DO YOU EVER DO THE DISHES?

Doing the dishes means cleaning the dirty plates, cups, and utensils after a meal. People usually do the dishes at home, in restaurants, or when they help in the kitchen.

We often use this topic to talk about household chores and how often we do them.

We ask:

• Do you ever do the dishes? (This means: Do you do it sometimes?)

📌 Examples:

• Yes, I sometimes do the dishes after dinner.

• No, I never do the dishes. My brother does them.

• I’m doing the dishes right now.

• I did the dishes yesterday after lunch.

• I will do the dishes later. I promise!

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🟦 GRAMMAR (with examples)

✅ Present Simple (for habits and routines)

• I do the dishes every evening.

• She does the dishes on Sundays.

• Do you ever do the dishes?

• They don’t do the dishes in the morning.

✅ Present Continuous (actions happening now)

• I am doing the dishes now.

• He is not doing the dishes.

✅ Past Simple (completed actions)

• I did the dishes yesterday.

• She didn't do the dishes last night.

✅ Future with "will" and "going to"

• I will do the dishes later.

• He is going to do the dishes after lunch.

✅ Modal Verbs (can, should, must)

• You should do the dishes after eating.

• I can’t do the dishes today.

• We must do the dishes before we go out.

✅ Frequency Adverbs

• I always do the dishes.

• She never does the dishes.

• We sometimes do the dishes together.

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🟨 VOCABULARY (10 words with definitions)

1. Dish – A plate or bowl used for eating food.

2. Sink – A place in the kitchen where you wash dishes.

3. Sponge – A soft tool used to clean dishes.

4. Detergent – Soap used for washing dishes.

5. Dry – To remove water from dishes after washing.

6. Stack – To put dishes in a neat pile.

7. Chore – A task you do at home, like cleaning.

8. Utensil – Tools like forks, knives, and spoons.

9. Rinse – To wash with water only.

10. Greasy – Covered with oil or fat.

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🟧 USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

• Let me help with the dishes.

• It’s your turn to do the dishes.

• Can you rinse the plates, please?

• I’ll dry, and you wash.

• We should clean up after dinner.

• Doing the dishes is boring, but necessary.

• You must not leave dirty dishes overnight.

• Let’s use the dishwasher today.

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🟪 SENTENCES

Positive:

• I do the dishes every night.

• She is doing the dishes now.

• We did the dishes after lunch.

• He will do the dishes later.

• They are going to do the dishes tomorrow.

Negative:

• I don’t do the dishes in the morning.

• He isn’t doing the dishes now.

• We didn’t do the dishes last night.

• I won’t do the dishes today.

• They are not going to do the dishes tonight.

Questions:

• Do you ever do the dishes?

• Are you doing the dishes now?

• Did she do the dishes yesterday?

• Will they do the dishes later?

• Are we going to do the dishes after dinner?

Answers:

• Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.

• Yes, I am. / No, I’m not.

• Yes, she did. / No, she didn’t.

• Yes, they will. / No, they won’t.

• Yes, we are. / No, we aren’t.

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🗨️ CONVERSATION

Lily: Hey, do you ever do the dishes at home?
Tom: Hmm... sometimes. I usually do them when my mom asks me.
Lily: I do them every evening. It’s part of my chores.
Tom: That’s good. I did the dishes yesterday, so today it’s my sister’s turn.
Lily: Are you doing them now?
Tom: No, not now. But I will do them after dinner.
Lily: Do you use a dishwasher or do you wash by hand?
Tom: We don’t have a dishwasher. I use a sponge and detergent.
Lily: Same here. I think we should take turns doing the dishes.
Tom: Yeah, that’s fair. No one likes doing them every day!

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📖 READING

"Who Does the Dishes?"

In the Johnson family, everyone helps at home. After dinner, they always clean the kitchen together. Mr. Johnson clears the table. Mrs. Johnson washes the dishes. Their son, Sam, dries them, and their daughter, Mia, puts them away.

Last weekend, the family went to the park. When they came back, there were many dirty dishes in the sink. Sam said, “I’ll do the dishes today!” He washed all the plates, bowls, and utensils. His sister helped him dry everything.

Next week, they are going to invite their grandparents for lunch. Mr. Johnson says, “We must clean everything before they arrive.” The children agree. Mia says, “We can clean the kitchen and do the dishes together!”

Comprehension Questions:

1. Who washes the dishes in the Johnson family?
   → Mrs. Johnson.

2. What did Sam do last weekend?
   → He washed all the dirty dishes.

3. What are they going to do next week?
   → They are going to invite their grandparents and clean the kitchen.

4. Who helps Sam dry the dishes?
   → His sister, Mia.

5. Why must they clean everything?
   → Because their grandparents are coming for lunch.