PRACTICE: DAILY ROUTINES

1. Match the pictures and the activities:

1. Wake up 2. Brush my teeth 3. Take a shower 4. Get dressed 5. Have breakfast 6. Go to school
7. Have lunch 8. Play soccer 9. Take a shower and sing 10. Play with friends 11. have dinner
12. Do the homework 13. Go to bed

2. Look at these sentences, which are the differences:

Sentences A Sentences B
Mary and Fernando go to school on Monday. Alberto goes to school on Tuesday.
I study English in the morning. She studies Math in the afternoon.
You live in a small house near the university. The man lives in an apartment.
We listen to the class. Mariela listens to the music.
They dance marinera every Saturday. He dances huayno in a school performance.
My parents watch TV at night. Felipe watches TV in the afternoon.

Spelling Strategy: HE / SHE / IT

3. Complete the chart according to the spelling strategy: verb ending for He, She, It

fish, cry, do, leave, catch, speak, wash, clean, carry, fly, live, read, write, go, dress, start, buy, understand,
repeat, copy, fix, dust, leave, see, watch, smile, laugh, prepare, cheat, break, sweep, sleep, wear, eat, drink
_es _ies _s

4. Jane is talking on the phone with her friend Mitch. Read and complete the
conversation with the expressions below:

Is Mitch at home? - Hello, Jane. - in the morning - I have my breakfast - take a coffee
break - in the afternoon – some music - I finish at 3.00 p.m.

Miss Peterson: Hello?

Jane: Hi Miss Peterson. It’s Jane Sanders. I’m calling from the U.S:A. (1) ________________?
Miss Peterson: Yes, he is. Mitch! Jane Sanders is on the phone.
Mitch: (2) ________________. How’s it going these days?
Jane: Well, at school everything is OK. I get up early (3) _____________________. I take a
shower, get dressed and make my bed. Then, I go to the school cafeteria and (4) ____________.
I usually have coffee and bread or crackers. At 8:00 a.m. I begin classes and (5) _____________.
Mitch: Don’t you take any snack break?
Jane: Yes, of course. Actually we (6) _____________________at 11.00 a.m. and then at 12:30
p.m. we have lunch.
Mitch: What do you do (7) _____________________?
Jane: I come back to my apartment, clean things up and rest for twenty minutes or half an hour.
Then, I go to the movies with my friends or we listen to (8) _________________.
Mitch: At what time do you go to sleep?
Jane: It all depends. On Monday and Thursday I take piano lessons……

5. Answer the following questions about Jane’s new life:

a. What does Jane do in the morning?
b. Where does she live?
c. What does she usually have for breakfast?
d. When does she take piano lessons?
e. Does Jane live in a house?
f. What does she do in the afternoon?
g. What time does school begin?
h. How long does she rest in the afternoon?
She takes school classes.
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6. Classify the list of activities in the Word Bank according to the time of the day
when they are done.

WORD BANK: have breakfast - watch TV - talk on the phone - go to the office - come
back home - go to bed – get up - have lunch - make the bed - eat dinner – sleep - do
homework – wake up – read the newspaper – drink a cup of coffee – rest for a while – play
the guitar – sing a song – write/ read poems – study at the university – eat an ice cream

MORNING AFTERNOON EVENING ANY TIME

Look at the chart:

FREQUENCY ADVERBS:

7. Look at the chart regarding Peter’s routines. Write sentences about him using frequency
adverbs:
Look at the diagram
8. Fill in the blanks with the correct form in simple present. Use the Word Bank:
grow – go – return – watch – work (2) – get – leave – forget – play – speak

1. I usually __________ to the church on Sundays.

2. My brother and I always _________ home at 3.00 p.m.
3. My father _________ in a textile Factory and my mom _________ in a bookstore.
4. My grandparents ___________ tomatoes in their garden every summer.
5. I often __________ TV with my sister and my mother every night.
6. The weather __________ very cold in the town in winter.
7. Mariela and Kenji _________ three languages: Spanish, French and Japanese.
8. The bus _________ every morning at 7:30 a.m.
9. My friend Paloma always _______ her pen case at home.
10. I sometimes ______ soccer with my friends.

