This document provides vocabulary and grammar lessons about jobs, professions, and verb tenses in English. It includes lists of job titles and common verbs used to describe various occupations. Examples are given to demonstrate present tense verbs, negative statements, and question forms for the present simple tense. Susy's daily routine is described to illustrate these grammar points.

1. Jobs and professions Positive Sentences in Present tense By Profr. José M. Jaramillo S. September, 2008

2. Vocabulary

3. Actor

4. Actress Astronaut Carpenter Cashier

5. Construction worker Dentist Doctor Policeman

6. Fireman

7. Postman Nurse Driver Pilot

8. Teacher Waiter Hairdresser Student

9. Cook Waitress Secretary

10. Verbs

11. Answer the telephone Write Count Sing

12. Dance Play Go Study Play

13. Cook Use a computer Fly Fix

14. Give Take orders Sell

15. Do exercise Have friends

16. Present Tense The Simple Present is used to make statements about the present time. It is used in the following ways: I work in the school. You study English in the CAADI. We listen music every afternoon. They sing in a dance club on weekends. I teach Mathematics in the school.

17. If you look this examples you will see the spelling doesn't change, except for the third person singular (He, She, It) which adds an " s " to the verb. For example "I work - He works ". work you work We work They works It works She works He work You work I

18. Sometimes other spelling rules also apply to He, She and It. All the following verbs add " es " instead of " s ":

19. Verb Endings Verbs ending in – o, x, s, x, ch, sh add “es” do - do es go - go es pass - pass es kiss - kiss es fix - fix es mix - mix es match – match es watch - watch es push – push es wash - wash es

20. Verbs ending in a consonant and - y often change the - y to - ies try – tr ies cry - cr ies carry - carr ies study - stud ies Verbs such as “play" have no consonant before the " y ", so you simply add – s as usual. buy - buy s pay - pay s

21. Let's practice! WRITE THE 3RD. PESON OF THE NEXT VERBS. DANCE ______________ HAVE ________________ WASH ______________ PLAY ____ ___________ GO ______________ LIKE _______________ FIX ______________ SLEEP _______________ SWIM ______________ WORK ________________ STUDY ______________ DO _________________ WATCH ______________ FIX ________________ LISTEN_______________ COOK ________________

22. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES, CHECK THE EXAMPLE. 1. __He is a thief . (thief) 2. __He works on the streets. . (work/street) 3. __ He robs the banks and houses . (rob/banks) 1.____________________________________ (taxi driver) 2.____________________________________ (drive/taxi) 3.___________________________________ (work/street) 1.____________________________________ (teacher) 2.____________________________________ (teach/mathematics) 3.____________________________________ (make/plans) ____________________________________ (construction worker) _______ _____________________________ (work/company) 3.________ _____________________________ (build/houses) ____________________________________ (receptionist) ____________________________________ (answer/telephone) ____________________________________ (speak/French and English) ____________________________________ (painter) ____________________________________ (paint/flowers) ____________________________________ (have/exhibition)

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24. What do you do? Negative statements and Questions in Present Tense By Profr. Jose M. Jaramillo S. September, 2008

25. Read about Susy’s life. Hi, my name is Susy. I’m a secretary. I work in a big company in Monterrey. I get up around 6:00 in the morning to arrive early to the office. I have breakfast at 8:00 with my friends at job. In the office I answer the telephone, type letters in the computer and give information to the people. I leave the office around 5:00 in the afternoon. I don’t drive my car, I take the bus every day. I go to the gym after work. I don’t go to parties on weekdays.

26. Complete the sentences according to Susy’s life. Use the verbs given. Susy _____ a secretary. She ______ in a big company. She ______ to work by bus. She ________ the telephone. She _______ letters in the computer. She _______ information to the people. She _______ breakfast in the office. is works goes answers types gives has give go is have answer work type

27. Negative in Present Tense The negative form in Present Tense, it is applied to deny the accion indicated by the verb. It is formed with a noun, followed by the auxiliar DO or DOES and the word NOT and the verb in infinitive.

28. They don't play = play not do They You don't play = play not do You We don't play = play not do We It do es n't play = play not do es It She do es n't play = play not do es She He do es n't play = play not do es He You don't play = play not do You I don't play = play not do I TO PLAY Contraction

29. Practice.- Complete the sentences writing the auxiliar don’t or doesn’t Carlos ________ work in the hospital. The students ___________ study for their exams. I _________ listen to the teacher in class. We _________ go to the CAADI on fridays. Sara _________ watch television at nights. My computer ___________ work very well. The cat __________ eat seeds. Mike ___________ visit his grandmother on weekends. You ___________ do exercise in the mornings. doesn’t doesn’t doesn’t doesn’t doesn’t don’t don’t don’t don’t

30. Questions in Present Tense To form questions in presente tense, we use again these auxiliars, DO or DOES followed by the noun and the verb in infinitive.

31. play ? They Do play ? You Do play ? We Do play ? It Do es play ? She Do es play ? He Do es play ? You Do play ? I Do TO PLAY

32. Examples They study Japanesse and French. Do they study Japanesse and French? Yes, they do / No, they don’t We practice English in class. Do we practice English in class? Yes, we do / No, we don’t Susy work s in a big company. Does Susy work in a big company? Yes, she does / No, she doesn’t Luis play s in the soccer team. Does Luis play in the soccer team.? Yes, he does / No, he doesn’t

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34. Wh-Questions in Present Tense

35. What do you do? I’m a teacher Where do you work? I work in schools. What do you do there? I teach English. How do you like your job? I like it a lot.

36. What do you do? I’m an actress Where do you work? I work in teathers or television studios What do you do there? I act in movies How do you like your job? I like it a lot.

37. What do you do? I’m a chef Where do you work? I work in restaurants and hotels What do you do there? I cook in the kitchen How do you like your job? I love it.

38. What does she do? She’s a nurse Where does she work? She work s in the hospital What does she do exactly? She takes care of patients. How does she like her job? She hates it.

39. What does he do? He’s a police officer Where does he work? He work s in the streets and police office What does he do exactly? He patrols the city. How does he like his job? He likes it.

40. What does they do? They’re students Where they study ? They study at College What do they study? They study Engineering. How do they like their school? They like it a lot.

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