Describe a simple equipment or workplace problem.
The idea
Name the item and describe its condition: The printer is broken. Give its location with in or near when helpful.
Examples
- The printer in the office is not working.
- There is water on the kitchen floor.
- The back door will not close.
- The light near the stairs is broken.
- This chair has a loose wheel.
- The screen at my desk is blank.
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After does not, use the base verb: say does not work, not does not works.
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The lift ___ not working. (is / are)
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is
is agrees with the singular noun lift.
There is a leak ___ the sink. (under / during)
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under
under places the leak below the sink.
The machine does not ___. (start / starts)
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start
start is the base form after does not.
Practice round
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The lift ___ not working. (is / are)
There is a leak ___ the sink. (under / during)
The machine does not ___. (start / starts)
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Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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