Present simple / Daily routine
When do we use the Present Simple?
• To talk about daily routines: I wake up at 7. She goes to school at 8.
• To talk about facts: The sun rises in the east.
• To talk about things that are always true: Water boils at 100°C.
How do we form the Present Simple?
Positive sentences
• I/You/We/They work in the morning.
• He/She/It works in the morning. (Add -s to the verb)
Negative sentences
• I/You/We/They do not (don’t) work.
• He/She/It does not (doesn’t) work.
Questions
• Do I/you/we/they work? Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
• Does he/she/it work? Yes, he does. / No, he doesn’t.
Daily Routine Vocabulary
wake up – get up – brush my teeth – wash my face – have a shower – get dressed – have
breakfast – go to school/work – start work – finish work – have lunch – do homework – cook
dinner – watch TV – read – go to bed – sleep
Prepositions of Frequency
• always (100%)
• usually (80%)
• often (60%)
• sometimes (40%)
• rarely (20%)
• never (0%)
Example: I always brush my teeth in the morning. She never eats pizza.
Prepositions of Time
• at + clock times: at 7 o’clock, at night
• in + months/years/parts of day: in July, in 2025, in the morning
• on + days/dates: on Monday, on 2nd September
Practice Exercises
A. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in Present Simple.
1. She ______ (go) to school every day.
2. I ______ (not/watch) TV in the morning.
3. ______ he ______ (play) football on Sundays?
4. My parents ______ (live) in Hungary.
5. We ______ (have) lunch at 12:30.
B. Match the routine with the correct time preposition (at / in / on).
1. I wake up ____ 7 o’clock.
2. She reads a book ____ the evening.
3. They go shopping ____ Saturday.
4. We celebrate New Year ____ January.
5. He goes to bed ____ midnight.
C. Put the adverb of frequency in the correct place.
(Adverbs of frequency usually go before the main verb and after “be”.)
1. I play football. (always)
2. She is late. (never)
3. They go to the cinema. (sometimes)
4. We are tired. (often)
5. He does his homework. (usually)
Answers:
A.
1. goes
2. don’t watch
3. Does he play
4. live
5. have
B.
1. at
2. in
3. on
4. in
5. at
C.
1. I always play football.
2. She is never late.
3. They sometimes go to the cinema.
4. We are often tired.
5. He usually does his homework.
