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Study in the app →English · CEFR Band 1 (A1) · Chapter 18
My day Mi día
Tu rutina diaria, con el presente simple. Para los hábitos usa el verbo base: I get up, you work, we study. PERO para he / she / it hay que añadir -s: he gets up, she works, it sleeps. Esta -s de tercera persona se olvida fácil. Para negativas y preguntas usa do / does: I don't sleep, Does she work? Palabras nuevas: get up, go, eat, drink, work, study, sleep, always, yesterday. Rincón de pronunciación: la -s de tercera persona (tres sonidos: /s/, /z/, /ɪz/) y el enlace de "get up".
Dialogue
He get up or he gets up? — ¿He get up o he gets up?
- Emma Minsu, what time does your brother get up? Minsu, ¿a qué hora se levanta tu hermano?
- Minsu My brother get up at six. Mi hermano se levanta a las seis. (desliz: he/she necesita -s — "gets up")
- Emma With "he", add -s: he gets up. Con "he" añade -s: he gets up.
- Minsu Oh, he gets up at six and I get up at seven. Ah, él se levanta a las seis y yo me levanto a las siete.
Dialogue
A normal day — Un día normal
- Jack Emma, do you get up early? Emma, ¿te levantas temprano?
- Emma Yes, I get up at six. My sister gets up at eight. Sí, me levanto a las seis. Mi hermana se levanta a las ocho.
- Jack And what does she do in the morning? ¿Y qué hace ella por la mañana?
- Emma She studies, and she always drinks coffee. Estudia, y siempre bebe café.
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| get up | v. | levantarse | |
| go | v. | ir | |
| eat | v. | comer | |
| drink | v. | beber | |
| work | v. | trabajar | |
| study | v. | estudiar | |
| sleep | v. | dormir | |
| always | adv. | siempre | |
| yesterday | adv. | ayer |
Grammar
Present simple: he / she + -s Presente 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.
Para los hábitos diarios, el inglés usa el presente simple. Con I / you / we / they se usa el verbo base: I get up, they work, we study. PERO con he / she / it HAY QUE añadir -s: he gets up, she works, it sleeps. Olvidar esta -s es el error más común de muchos estudiantes. Para negativas y preguntas usa do (I/you/we/they) o does (he/she/it), y el verbo principal vuelve a la base: I don't sleep in the afternoon, Does she work on Monday? (no "Does she works"). Irregular: go → goes.
- I get up at seven, and she gets up at eight. Me levanto a las siete y ella se levanta a las ocho.
- He always eats breakfast in the morning. Él siempre desayuna por la mañana.
- I work in the morning and study in the evening. Trabajo por la mañana y estudio por la tarde.
- Does she work on Monday? — No, she doesn't. ¿Trabaja ella el lunes? — No, no trabaja.
pronunciation
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