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My day
Dialogue
He get up or he gets up?
- Emma Minsu, what time does your brother get up?
- Minsu My brother get up at six.
- Emma With "he", add -s: he gets up.
- Minsu Oh, he gets up at six and I get up at seven.
Dialogue
A normal day
- Jack Emma, do you get up early?
- Emma Yes, I get up at six. My sister gets up at eight.
- Jack And what does she do in the morning?
- Emma She studies, and she always drinks coffee.
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| get up | v. | get up | |
| go | v. | go | |
| eat | v. | eat | |
| drink | v. | drink | |
| work | v. | work | |
| study | v. | study | |
| sleep | v. | sleep | |
| always | adv. | always | |
| yesterday | adv. | yesterday |
Grammar
Present simple: he / she + -s Present simple: he / she + -s
For daily habits, English uses the present simple. With I / you / we / they you use the base verb: I get up, they work, we study. BUT with he / she / it you MUST add -s: he gets up, she works, it sleeps. Forgetting this -s is the most common mistake for many learners. For negatives and questions, use do (I/you/we/they) or does (he/she/it), and the main verb goes back to the base: I don't sleep in the afternoon, Does she work on Monday? (not "Does she works"). Note irregular: go → goes.
For daily habits, English uses the present simple. With I / you / we / they you use the base verb: I get up, they work, we study. BUT with he / she / it you MUST add -s: he gets up, she works, it sleeps. Forgetting this -s is the most common mistake for many learners. For negatives and questions, use do (I/you/we/they) or does (he/she/it), and the main verb goes back to the base: I don't sleep in the afternoon, Does she work on Monday? (not "Does she works"). Note irregular: go → goes.
- I get up at seven, and she gets up at eight. I get up at seven, and she gets up at eight.
- He always eats breakfast in the morning. He always eats breakfast in the morning.
- I work in the morning and study in the evening. I work in the morning and study in the evening.
- Does she work on Monday? — No, she doesn't. Does she work on Monday? — No, she doesn't.
pronunciation
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