English in Situations
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1
How do you ask someone about their work?
What are you doing?
What do you do?
What is your job?
2
How do you ask someone about their plans for the weekend?
What will you do at the weekend?
What are you going to do at the weekend?
What are you doing at the weekend?
3
How do you ask someone about an activity which started in the past and is still going on now?
How long have you been (doing something)?
How long are you (doing something)?
How long did you (do something)?
4
How do you talk about something you did for some time in the past, but not now?
I (did it) before.
I used to (do it).
I have been (doing it).
5
How do you give someone friendly advice?
You had better (do it).
You should (do it).
You must (do it).
6
On the telephone: How do you ask to speak to Mr X?
I'd like to speak to Mr X please.
Let me speak to Mr X.
Is there Mr X?
7
On the telephone: How do you introduce yourself?
My name is (Jiro Tanaka).
I am (Jiro Tanaka).
This is (Jiro Tanaka).
8
On the telephone: How do you leave a message for someone to call you back?
Please call me back.
Could you have him call me back?
Tell him to call me back.
9
On the telephone: How do you ask someone to wait?
Hold the line please.
Wait a minute, please.
Please wait a bit.
10
On the telephone: How do you ask someone's name?
Who are you?
(May I ask) who's calling please?
What's your name?