USUALLY

For present habits we can use usually or normally + simple present.

Examples: I usually / normally get up at 5:00 a.m.
Diana doesn’t usually / normally watch TV during the week.
Do you usually / normally drive to work?
Does Mike usually / normally do his homework in the afternoons?
 It is important to know that usually and normally goes before the main verb.

I. Complete the sentences with usually or normally and the correct form of the simple present.

1. __________ you ____________________ ______________ your family at home? ( help )

2. Kate _______________________ ____________________ to Spain in December. ( fly )
3. I _____________ ____________________ ____________________ my clothes on weekdays. ( not / wash )
4. How often _______________ Mike _______________________ _________________ his relatives? ( visit )
5. They ____________________ _____________________ soccer on Sundays. ( play )
6. Alice _______________ _______________________ ____________________ on Saturdays? ( not / go out )

Remember used to …?
I used to play the mandolin when I was sixteen years old, but I don’t play it anymore.
He didn’t use to read a lot. Now he reads a lot.
Did you use to do exercise when you were younger?

See that when you use used to in the affirmative form: used to ( is in simple past )
See that when you use used to in the negative form: didn’t use to ( use is in present because you have didn’t )
See that when you use used to in the interrogative form: Did you use to ( use is in present because you have Did )

II. Complete the sentences with the correct form of used to ( affirmative, negative or interrogative ) and the verb
in parentheses.

1. Where ___________ you ______________ ____________________ before you moved here? ( live )
2. Jerry ___________________ ____________________ a beard, but he shaved it off last week. ( have )
3. She _________________ ____________________ ___________________ long hair. ( have )
4. _______________ Carol ___________________ ____________________ a lot ? ( work )
5. They _______________ _____________________ ______________________ each other. ( not / talk )
6. We _____________ _____________________ _________________ cartoons when we were kids. ( not /watch )
III. Complete the sentences with usually or the correct form of used to, and the verbs in parentheses.

1. She _________________________________ glasses, but now she has contact lenses. ( wear )
2. He ____________________________________ animals, but now he has a dog. ( not / like )
3. I ___________________________________ my parents on Sundays. It’s good to talk to them. ( not / like )
4. I __________________________________ French classes, but I stopped because I don’t have time now. ( take )
5. We never _________________________________, but now we go to restaurants twice a week. ( eat out )
6. I _____________________________________ late, but today I have a lot to do. ( not / work )
7. My sister ______________________________ very shy, but now she’s confident. ( be )
8. They __________________________________ me a present on my birthday, but this year they forgot! ( give )