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Learn English Online - free beginner's course - Unit 3

Lesson 13 - The Present Simple Questions - "Do I ...?"

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Remember It

! "What do you do?"="What is your job?" !

For example:
Q - What do you do?
A - I'm a teacher.


Learn It

Adverbs of Frequency

Some adverbs tell us how often something is done.

Adverbs of Frequency

You can see more about adverbs of frequency in the grammar section.


The Present Simple - "Do I?"

In the third person (he, she, it) form, the question form of the verb to do takes an s. For example:-

Do I/we/you/ they have something? do something? like something? want something?
Does he/she/it have something? do something? like something? want something?

Let's ask Mr Bean what he does at work every day

"Mr Bean, what do you do?" Teacher "I'm a teacher."
"What do you teach?"  English Flag "I teach English."

"Where do you work?"  College "I work at a language school in London.
"Do you usually walk to work?" Drive "No, I always drive."
"What time do you usually start?" 9:00 "I usually start work at 9.00 am."
"How many classes do you teach?" 3 "I usually teach three classes a day."
"Do you ever teach evening classes?" Evening "No, never. I only teach in the day."
"Do you ever teach on a Saturday?" Diary "Yes, but only sometimes."
"Does anyone else teach English?" Miss Smith "Yes, there is one other English teacher, Miss Smith."
"Does she teach every day?" Diary "No, she only works part-time. She teaches Monday to Wednesday. She never teaches at the weekend."
"What time do you usually finish work?" 4:00 "I usually finish work at 4 o'clock."

Test It

Test the present simple questions - rewrite the sentences so that they are correct - Write It!


Practise It

On the Forum - Ask me about my daily routine.

For homework read and do the exercises in Essential Grammar in Use (Unit 7 - Pages 22 and 23 - All the exercises - answers on page 266)

and English Vocabulary in Use (Unit 12 - Pages 28 and 29 -All the Exercises Email me for the answers)


Print Version - You can print this lesson out here

Next lesson - Present Simple vs. Present Continuous - "I do." / "I am doing."


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