9. Look at the pictures and write sentences that best describe each picture: Use the
expressions given. What are they doing?

donate blood - meditate - drink a hot cup of herbal tea - chat and have coffee - get into a taxi -
have a shower - read in bed - eat a bar of chocolate - watch a film - have dinner at a restaurant
- garden - walk the dog - do homework - go to bed - have a shower - have breakfast - have
dinner - have lunch - get up - leave home - watch TV

1. _________________________________________

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10. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES IN PRESENT PROGRESSIVE:

1. John and Mandy _______________ (clean) the kitchen.

2. I__________ (read) a book at the moment.

3. It_____________ (rain)

4. We _______ (sing) a new song.

5. The children ___________ (watch) TV.

6. My pets _________ (sleep) now.

7. Aunt Helen________ (feed) the ducks.

8. Our friends __________ (pack) their rucksacks.

9. He _________ (buy) a magazine.

10. They _________ (do) their homework.

11. The teacher _______ (not/to close) the door.

12. You ________ (to do) the washing-up?

13. They _______ (to check) the printers.

14. Your grandmother ________ (to look) at birds?

15. We ________ (not/to pass) the checkpoint.

16. They ______ (to try) to help?

17. She _______ (not/to walk) to the center of the town.

18. The policemen _______ (to run) into the bank?

19. Look! Steve's mother _______ (to make) a cup of coffee.

20. You ______ (not/to link) the words correctly.

11. COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES BELOW USING EITHER THE PRESENT SIMPLE OR
PRESENT CONTINUOUS.

1. (Play) I __________ golf every weekend.

2. (Play) The children _________ outside at the moment.

3. (Work) Hanna ____________ today.

4. (Work) You can’t borrow my lawnmower because it doesn’t __________

5. (Make) Smells good! What are you ________?

6. (Make) My husband never __________ me breakfast.

7. (Live) Pauline is ____________ in Hong Kong.

8. (Live) Do you still __________ with your parents?

Timetable / Schedule or arrangement?

Do you want to express that something is arranged for the near future? Or do you refer to a time set by a
timetable or schedule?

Daily routine or just for a limited period of time?

Do you want to talk about a daily routine? Or do you want to emphasis that something is only going on for a
limited (rather short) period of time?

Simple Present Present Progressive

daily routine only for a limited period of time (does not have to happen
directly at the moment of speaking)
Bob works in a restaurant.
Jenny is working in a restaurant this week.
Certain Verbs

The following verbs are usually only used in Simple Present (not in the progressive form).

1. State: be, cost, fit, mean, suit Example: We are on holiday.

2. Possession: belong, have Example: Sam has a cat.
3. Senses: feel, hear, see, smell, taste, touch Example: He feels the cold.
4. Feelings: hate, hope, like, love, prefer, regret, want, wish Example: Jane loves pizza.
5. Brain work: believe, know, think, understand
Example: I believe you.
6. Introductory clauses for direct speech: answer, ask,
Example: “I am watching TV”, he says.
reply, say

12. Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present progressive).

1. Look! He (leave) __________ the house.

2. Quiet please! I (write) __________ a test.
3. She usually (walk) _______ to school.
4. But look! Today she (go) ________ by bike.
5. Every Sunday we (go) ________ to see my grandparents.
6. He often (go) _________ to the cinema.
7. We (play) _________ Monopoly at the moment.
8. The child seldom (cry) __________.
9. I (not / do) ___________ anything at the moment.
10. (watch / he) ___________ the news regularly?

13. Look at the picture on the right and complete the sentences (Simple Present or Present
Progressive).

1. This (be) ________ Marc.

2. He (wear) __________ a t-shirt and shorts today.
3. He (eat) ___________ an apple at the moment.
4. Marc (like) _________ fruits and vegetables.
5. He (eat) __________ some every day.
6. Marc (know) ________ that apples (be) ___________good for his health.

14. Look at the picture on the right and complete the sentences (Simple Present or Present
Progressive).

1. This (be) ___________ Caroline.

2. Caroline (have) ____________ long blond hair.
3. She usually (wear) ____________ glasses, but now she (wear)
_____________ contact lenses.
4. Caroline (like) _____________ sports.
5. She (play)______________ handball every Monday and Thursday.
15. Look at the picture on the right and complete the sentences (Simple Present or Present
Progressive).

1. Joe and Dennis (be) __________ best friends.

2. They often (meet) __________ in the afternoon.
3. What (do / they) __________ at the moment?
4. They (play) ___________ football.
5. They (love) ______________ football.
6. Joe (practice) ________ with his father every weekend, but Dennis (not / play) _________
football very often.

16. Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.

1. I (be) __________ very busy today.

2. At noon I (visit) __________ my friend Tanya.
3. We (want) __________ to have lunch together.
4. In the afternoon I (play) ____________ squash with Emily.
5. In the evening, I (meet) _________ Rob.
6. We (go) _____________ to the cinema.
7. The film (start) ________ at 8 pm.

17. Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.

