What Does She Do Every Day?
I can describe another person’s routine and ask for one missing detail.
Try the activities, then check your answers.
Try the activities, then check your answers.
Choose a short recording.
Your situation
Lea repairs bicycles. She starts at ten, checks the bicycles and answers the phone. She has lunch at one. In the evening, she studies Italian. Her friend asks, “Does she work on Sundays?” “No, she doesn’t.”
Read the situation transcript
Lea repairs bicycles. She starts at ten, checks the bicycles and answers the phone. She has lunch at one. In the evening, she studies Italian. Her friend asks, “Does she work on Sundays?” “No, she doesn’t.”
Which two verbs have a different ending from work → works?
Compare your idea
Have becomes has, and study becomes studies.
How it works
When you describe one person, use the present-simple ending: Lea repairs bicycles. She answers the phone. Use has, not haves.
To ask about a missing detail, use does plus the base verb: What time does she start? The statement has starts, but the question has does…start.
She starts… / What time does she start? She has… / Does she have…?
Notice this
She repairs bicycles.
This describes her usual work.
Compare this
She starts at ten.
The affirmative has starts.
Hear the examples
She repairs bicycles.
This describes her usual work.
She starts at ten.
The affirmative has starts.
What time does she start?
The question uses does plus start.
She doesn’t work on Sundays.
Doesn’t is followed by work.
One mistake worth avoiding
Instead of: What time does she starts?
Say: What time does she start?
Does carries the ending, so start stays in the base form.
You say
Hear the prompt, answer aloud, then deliberately reveal or hear one possible model. Check it and retry with a changed detail.
Your turn 1
Describe one person’s job or studies.
Compare a possible model
Reveal the model text
My friend works in a library.
Check yourself: Use the ending after a singular subject.
Retry with one detail of your own. Other wording is welcome when it meets this check.
Your turn 2
Ask about that person’s start time.
Compare a possible model
Reveal the model text
What time does she start?
Check yourself: Use does plus start.
Retry with one detail of your own. Other wording is welcome when it meets this check.
Your turn 3
Add one thing the person does not do.
Compare a possible model
Reveal the model text
She doesn’t work on Fridays.
Check yourself: Do not add -s after doesn’t.
Retry with one detail of your own. Other wording is welcome when it meets this check.
Two guided self-checks
Say or write your answer before opening a model.
Self-check 1
Turn this into a question: She studies at night.
Compare a model and explanation
Does she study at night?
Study returns to its base form after does.
Self-check 2
Complete: He ___ lunch at twelve. Use have.
Compare a model and explanation
He has lunch at twelve.
Has is the affirmative form with he.
Check your understanding
Choose one answer to each question, then check your answers. One of the ten questions is listening.
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Answer key with explanations
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Lea ___ bicycles.
repairs: A single person takes repairs in this routine statement.
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What time ___ she start?
does: Use does before she and a base verb after it.
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She ___ lunch at one.
has: Have changes to has with she.
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Choose the correct negative.
She doesn’t work on Sundays.: Doesn’t takes work without -s.
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Which question asks about her job?
What does she do?: What does she do commonly asks about someone’s work.
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Correct “Does she studies Italian?”
Does she study Italian?: After does use study, not studies.
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Which reply fits “Does she work at night?”
No, she doesn’t.: Repeat does in the short answer.
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When does Omar start?
At eight: The recording states his start time as eight.
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Change the subject: “They finish at six.” → “Lea…”
Lea finishes at six.: Finish takes -es with a singular subject.
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Why does “starts” become “start” after does?
Does already carries the ending.: The question’s auxiliary carries third-person agreement.
Take it with you
I can describe another person’s routine and ask for one missing detail.