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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.

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Adverbs of Frequency

Some adverbs tell us how often something is done.

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:-

I/we/you/
Do have something? do something? like something? want something?
they

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?" "I'm a teacher."


"What do you teach?" "I teach English."

"I work at a language


"Where do you work?"
school in London.

"Do you usually walk to work?" "No, I always drive."

"I usually start work at


"What time do you usually start?"
9.00 am."

"How many classes do you "I usually teach three


teach?" classes a day."

"Do you ever teach evening "No, never. I only teach


classes?" in the day."

"Do you ever teach on a "Yes, but only


Saturday?" sometimes."

"Yes, there is one other


"Does anyone else teach
English teacher, Miss
English?"
Smith."
"No, she only works
part-time. She teaches
"Does she teach every day?" Monday to Wednesday.
She never teaches at
the weekend."

"What time do you usually finish "I usually finish work at


work?" 4 o'clock."

 Present Simple - "I do." 


vs. 
Present Continuous - "I am doing."

Remember It

! "What do you do?" = What is your job? vs. "What are you doing?" = What are you actually
doing right now?

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

Q - What are you doing?
A - I'm teaching.

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The Present Simple vs. Present Continuous - when do we use them?

Things that Regular General Something that is Temporary To describe


are always and facts about happening now. situations. change,
repeated
actions
(always, development,
true. our lives.
often, progress.
sometimes
, never).

"I always
boil the
"Water boils  "Is the
kettle "The kettle
at 100 - - kettleboiling yet
before I isn'tboiling."
degrees." ?"
make the
tea."

"English is a "I always "I am in my lesson, "I


popular speakEngli "I like Englis so am studyingEngl "My English
language in sh in my h." I'm speakingEnglis ish for a year at isimproving."
business." lessons." h." University."

"It
"It often
never snows  "I enjoy sno "It isn't snowing,
snows in - -
in Germany in w." the sun isshining.
the winter."
the summer."

Let's ask a few questions about Mr Bean.

Q- "What does Mr Bean do?"


A- "He's a teacher."

Q- "Is he sitting?"
A- "No, he isn't sitting, he's standing.

Q- "What does he teach?"
A- "He teaches English." 

Q- "What is he doing?"
A- "He's holding a flag."
 
Q- "Where does he work?"
A- "He works at a language school in
London."

Q- "Is he working there today?"
  A- "No, he isn't working there today,
it's shut."
Q- "What is he doing today?.
A- "He's driving to Nottingham."

Q- "Does he often drive to
Nottingham."
A- "No, he usually takes the train.

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