Household chores

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To Every parent who has teen children Please tell me why it is that you give a teen a chore to do and they do it well for a week or two and then they loose motivation and no longer want to do it or if they do it they don't do it well. Ask them to wash and dry dishes but then after a short time they might still do it but they don't clean the dishes properly or they put the dishes away wet leaving them in the cupboard to grow mold. How do I teach my teen to take pride in the chore they are assigned? I change up the chores every so often just so they don't get bored doing the same thing over and over and for a while they do awesome and then they give up and fail to do it or they do the absolute minimum they think will pass. Often they will say oh I'm too tired to do this , so I've been ok that's cool ill give you a break today but then doing that they will be in their room doing the things they enjoy ie coloring or reading etc. They have a mentality that their mom and I should do it all for them and they should do nothing or very little to contribute to the running of the household. Sometimes we will ask them if they did a chore we asked of them and they will lie to our faces and say yeah I did it but only to go check out the results to find out they haven't even touched the chore at all. We have tried the taking privileges away thing and reward them when they do a good job but they get the mentality that we have to give them something for doing something they should be doing. Unfortunately as they are a minor they are like the ungreatful house guest who never leaves or has a desire to help out around the house. Some tips would be helpful. Also what are some of the things people recommend avoiding when dealing with teenagers? Heads up the teenager is 17 and their sibling who is 13 is slowly following in their footsteps. Thanks in advance to all those who respond