A. Read the text and complete it with the Simple Present of the verbs in brackets.

This ______ (be) Mrs Dooley. She ______ (be) a typical

working mother. She ______ (live) in San Diego,
California, with her husband, their two children, Ann,
who ______ (be) 8 years old, and Ben, 6, a dog and a
cat. She _______ (be) a teacher. She _________ (teach)
Maths at San Diego High School, located on the southern
edge of Balboa Park.
Every morning she ________ (get up) at half past six. She
________ (feed) the dog and the cat and ________
(prepare) breakfast. At 7:50 she ________ (wake up) her
husband. While he________ (call) the children and ________ (help) them get dressed, she
_________ (take) the dog outside and________ (clean) the cat’s litter box. At 8:10 the family
________ (have) breakfast – toasts with jam or butter and cereal. After breakfast, they all
_______ (help) Mrs Dooley to load the dishwasher. They also _______ (help) her to make the
beds. At 8:40 she _______(walk) to school. Her lessons _______(start) at 9, so _________
(there be) no need to hurry. Her husband _______ (drive) the children to school and ______
(leave) the car at a parking lot. He _______ (take) the subway to his office downtown.

B. Answer these questions on the text.
1. Where does Mrs Dooley live?____________
________________________________________
2. Who does she live with?________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
3. What’s her job? _______________________
4. What time does she get up? ____________
________________________________________
5. What does she do after getting up? _____
________________________________________
6. Who calls the children and helps them get
dressed? ________________________________
7. What do they have for breakfast? _______
________________________________________
8. Does Mrs Dooley live far from school?
Justify. ________________________________
________________________________________
9. Why do you think her husband leaves the
car at a parking lot and takes the subway to
work? __________________________________
________________________________________
_________________________________________
__
C. Now ask questions for these answers.
1.
___________________________________?
No, she isn’t single. She’s married.
2.
____________________________________?
She has got two children.
3.
____________________________________?
Ann is 8 years old and Ben is 6.
4.
____________________________________?
Her High School is in Balboa Park.
5.
____________________________________?
Mrs Dooley. She is the one who
cleans the cat’s litter box.
6. ____________________________________?
They have breakfast at 8:10.
7. ____________________________________?
After breakfast, they all load the
dishwasher and make the beds.
8. ____________________________________?
He goes to work by car and by subway .
 He leaves the car at the parking lot.

A. Read the text and complete it with the Simple Present of the verbs in brackets.

This is (be) Mrs Dooley. She is (be) a typical working

mother. She lives (live) in San Diego, California, with
her husband, their two children, Ann, who is (be) 8
years old, and Ben, 6, a dog and a cat. She is (be) a
teacher. She teaches (teach) Maths at San Diego High
School, located on the southern edge of Balboa Park.
Every morning she gets up (get up) at half past six. She
feeds (feed) the dog and the cat and prepares
(prepare) breakfast. At 7:50 she wakes up (wake up)
her husband. While he calls (call) the children and
helps (help) them get dressed, she takes (take) the dog outside and cleans (clean) the
cat’s litter box. At 8:10 the family has (have) breakfast – toasts with jam or butter and
cereal. After breakfast, they all help (help) Mrs Dooley to load the dishwasher. They also
help (help) her to make the beds. At 8:40 she walks (walk) to school. Her lessons start
(start) at 9, so there is (there be) no need to hurry. Her husband drives (drive) the
children to school and leaves (leave) the car at a parking lot. He takes (take) the
subway to his office downtown.

B. Answer these questions on the text.
1. Where does Mrs Dooley live She lives in
San Diego, California.
2. Who does she live with? She lives with
her husband, her two children, her dog
and her cat.
3. What’s her job? She’s a Maths teacher.
4. What time does she get up? She gets up
at 6:30.
5. What does she do after getting up? She
feeds the dog and the cat and prepares
breakfast.
6. Who calls the children and helps them get
dressed? Her husband does.
7. What do they have for breakfast? They
have toast and jam or butter and cereal.
8. Does Mrs Dooley live far from school?
Justify. No, she doesn’t. She leaves near
school because she goes on foot.
9. Why do you think her husband leaves the
car at a parking lot and takes the subway to
work? He doesn’t take the car downtown
because there’s too much traffic.
C. Now ask questions for these answers.
1. Is Mrs Dooley single?
No, she isn’t single. She’s married.
2. How many children has she got?
She has got two children.
3. How old are Ann and Ben?
Ann is 8 years old and Ben is 6.
4. Where is her High School?
Her High School is in Balboa Park.
5. Who cleans the cat’s litter box?
Mrs Dooley. She is the one who
cleans the cat’s litter box.
6. What time do they have breakfast?
They have breakfast at 8:10.
7. What do they do after breakfast?
After breakfast, they all load the
dishwasher and make the beds.
8. How does her husband go to work?
He goes to work by car and by subway .
9. Where does he leave his car?
He leaves the car at the parking lot.