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My Ideal Job

My ideal job is to be a managing director of a big company. There are so many reasons why I like this job. First of all it is totally related with my career , I think that I have the leadership and the aptitude to do it, This job it is very well paid, It ’s necessary to work harder ,no everybody can do it. It’s necessary to be a smart engineer and it is the job that any industrial engineers would like to do.

EXERCISES OF TENSES

Directions: Practice this exercise with a partner. Take turns asking and answering each question.
What do you do every day? Simple Present [VERB] + s/es in third person
I feed my fish every day.
What did you do yesterday? Simple Past [VERB+ed] or irregular verbs]

I fed my fish yesterday.
What will you do tomorrow? Simple Future [will + verb]
I will feed my fish tomorrow.
What are you doing right now? Present Continous [am/is/are + present participle]
I am feeding my fish right now.
What were you doing at this time yesterday? Simple Past [VERB+ed] or irregular verbs]

I was feeding my fish at this time yesterday.
What will you be doing at this time tomorrow? Future Continous [will be + present participle]
I will be feeding my fish at this time tomorrow.
What have you done since you got up this morning? Simple Past [VERB+ed] or irregular verbs]

I have fed my fish since I got up this morning?
What had you done before you went to bed last night? Perfect Past [had + past participle]
I had fed my fish before I went to bed last night.
What will you have done before you go to bed tonight? Future Perfect [will have + past participle]
I will have fed my fish before I go to bed tonight.
What are you doing? Present Continous Present Continuous [am/is/are + present participle]
I am feeding my fish.
How long have you been doing that? Present Perfect Continuous [has/have + been + present participle]
I have been feeding my fish for five minutes.
What were you doing before you started this quiz? Past Continous [was/were + present participle]
I was feeding my fish before I started this quiz.
How long had you been doing that? Perfect Past [had + past participle]
I had been feeding my fish for five minutes before I started this quiz.
What will you be doing before you take this quiz tomorrow? Future Continuous [will be + present participle]
I will be feeding my fish before I take this quiz tomorrow.
How long will you have been doing that? Future Perfect Continuous [will have been + present participle]
I will have been feeding my fish five minutes before I take this quiz tomorrow.

QUIZ 1, 2 AND 3 OF SUFFIXES

QUIZ 1

Well done, you've finished the quiz.
You scored 10/10 [100.0%] so why not print out your certificate?
1: A suffix is a group of letters that you add to the start of a root word.
You said: false
Well done! The statement is false because a suffix is a group of letters that you add to the end of a root word.
2: Which one of the following is a suffix?
You said: ing
Good choice! You have recognised the suffix 'ing' which you can add to the end of a word, e.g. 'walking'.
3: Which one of the following is not a suffix?
You said: ex
Good choice. 'Ex' is a prefix and means 'former'. You can add this to the start of a word such as 'ex' + 'husband' = 'ex-husband'.
4: Which one of the following is a suffix?
You said: less
Good choice! The suffix is 'less' which you can add to the end of a root word, e.g. 'help' + 'less' = 'helpless'. All of the other choices are prefixes which you can add to the start of a root word.
5: Which of the following is not a suffix?
You said: shun
Well done! Although 'shun' sounds like the other suffixes, it isn't a suffix because you can't add it to the end of a root word to make a new word.
6: Which suffix can you add to the root word 'cook' to make a new word?
You said: ing
Great answer! Adding the suffix 'ing' to 'cook' makes the word 'cooking'.
7: Which suffix can you add to the root word 'friend' to make a new word?
You said: ly
Good choice! Adding the suffix 'ly' to 'friend' makes the word 'friendly'.
8: Some words have a prefix (letters added to the beginning) and a suffix.
You said: true
Brilliant! The statement is true because words like 'unemployment' have both a prefix ('un') and a suffix ('ment') added to the root word 'employ'.
9: Which suffix can you add to the root word 'hope' to make a new word?
You said: less
Excellent! Adding the suffix 'less' to the root word 'hope' makes the word 'hopeless'.
10: When you add a suffix to a root word, does the root word always stay the same?
You said: no
Excellent! No is correct because sometimes the root word changes when you add a suffix. For example, when you add 'ing' to 'love', the 'e' gets dropped from the end of love to make the new word 'loving'.


