Carol’s routine
HELP WITH GRAMMAR Present Simple (he, she, it): positive and negative
4b
Look at these spelling rules. Fill in the gaps with the
verbs in bold in the text about Carol.
leaves
has
works
finishes
gets
goes
sleeps
verbs in bold in the text about Carol.
spelling rule
examples
most verbs:
add -s
add -s
verbs ending in
-ch or -sh:
add -es
-ch or -sh:
add -es
verbs ending in
consonant + -y:
-y → -ies
consonant + -y:
-y → -ies
the verbs go
and do: add -es
and do: add -es
the verb have
is irregular
is irregular
likes leaves
watches teaches
studies
does
Carol and her brother Tom live in
Manchester. Carol gets up at 7.00,
but she doesn’t like mornings! She
has breakfast at about 7.45 and she
leaves home at 8.15. She works
in a mobile phone shop and she
starts work at 9.00. She has lunch
at 12.45 in a café near the shop.
She finishes work at 5.30 and gets home at 6.15. She
has dinner at 7.30. She doesn’t watch TV after dinner, she
goes out with friends. She goes to bed at midnight and
sleeps for about seven hours.
Manchester. Carol gets up at 7.00,
but she doesn’t like mornings! She
has breakfast at about 7.45 and she
leaves home at 8.15. She works
in a mobile phone shop and she
starts work at 9.00. She has lunch
at 12.45 in a café near the shop.
She finishes work at 5.30 and gets home at 6.15. She
has dinner at 7.30. She doesn’t watch TV after dinner, she
goes out with friends. She goes to bed at midnight and
sleeps for about seven hours.
Carol
