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Simple present tense

What is your father’s job?

He’s a fireman. He puts out
fires.

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In this part, you will learn to use the simple present
tense to talk about people’s jobs.
What is your mother’s job?
We can also use ’s to talk about jobs.

What is your father’s job?

your father’s job

= the job your father has

He’s a fireman.
He’s = He is
What is your mother’s job?

What is your mother’s job?

We can also say What does

your mother do?

She’s a nurse.
Simple present tense
We can use the simple present tense to talk about what a
person does for a job.

She’s a bus driver.

She drives a bus.
We add s to the verb
after he / she / it.
He sleeps.
She sleeps.
It sleeps.
Simple present tense

He’s a waiter.
He serves food to people.

She’s a doctor.
She helps sick people.
Simple present tense

He’s a policeman.
He catches bad people.
We add es to verbs
ending in ch, sh or o.

She’s a teacher.
She teaches Engliash.
Review
Leo: What is your father’s job?
Terry: He’s a postman. He takes letters to
people.
Leo: What is your mother’s job?
Terry: She’s a teacher.
She teaches Science.
Quick Check

1. Choose the correct answers.

A: What is your [father / father’s] job?

B: He’s a driver. He [drives / drive] a taxi.
Quick Check

2. Choose the correct answers.

A: What is your [mother’s / mother] job?

B: She’s a housewife. She [look / looks] after
the family.
Quick Check

3. Fill in the blanks.

Ben’s mom

mother’s job?
Jude: What’s your ________
Ben: serves (serve) food
She’s a waitress. She ______
to people.
Quick Check

4. Fill in the blanks.

Mike’s dad

Zoe: father’s job?

What’s your ________
a policeman He _______
Mike: He’s ___________. catches
(catch) bad people.
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