QUIZ 2



Well done, you've finished the quiz.
You scored 8/10 [80.0%] so why not print out your certificate?
1: Which suffix can you not add to the root word 'love' to make a new word?
You said: ful
Great answer! The suffix 'ful' is the odd one out because 'loveful' isn't a proper word, but 'lovely', 'lover' and 'loving' are.
2: Which suffix can you not add to the root word 'confuse' to make a new word?
You said: sion
No sorry, that's not right. The right answer is 'tion'. 'Confution' isn't a proper word, but 'confusing', 'confusion' and 'confused' are.
3: Which suffix can you not add to the root word 'employ' to make a new word?
You said: less
Great answer! The suffix 'less' is the odd one out because 'employless' isn't a proper word, but 'employing', 'employment' and 'employer' are.
4: Which suffix can you add to the root word 'electric' to make a new word?
You said: cian
Good choice! The suffix 'cian' can be added to the root word 'electric' to make the word 'electrician'. The suffix 'cian' is often used for jobs and hobbys and shows that someone is skilled at something. If there is a 'c' at the end of the root word just add 'ian': 'electric' + 'cian' = 'electrician'.
5: Which suffix can you add to the root word 'beauty' to make a new word?
You said: ful
Good choice! When you add the suffix 'ful' to the word 'beauty' you need to drop the 'y' and add and 'i': 'beauty' + 'ful' = 'beautiful'.
6: Which suffix can you add to the word 'sincere' to make a new word?
You said: ness
Sorry, that's wrong. The correct answer is the suffix 'ly': 'sincere' + 'ly' = 'sincerely'.
7: If you add the suffix 'ing' to the root word 'like', what is the correct spelling of the new word?
You said: liking
Excellent! You remembered that when you add a suffix which starts with a vowel like 'ing' to a root word with a silent 'e' such as 'like' you have to drop the 'e'.
8: If you add the suffix 'ly' to the root word 'like', what is the correct spelling of the new word?
You said: likely
Great answer! 'Likely' is the correct spelling. You don't have to drop the 'e' when you add the suffix 'ly' because it doesn't start with a vowel.
9: If you add the suffix 'ing' to the root word 'climb', what is the correct spelling for the new word?
You said: climbing
Good answer! 'Climbing' is correct. The spelling of the root word and the suffix stay the same when you add the suffix 'ing' to 'climb'.
10: If you add the suffix 'ed' to the root word 'state', what is the right spelling for the new word?
You said: stated
Good choice! The correct answer is 'stated'. When you add 'ed' which is a suffix beginning with a vowel (a,e,i,o,u) to a word that ends in a silent 'e', one of the 'e's is dropped.


QUIZ 3


Well done, you've finished the quiz.
You scored 9/10 [90.0%] so why not print out your certificate?
1: Some words can have more than one suffix.
You said: true
Well done! This statement is true. A word like 'friendliness' has 2 suffixes, 'ly' and 'ness': 'friend' + 'ly' + 'ness' = 'friendliness'.
2: When the suffix 'y' is added to the word 'run', what is the correct spelling?
You said: runny
Excellent answer! The correct spelling is 'runny'. When you add 'y' to a word with one syllable and one vowel before the final consonant, you need to double the consonant.
3: When the suffix 'y' is added to the word 'noise', what is the correct spelling?
You said: noisy
Well done! When you add 'y' to 'noise', the 'e' is dropped so 'noisy' is correct.
4: When the suffix 'ness' is added to the word 'happy', what is the correct spelling?
You said: happiness
Good choice! When you add 'ness' to a word ending in 'y', the 'y' changes to 'i': 'happy' + 'ness' = 'happiness'.
5: When the suffix 'er' is added to the word 'happy', what is the correct spelling?
You said: happier
Great answer! When you add 'er' to a word ending in 'y', the 'y' changes to 'i': 'happy' + 'er' = 'happier'.
6: The 'shun' sound needs to be added to the word 'pollute'. Which is the right spelling?
You said: pollution
Well done! The correct spelling is 'pollution'. The suffix 'tion' is used with the root word 'pollute'.
7: The 'shun' sound needs to be added to the word 'beauty'. What is the right spelling?
You said: beautician
Well done, 'beautician' is correct! The 'y' changes to 'i' and 'cian' is the suffix which is often used for people's jobs.
8: If you add the suffix 'ing' to the word 'fit', what is the correct spelling?
You said: fiting
No sorry, that's incorrect. The right answer is 'fitting'. When you add 'ing' to a word with one syllable, and one vowel before the final consonant, you double the consonant: 'fit' + 'ing' = 'fitting'.
9: When you add the suffix 'est' to the word 'ugly', what is the correct spelling?
You said: ugliest
Brilliant! When you add 'est' to a word ending in 'y', the 'y' changes to an 'i' so 'ugly' + 'est' = 'ugliest'.
10: How many suffixes does the word 'peaceful' have?
You said: 1
Well done! The only suffix in the word 'peaceful' is 'ful'.

