Unit

7 Do you ... ? (present simple questions)

A We use do/does in present simple questions:

positive question
]T(po you play the guitar? J j
1 " 1 "i i ^
1 work 1
we like we
do
you do you work?
they have they like?
works do?
he he
likes have?
she does she
does
it it
has

Study the word order:

do/does + subject + infinitive

Do you play the guitar?

Do your friends live near here?
Does Chris work on Sundays?
Does it rain a lot here?
Where do your parents live?
How often do you wash your hair?
W hat does this word mean?
How much does it cost to fly to Rome?

Questions with always and usually:

Does Chris always work on Sundays?

W hat do you usually do at weekends?

W hat do you do? = What's your job?

O 'What do you do?' 'I work in a bank.'

Remember:

do l/w e/you/they... O Do they like music?

does he/she/it... O Does he like music?

Short answers

l/we/you/they do. l/we/you/they don't.

Yes, No,
he/she/it does. he/she/it doesn't.

O 'Do you play the guitar?' 'No, I don't.'

O Do your parents speak English?' Yes, they do.'
O Does James work hard?' Yes, he does.'
O Does your sister live in London?' No, she doesn't.'

( I do/work/like etc (present simple) Unit 5 I don't... (negative) -» Unit 6 questions 4 Units 44-47 )
Exercises
Write questions with Do ... ? and Does ... ?
1 I like chocolate. How about you? ...[Link]
2 I play tennis. How about you? ....................y o u ......................
3 You live near here. How about Lucy? ....................L u c y .....................
4 Tom plays tennis. How about his friends?
5 You speak English. How about your brother?
6 I do yoga every morning. How about you?
7 Sue goes away a lot. How about Paul?
8 I want to be famous. How about you?
9 You work hard. How about Anna?

Make questions from these words + do/does. Put the words in the right order.
1 (where / live / your parents) ..Where, do your pa ren te Jive..
2 (you / early / always / get up) ...[Link]. alw ays. g<[Link]|y..
3 (how often / T V / you / watch)
4 (you / want / what / for dinner)
5 (like / you / football)
6 (your brother / like / football)
7 (what / you / do / in your free time)
8 (your sister / work / where)
9 (breakfast / always / you / have)
10 (what / mean / this word)
11 (in winter / snow / it / here)
12 (go / usually / to bed / what time / you)

13 (how much / to phone New York / it / cost)

14 (you / for breakfast / have / usually / what)

e Complete the questions. Use these verbs:

do enjoy go like start teach work

W hat doyoudo ? work in a bookshop.

..............................................................................................it? It's O K.
W hat tim e ..............................................................................................in the morning? A t 9 o'clock.
on Saturdays? Sometimes.
H o w ..............................................................................................to work? Usually by bus.
And your husband. W h a t..............................................................................................? He's a teacher.
W h a t..............................................................................................? Science.
..............................................................................................his job? Yes, he loves it.

Write short answers (Yes, he does. / No, I don't, etc.).

1 Do you watch T V a lot? N o A d o rit, or Y e sJ.d a .
2 Do you live in a big city?
3 Do you often ride a bike?
4 Does it rain a lot where you live?
5 Do you play the piano?

Additional exercises 4 -7 (pages 253-54)

Unit | am doing (present continuous) and
8 I do (present simple)

Jack is watching television.

He is not playing the guitar.

But Jack has a guitar.

He often plays it and he plays very well.

Jack plays the guitar,

but he is not playing the guitar now.

Is he playing the guitar? No, he isn't. (present continuous)

Does he play the guitar? Yes, he does. (present simple)

Present continuous (I am doing) = now, at the time of speaking:

I'm doing

past now future

O Please be quiet. I'm working. (not I work)

O Tom is having a shower at the moment. (not Tom has)
O Take an umbrella with you. It's raining.
O You can turn off the television. I'm not watching it.
O W hy are you under the table? W hat are you doing?

Present simple (I do) = in general, all the time or sometimes:

I do

past now future

O I work every day from 9 o'clock to 5.30.

O Tom has a shower every morning.
O It rains a lot in winter.
O I don't watch T V very often.
O W hat do you usually do at weekends?

We do not use these verbs in the present continuous (I am -ing):

like want know understand remember

prefer need mean believe forget

Use only the present simple with these verbs (I want / do you like? etc.):
O I'm tired. I want to go home, (not I'm wanting)
O 'Do you know that girl?' 'Yes, but I don't remember her name.'
O I don't understand W hat do you mean?

26 ( present continuous Units 3-4 present simple Units 5-7 present for the future Unit 25
Exercises

Does he take photographs? Yes^.he d g es.. Is she driving a bus? .

Is he taking a photograph? N&.he isn’t . Does she drive a bus?
W hat is he doing? W hat is she doing?
He’[Link]..................................................

Does he clean windows? ................................... Are they teaching?

Is he cleaning a window? ................................... Do they teach? ....
W hat is he doing? W hat do they do?

Complete the sentences with am/is/are or do/don't/does/doesn't.

1 Excuse m e , do you speak English?
2 'Where's Kate?' ' I .........................................know.'
3 What's funny? W h y ........................................ you laughing?
4 'W h a t your sister do?' 'She's a dentist.'
5 I t .......................................raining. I want to go out in the rain.
6 'W h ere........................................ you come from?' 'Canada.'
7 How m u c h ..................................... it cost to stay at this hotel? Is it expensive?
8 Steve is a good tennis player, but h e ........................................ play very often.

Put the verb in the present continuous (I am doing) or the present simple (I do).
1 Excuse m e ,.do you sp eak (you/speak) English?
2 'Where's Tom?' ' H [Link] (he/have) a shower.'
3 (.don’t .w a tch (I/not/watch) T V very often.
4 Listen! Som ebody........................................................................(sing).
5 Sarah is tired (she/want) to go home now.
6 How o fte n ........................................................................(you/use) your car? Every day?
7 'Excuse me, b u t....................................................................... (you/sit) in my seat.' 'Oh, I'm sorry.'
8 I'm sorry,...................................................................................... (I/not/understand). Can you speak more slowly?
9 It's late.............................................................................(I/go) home now...........................................................................
(you/come) with me?
10 W hat tim e ......................................................................................................(your father / finish) work every day?
11 You can turn off the radio............................................................................ (I/not/listen)toit.
12 'Where's Paul?' 'In the kitchen............................................................................ (he/cook) something.'
13 M a rk ......................................................................................................................(not/usually/drive) to work. He
........................................................................(usually/walk).
14 S u e .................................................................... (not/like) coffee.........................................................................(she/prefer) tea.

Additional exercises 8-9 (page 255)