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Activities: “How to use the present simple in English?”

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These activities are part of our English Grammar series. The skills we are practicing here are covered in our article:

You are unemployed. You want a new job that is perfect for you. You see this employment agency and think maybe they can help you find that job.

Here are the verbs you will use in these activities:

I / you / we / they
he / she / it

approve

approves

believe

believes

cook

cooks

drive

drives

go

goes1

have

has2

help

helps

hike

hikes

like

likes

make

makes

play

plays

sell

sells

send

sends

start

starts

stress

stresses1

teach

teaches1

think

thinks

watch

watches1

wear

wears

work

works

write

writes

1 These verbs have special spelling: add -es.

2 This verb is special, it changes from have to has.

Welcome to Perfect Job! We are so happy you came to us!

Perfect Job isn't a regular employment agency. We don't have a list of jobs for you. We help you to find the job of your dreams: the perfect job.

First, we discover who you are and what you want, then we give you the tools you need to create the job.

Select from the list of verbs above to answer the following questions in Activity 1.

Activity 1: Tell us about you

Please fill out this form: it lets us know who you are.

  • What do you do in your free time?
    I to read.

  • Do you play any musical instrument?
    I the guitar.

  • What do you like to do on the weekend?
    I every weekend.

  • Are you good in the kitchen?
    I Japanese food for my friends.

  • What do you do to “disconnect?”
    I video games on the Internet.

  • What do you think about work in general?
    I working is a part of life.

  • What is the most important thing about a job?
    A job me money.

  • How can a perfect job help you?
    A perfect job me feel satisfied.

  • What do you not like about regular jobs?
    Working a regular job me out.

Activity 2: Writing Check

It’s important to review your verbs when you write. Can you find the verbs that are wrong in this text and fix them by typing in the box below?

Patty has a perfect job, thanks to the Perfect Job Employment Agency. Read her story!

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