Describing Daily Routines

➧ Learn to use the present simple tense and adverbs of frequency.
➧ Expand vocabulary with common daily routine activities.

Present Simple Tense for Daily Routines

Examples
➧ I wake up at 7:00 a.m.
➧ She goes to work at 9:00 a.m.
➧ They eat dinner at 7:00 p.m

Rule

Use the base form of the verb for
➧ I ◦ you ◦ we ◦ they
➧ I eat ◦ you eat ◦ we eat ◦ they eat.

Add -s or -es for
➧ he ◦ she ◦ it
➧ he eats ◦ she eats ◦ it eats.

Adverbs of frequency tells us how often something happens.

Always
➧ I always drink coffee in the morning.

Usually
➧ She usually takes the bus to work.

Sometimes
➧ We sometimes eat out for dinner.

Never
➧ He never skips breakfast.

Rule

Place the adverb of frequency before the main verb
➧ She usually walks to school.

With the verb to be, place the adverb after the verb
➧ He is always on time.

Here are some useful phrases you can use when making plans or arrangements.

➧ Wake up
➧ Have breakfast
➧ Go to work · school
➧ Eat lunch
➧ Go home
➧ Have dinner
➧ Go to bed

These phrases will help you talk about your own routine and understand others when they describe theirs