play Moral? ______________________________________________________________

13. EDIT. Find and correct six more errors with negatives and prepositions of time.
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Adverbs of Frequency
We use some adverbs to describe how frequently we do an activity. These are called adverbs of
frequency and include:

14. Writing. How often do you do the following activities?

a. __________________________________________________________________
b. ___________________________________________________________________
c. ___________________________________________________________________
d. ___________________________________________________________________
e. ___________________________________________________________________

15. Listening comprehension. Listen to the interviews and complete the chart: https://on.soundcloud.com/W8ehv
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16. Vocabulary.

For more practice, please follow the below links:

https://avi.cuaed.unam.mx/repositorio/moodle/pluginfile.php/3106/mod_resource/content/10/Contenido/index.html
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17. Listen to the conversation and check each statement True or False. https://on.soundcloud.com/UFu1a

18. Watch the video and say TRUE or FALSE to the statements. Correct the false statements.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-z7yZ1fRiIqwzDY1Da2sqUC1J_vzo1-k/view?usp=drive_link

a. Angelique usually goes to the cinema on weekends. ______________________

b. Jessica always does the laundry. ______________________________________
c. Deepti never takes a nap in the afternoon. ______________________________
d. Alvino has breakfast early in the morning. _______________________________
e. Lisa is a morning person. _____________________________________________

TIP: to learn more about object pronouns, watch the following video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqJMbCvduhY
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19. Circle the object pronoun in each pair of sentences.

a. Angel has a new job. He likes it a lot.

b. I’m Cory’s boss. He works for me.
c. Sally is Joe’s employee. She works for him.
d. My sister lives in Australia. I miss her a lot.
e. It is an excellent newspaper. I read it every day.

20. Complete each sentence with the correct object pronoun.

a. Nico’s sister is in town this week. I want to meet her.

b. It’s my father’s birthday today. I need to call __________________.
c. She lives near her grandparents. She visits ______________ on weekends.
d. Alexa has a difficult job, but she likes _____________________________.

21. Listening. Say whether true or false: https://on.soundcloud.com/amDEY

22. Complete the sentences. Use THIS, THAT, THESE, or THOSE.