1. Look! Jenny (go) __________ to school.

2. She (wear) ___________ a raincoat and wellies and she (carry) _______ an umbrella.
3. Jenny usually (cycle) ______ to school, but today she (take) ______ the bus because it (rain)
_____.
4. The bus (leave) ______ at 7.35 and (arrive) at Jenny's school at 7.45.
5. The first lesson (begin) __________ at 8 o'clock.

18. Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.

1. James (live) __________ in a little village.

2. He (be) _________ in his last year at school.
3. After school, James (want) ___________ to become a banker.
4. So this week, he (do) __________ a practical course in a bank.
5. There (be) _____ a bank in a nearby town, but James (have) _______ to take the bus to get there.
6. The bus (leave) _______ at 5.30 in the morning and (return) _______ at 8.15 in the evening.
7. James (not / like) ________ to spend so much time in town before and after work, waiting for the
bus.
8. Therefore, this week he (stay) _______ with his aunt, who (live) _________ in town.
9. James usually (wear) _________ jeans and t-shirts, but while he (work) ______ for the bank now,
he (wear) ________ a suit and a tie.

19. Complete the story. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.

1. Today (be) _________ Betty’s birthday.

2. Betty (love) ___________ birthdays.
 3. She (be) __________ always very excited and (wake up) ________ very early.
4. At six o'clock in the morning, Betty (hear) __________ a noise.
5. She (get up) _______ and (go) _________ into the sitting room.
6. What (go on) __________?
7. Look! Betty's cat Carlos (sit) _______ on the table and he (play) ________ with Betty's present.

20. Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.

1. Sue (be) __________ a student from South Korea.

2. She (live) ________ in Seoul and (study) _________ medicine.
3. At the moment, however, Sue (live) ________ in London.
4. She (do) ________ a six-month practical course in a London hospital.
5. In five days, Sue (go) _______ back to South Korea because the next term at university (start)
_________ in ten days.

21. Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.

1. Mary and Joe (be) _________ in a clothes shop at the moment.

2. They (look) _________ at some jeans.
3. Joe only (have) __________ one very old pair of jeans.
4. So he (want) ____________ to buy a new pair of jeans now.
5. Right now, he (try on) __________ a pair of blue jeans.
6. Mary: These jeans (fit) _________ you very well. She (say) _________.
7. Joe (say) _______: I (not like) ________ them. I (prefer) ________ those pants.
8. Mary: But they (not suit) _________ you, Joe. Mary (reply) _________.
Mary (say) _________: Try on another pair.
9. Joe: What (think / you) ___________? « He (ask) ________ Mary, when he was trying on
another pair.
10. Great! How much (cost / they) ________?

22. Usage: When to use which tense?

1. For actions happening regularly, often or never, we use _________________.

2. For actions happening now, we use _________________.
3. The verbs 'be', 'have', 'like' and 'want' are normally only used in _________________.
4. The signal word 'usually' indicates that we have to use _____________________.
5. The signal word 'now' indicates that we have to use ______________________.

23. Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. Look! They (leave) _______________ the house.

2. Brian (cycle) ____________ 30 km every day.
3. Samantha (do) ______________ her homework at the moment.
4. My parents (shop) ___________ right now.
5. He usually (get up) ______________ early in the morning.
 24. Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. You (see / not) _____________ her every day.

2. The baby (sleep / not) ____________ at the moment.
3. I (read / not) _____________ a book now.
4. We (go / not) _____________ to school on Sundays.
5. He (watch / not) _______________ the news every day.

25. Questions: Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. (you / go) __________________on holiday by plane sometimes?

2. (they / play) ___________________computer games every day?
3. (she / eat) ____________________dinner at the moment?
4. What (they / do) _________________ right now?
5. (she / visit) _______________her grandma very often?

26. Write the ing-form of the following verbs.

1. walk - ___________ 2. make - __________

3. wash - ___________ 4. lie - __________
5. stop - __________ 6. fix: _________
27. Simple Present

1. write - she __________ 2. practice – he _____________

3. kiss - he __________ 4. try – she _____________
5. cut - she ___________ 6. play – he _____________
7. laugh - she __________ 8. go - he ______________
28. Usage: When to use which tense?

1. For present actions happening one after another, we use ____________.

2. For actions happening while speaking, we use________________.
3. For arrangements for the near future, we use ________________.
4. For actions set by a schedule or timetable, we use _______________.
5. Which tense do you have to use with the following signal words: sometimes, never, every day? ____
6. Which tense do you have to use with the following signal words: at the moment, right now? _____

29. Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. She (not / ride) _________ her bike right now.

2. We (not / stay) _________ at home tonight.
3. I (not / like) __________ bananas.
4. They (not / know) _________ the answer.
5. I (not / sit) __________ in the garden at the moment.

30. And you? What are you doing now? Describe what you are really doing now:

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