Essential English Verb Conjugation and Sentence Structure

Common Verb Phrases and Vocabulary

• 1. Cook dinner
• 2. Study economics
• 3. Speak German
• 4. Read a newspaper
• 5. Sorry
• 6. Glasses
• 7. Homework
• 8. Animals
• 9. A new car
• 10. An umbrella

Present Simple Sentence Completion

2. A lot of American people have pets. / It doesn't rain. / They live. / The sun shines. / He doesn't cook. / She doesn't wear. 8. They need. 9. It makes. 10. They don't do.

Negative and Affirmative Verb Forms

1. I don't play (not play) tennis.
2. They don't go (not go) to the movies.
3. He has (have).
4. She doesn't work (not work).
5. It rains.
6. They live.
7. I don't speak.
8. We study.
9. They don't.

Third Person Singular Verb Endings

1. Say / Take: add "s".
2. Do / Go: add "es".
3. Drink / Live: s / s.
Patterns: s, es, es, s, s, es, es, es.

Job Descriptions and Workplace Vocabulary

I work inside and outside during the day. I drive a car and sometimes I don't earn much. I wear a uniform. I speak French and travel to different places. I have a college degree but I don't earn a lot of money. I work in a hospital.

Common Professions

1. A journalist
2. A nurse
3. A police officer

Occupational Suffixes: -er and -or

Write -er or -or:
Manager, teacher, hairdressers, doctor, lawyers.

Articles, Prepositions, and Employment Status

My brother is an engineer. / We work in an American company.
Status: Retired, a student, unemployed, working for a company.

Clothing and Apparel Vocabulary

Complete the words: Jacket, shirt, tie, skirt, t-shirt, pants.

Forming Questions with Do and Does

1. Do you work in an office?
2. Do your parents speak foreign languages?
Sequence: Do, Do, Do, Does, Do, Do, Does, Do.

Matching Questions and Answers

• C: What does she do?
• G: What do they do?
• F: Is he an architect?
• E: What do you do?
• D: Are they police officers?
• B: Where does she work?
• H: Is she a student?
• A: What does he do?

Question Formation with Common Verbs

Earn, have, make, speak, travel, wear, work.
Do you make things? Do you have? Do you speak? Do you wear? Do you travel? Do you earn? Do you work?

Sentence Word Order Practice

• Do you like heavy metal?
• What do you do on the weekend?
• What kind of books do you read?
• Are you a flight attendant?
• Where do you live in Seattle?
• Who is your favorite writer?
• How old are you?
• Do you have an iPad?
• Is your salad good?

Dialogue: Martin and Beth

Martin: Do you live with your parents?
Beth: And do you have any brothers?
Martin: Is she a student?
Beth: Where does she work?
Martin: And do you like your job?

Question Words and Social English

1. What kind of car do you drive?
2. Where do you work?
3. When do you go to the gym?
4. Who do you prefer?
5. What kind of music?
6. How many CDs do you have?
7. Which is your favorite singer?
8. Why do you like her?

Match the Question Words (1-7)

1. Why (D), Which (F), Who (A), What (B), How (G), When (E), Where (C).

Buying a Coffee and Social Phrases

Sequence: 18, 7, 12, 11, 10, 3, 2, 9, 6, 5, 4.
Social English Phrases: Is it our first time to drink? Do you have a seat?