QUIZ 1, 2 AND 3 OF TENSES

QUIZ 1

1. What do you do every day? Answer: I _____ every day. (Answer: I do a pushup every day. Use the phrase do a pushup, did a pushup, etc. in ALL your answers.)
do a pushup ... CORRECT
2. What did you do yesterday? Answer: I _____ yesterday.
did a pushup ... CORRECT
3. What will you do tomorrow? Answer: I _____ tomorrow.
will do a pushup ... CORRECT
4. What are you doing right now? Answer: I _____ right now.
am doing a pushup ... CORRECT
5. What were you doing at this time yesterday? Answer: I _____ at this time yesterday.
was doing a pushup ... CORRECT
6. What will you be doing at this time tomorrow? Answer: I _____ at this time tomorrow.
will be doing a pushup ... CORRECT
7. What have you done every day for the last week? Answer: I _____ every day for the last week.
have done a pushup ... CORRECT
8. What had you done before you went to bed last night? Answer: I _____ before I went to bed last night.
had done a pushup ... CORRECT
9. What will you have done before you go to bed tonight? Answer: I _____ by the time I go to bed tonight.
will have done a pushup ... CORRECT
10. What are you doing? Answer: I _____.
am doing a pushup ... CORRECT
11. How long have you been doing that? Answer: I _____ for ten seconds.
have been doing a pushup ... CORRECT
12. What were you doing before you started this quiz? Answer: I _____.
was doing a pushup ... CORRECT
13. How long had you been doing that? Answer: I _____ for ten seconds.
had been doing a pushup ... CORRECT
14. What will you be doing before you take this quiz again tomorrow? Answer: I _____ before I take this quiz again tomorrow.
will be doing a pushup ... CORRECT
15. How long will you have been doing that? Answer: I _____ for ten seconds (before I take this quiz again tomorrow).
will have been doing a pushup ... CORRECT
You got 15 out of 15 correct, or 100 %

QUIZ 2

1. What do you do every day? I _____ every day.
sing a song ... CORRECT
2. What did you do yesterday? I _____ yesterday.
sang a song ... CORRECT
3. What will you do tomorrow? I _____ tomorrow.
will sing a song ... CORRECT
4. What are you doing right now? I _____ right now.
am singing a song ... CORRECT
5. What were you doing at this time yesterday? I _____ at this time yesterday.
was singing a song ... CORRECT
6. What will you be doing at this time tomorrow? I _____ at this time tomorrow.
will be singing a song ... CORRECT
7. What have you done every day this week? I _____ every day this week.
have sung a song ... CORRECT
8. What had you done before you went to bed last night? I _____ before I went to bed last night.
had sung a song ... CORRECT
9. What will you have done before you go to bed tonight? I _____ by the time I go to bed tonight.
will have sung a sung ... INCORRECT
(The correct answer was will have sung a song)
10. What are you doing? I _____.
am singing a song ... CORRECT
11. How long have you been doing that? I _____ for five minutes.
have been singing a song ... CORRECT
12. What were you doing before you began this quiz? I _____ before I began this quiz.
was singing a song ... CORRECT
13. How long had you been doing that? I _____ for five minutes before I began this quiz.
had been singing a song ... CORRECT
14. What will you be doing before taking this quiz again tomorrow? I _____ before taking this quiz again tomorrow.
will be singing a song ... CORRECT
15. How long will you have been doing that? I _____ for five minutes (before I take this quiz tomorrow).
will have been singing a song ... CORRECT
You got 14 out of 15 correct, or 93.33 %


QUIZ 3


1. What do you do every day? I _____ every day.
eat an apple ... CORRECT
2. What did you do yesterday? I _____ yesterday.
ate an apple ... CORRECT
3. What will you do tomorrow? I _____ tomorrow.
will eat an apple ... CORRECT
4. What are you doing right now? I _____ right now.
am eating an apple ... CORRECT
5. What were you doing at this time yesterday? I _____ at this time yesterday.
was eating an apple ... CORRECT
6. What will you be doing at this time tomorrow? I _____ at this time tomorrow.
will be eating an apple ... CORRECT
7. What have you done since you got up this morning? I _____ since I got up this morning.
have eaten an apple ... CORRECT
8. What had you done by the time you went to bed last night? I _____ by the time I went to bed last night.
had eaten an apple ... CORRECT
9. What will you have done by the time you go to bed tonight? I _____ by the time I go to bed tonight.
will have eaten an apple ... CORRECT
10. What are you doing? I _____.
am eating an apple ... CORRECT
11. How long have you been doing that? I _____ for five minutes.
have been eating an apple ... CORRECT
12. What were you doing before I walked into the classroom today? I _____ before you walked into the classroom today.
was eating an apple ... CORRECT
13. How long had you been doing that? I _____ for five minutes before you walked into the classroom today.
had been eating an apple ... CORRECT
14. What will you be doing before I walk into the classroom tomorrow? I _____ before you walk into the classroom tomorrow.
will be eating an apple ... CORRECT
15. How long will you have been doing that? I _____ for five minutes before you walk into the classroom tomorrow.
will have been eating an apple ... CORRECT
You got 15 out of 15 correct, or 100 %