UNIT

3 Work
Simple Present:
Part 1

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 A worker on top of the John Hancock
skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4 Review the Grammar

page 80 page 88 page 97 page 104 page 111
Simple Present: Simple Present: Verbs + Objects; Imperatives
Affirmative Negative Object Pronouns Connect the
Statements; Statements; Grammar to Writing
Irregular Verbs: Prepositions of page 114
Do , Go, and Have Time (part 2);
Like, Need, Want 79
LESSON 1 Simple Present: Affirmative Statements

LEARN

3.1 Simple Present: Affirmative Statements

Subject Verb Subject Verb
I
You He
We She
work every day. works every day.
You It
They My brother
Tom and Sue

1. Use the simple present to talk about Habit or Routine: I exercise every day.
habits or routines, schedules, and facts. Schedule: She starts work at eight.
Fact: It rains a lot in April.

2. Add -s to the verb for he, she, it, and He drives to work.
singular subjects. She works in an office.
The bank opens at 9:00 a.m.
3. Do not put be in front of another verb in ✓ He works at a bank.
the simple present. ✗ He is work at a bank.

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

1. Doctor Moffett love / loves his job.

2. He study / studies ants.

3. A salesperson sell / sells products for a company.

4. You and Anita work / works on weekends.

5. Nurses help / helps people.

6. We write / writes science books.

7. Our office close / closes at 7:00 p.m.

8. She take / takes classes at the business school.

9. You walk / walks to work every day.

10. I start / starts work at 8:00 a.m. every morning.

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 3 Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.
1. A zookeeper feeds (feed) animals.

2. Computer programmers write (write) software.

3. Photographers take(take) photos.

4. A chef cooks(cook) food.

5. A firefighter fights(fight) fires.

6. Musicians play(play) instruments.

A zookeeper feeds a
rhino at the Sedgwick
7. A farmer work(work) on a farm.
County Zoo in Wichita,
Kansas, USA.
8. A dancer dances(dance).

3.2 Simple Present Spelling Rules: -s and -es Endings

1. Add -s to most verbs. close–closes love–loves stop–stops
dance–dances open–opens take–takes
exercise–exercises play–plays write–writes
feed–feeds put–puts work–works
2. Add -es to verbs ending in -sh, -ch, -s, -x, wash–washes dress–dresses buzz–buzzes
and -z. teach–teaches relax–relaxes
3. Change -y to -i and add -es to verbs carry–carries copy–copies study–studies
ending in a consonant + y.

See page A2 for additional spelling rules for -s, -es, and -ies endings.

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

1. study studies 8. help helps

2. fish fishes 9. miss misses

3. pass passes 10. fly flies

4. worry worries 11. fix fixes

5. explore explores 12. watch watches

6. bite bites 13. like likes

7. buy buys 14. pay pays

3.3 Irregular Verbs: Do, Go, and Have

Subject Verb Subject Verb
I do the dishes every day. does the dishes every day.
You He
We go to work at 7:00 a.m. She goes to work at 7:00 a.m.
You It

They have dinner at 6:00 a.m. has dinner at 6:00 a.m.

The verbs do, go, and have are irregular She goes home at six-thirty.
for he, she, it, and singular subjects. He has a meeting at two-thirty.
John does the laundry on Sunday night.

5 Complete the paragraphs with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.

Manuel and Lila Vega

Manuel and Lila Vega (1)have(have) a busy lifestyle. Manuel is a doctorat a hospital.

He works at night, so he (2)goes(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) goes(go) to workat 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(have) two children, Luis and Carla. Every morning they all

(5)have (have) breakfast together at 7:30. Then, Luis and Carla

(6) go (go) to school, and Lila (7) goes(go) to work. Manuel

(8)does (do) the dishes, and then (9) goes(go) to bed. Carla usually (10) does (do) her
homework at a friend’s house in the afternoon, and Luis (11) haves(have) soccer practice.
Manuel gets up at 4:00 p.m. At 6:00 p.m.,he (12) haves(have) dinner with Lila, Luis, and
Carla. After dinner, he

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(13)goes (go) to work. Manuel and Lila (14)have (have)a busy schedule during the
week, but on weekends they relax.

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LESSON 2 e Present: Negative Statements and Contractions

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LEARN

3.4 Simple Present: Negative Statements

Do Not/ Base Form Does Not/ Base Form
Subject Subject
Don’t of Verb Doesn’t of Verb
I
You He
do not does not
We work. She work.
don’t doesn’t
You It
They

Be careful! In negative statements with ✓ She doesn’t exercise every day.

does not or doesn’t, do not add -s to ✗ She doesn’t exercises every day.
the base form of the verb.

2 Circle doesn’t or don’t to complete each sentence.

1. An astronaut on the International Space Station doesn’t / don’t have a lot of free time.

2. Astronauts doesn’t / don’t work all day on Saturday.

3. An astronaut doesn’t / don’t have the same schedule every day.

4. We doesn’t / don’t work on weekends.

5. I doesn’t / don’t work in an office.

6. My office doesn’t / don’t have a window.

7. She doesn’t / don’t travel for her job.

8. You doesn’t / don’t have a busy schedule.

3 Change each affirmative statement to a negative statement.

1. My brother has a job. My brother doesn’t have a job.

2. I drive to work. I don't drive to work

3. Pilots fix planes. pilots don't fix planes

4. Our teacher does homework. our teacher doesn't do homework

5. I go to the gym in the morning. I don't go to the gym in the morning

6. We have class on Sunday. we don't have class on sunday

7. You teach biology. you don't teach biology

8. We have an exam on Saturday night. we don't have an exam on saturday night

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