Present Simple for Jobs and Routines

• We use the present simple to talk about daily tasks, regular habits, and facts in our jobs. It helps us describe what departments do every day.
• Subject
• Verb (Positive)
• Verb (Negative)
• I / You / We / They
• work in Chicago
• do not work in Chicago
• He / She / It
• works in Boston
• does not work in Boston
• Remember
• Use the base form of the verb for I, you, we, and they.
• Add -s or -es to the verb for he, she, and it.
• Use do not (don't) and does not (doesn't) to make negative sentences.
• Use do and does at the start of questions.
• Examples
• Mark works in the sales department in Seattle.
• We do not buy products from suppliers in London.
• Does Sarah manage the human resources team in New York?
• They check invoices in the finance office every morning.
• Common mistakes
• He work in the logistics department.
• He works in the logistics department.
• She doesn't orders office supplies.
• She doesn't order office supplies.

Complete the sentences

• James (work) ____ in the marketing department in Austin.
• We (not / sell) ____ software to small businesses in Dallas.
• ___ your manager (approve) ____ travel expenses in Denver?
• Laura (manage) ____ the customer service team in Atlanta.
• They (not / order) ____ items from suppliers in Phoenix.
• ___ David (check) ____ the financial reports in Chicago?

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