PRESENT SIMPLE

Present Simple Tense – Daily Routine

We use the present simple tense when talking about daily routines.

What is your normal daily routine?

Your routine is your normal everyday activities. The things that you usually do on a normal school or work day.

How to write about your simple daily routine:

1. Use the present simple tense.

Forming the present simple tense is simple – use the base form of the verb.

  If you are using the third person singular (he/she/it) you need to add s/es to the verb.

• He plays… (to play)
• She jumps… (to jump)
• It goes… (to go)

Example sentences with the simple present tense:

• I clean my teeth at 7:00.
• I go to sleep at 11:00.

2. Use adverbs of frequency.

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always, usually, often, sometimes, occasionally, hardly ever, rarely, never 

I always clean my teeth before I go to school. 

I sometimes have hot chocolate in the evening.

Present Continuous Tense-What are you doing ?

We use the present continuous tense when talking about things that we are doing now.

What are you doing?

The present continuous tense is written with the present tense of the auxiliary verb be (am/is/are) and with the –ing (present participle) form of the main verb.

We can use the present continuous tense to talk about something that is happening right now.

• I am reading.

We can also use this tense to talk about something that is not happening now.

• I am not studying.