“My daily

routine”
SIMPLE PRESENT
 What is he / she doing?

LOOK AT THE PICTURE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

 Read and complete the text with the correct words.

My vacations
Now is January and I am on vacations. First, I (1)_____ at 7 in the morning. Then, I (2)_____
my teeth and (3)______ a shower because the summer is very hot. I get (4)______ and
(5)______the breakfast. I have breakfast with my sister; my mom (6)______ to the market and
my dad (7)_____ to work early.
After that, my sister (8) ______ the dishes and I (9) ______ the floor. At nine, we (10) ____
exercise in the living room for an hour, take a sower again and (11)______in my on line shop. I
(12) _____ running shoes, my sister (13) ______ me with products, she does the delivery
because she has a motorcycle.
At 12, I (14)______ the lunch while my sister (15)_______ out to deliver the running shoes…

Brush – buy – do – dress - get up – goes - goes (x2) – helps - prepare (x2) – sweep – take –
washes - work
What grammatical words do you use to
complete the text?
Action verbs.

What tense is using in the text?

Simple present
Tenses demonstrate the time of an action in a sentence usually
performed by or centered around the subject of the sentence. The
actions are called verbs. Verbs change according to tenses and
other issues. As verbs are the most important elements of English
sentences, tenses also carry paramount importance in English
grammar.
Tenses are mainly categorized into three types.

1. Present Tense
2. Past Tense
3. Future Tense
 Simple present
The simple present tense is one of several forms of present tense in English. It is
used to describe habits, unchanging situations, general truths, and fixed
arrangements.

The simple present tense is used:

1) To express habits, general truths, repeated actions or unchanging situations,

emotions and wishes:
I do exercises (habit); I work in Piura (unchanging situation); Lima is Peru´s
capital (general truth)

2)To give instructions or directions:

You walk for two hundred meters, then you turn left
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A routine is like a habit or sequence that doesn't vary.
A routine is the everyday activities done by any person.
It means that is something that you do every single
day, maybe at specific hour.
Daily routine

I get up early every day.

She brushes her teeth

three times a day.
We prepare breakfast on
Tuesdays.

Ana has breakfast alone

I make my bed after
breakfast.

I take a shower twice a

day.
He has on line classes
from Monday to Friday.

I have lunch with my

family on Sundays.
Joseph surfs on the net
to do his homework.

I go to sleep at eleven at
night.
 Verb Conjugation & Spelling
We form the present tense using the base form of the infinitive (without the TO).
In general, in the third person we add 'S' .

1. I sweep the floor every morning.

2. You water the plants in the afternoons.

3. Jean helps her mom with the breakfast.

4. Claudia chats with her friends.

5. He washes his hands every fifteen minutes.

 The spelling for the verb in the third person differs depending
on the ending of that verb:

1. For verbs that end in -O, -CH, -SH, -SS, -X, or -Z we add -ES in the
third person.

• go – goes • buzz – buzzes

• catch – catches
• wash – washes

• kiss – kisses

• fix – fixes
 2. For verbs that end in a consonant + Y, we remove the Y and
add -IES.

• marry – marries

• study – studies

• carry – carries

• worry – worries

NOTE: For verbs that end in a vowel + Y, we just add -S.

• play – plays • enjoy – enjoys • say – says

 Negative Sentences in the Simple Present Tense

To make a negative sentence in English we normally use Don't or Doesn't with all verbs
EXCEPT To Be and Modal verbs (can, might, should etc.).

Affirmative: You speak French.

Negative: You don't speak French.

You will see that we add don't between the subject and the verb. We use Don't when the
subject is I, you, we or they.

Affirmative: He speaks German.

Negative: He doesn't speak German.

When the subject is he, she or it, we add doesn't between the subject and the
verb to make a negative sentence. Notice that the letter S at the end of the verb
in the affirmative sentence (because it is in third person) disappears in the
negative sentence.

Negative Contractions

Don't = Do not

Doesn't = Does not

I don't like meat = I do not like meat.

There is no difference in meaning though we normally use contractions in

spoken English.
The following is the word order to construct a basic negative sentence in English
in the Present Tense using Don't or Doesn't.

The Rest of the

Subject don't/doesn't Verb*
sentence
have / buy
I / you / we / they don't cereal for breakfast
eat / like etc.
he / she / it doesn't

Verb: The verb that goes here is the base form of the infinitive = The infinitive
without TO before the verb. Instead of the infinitive To have it is just the have part.
 Examples of Negative Sentences with Don't and Doesn't:

• You don't speak Arabic.

• John doesn't speak Italian.

• We don't have time for a rest.

It doesn't move

• They don't want to go to the party.

• She doesn't like fish.

 Questions in the Simple Present Tense
To make a question in English we normally use Do or Does. It has no translation in
Spanish though it is essential to show we are making a question. It is normally put at
the beginning of the question.

Affirmative: You speak English.

Question: Do you speak English?

You will see that we add DO at the beginning of the affirmative sentence to make
it a question. We use Do when the subject is I, you, we or they.
 Affirmative: He speaks French.

Question: Does he speak French?

When the subject is he, she or it, we add DOES at the beginning to make the
affirmative sentence a question. Notice that the letter S at the end of the verb in
the affirmative sentence (because it is in third person) disappears in the question.
We will see the reason why below.
 Questions with Do and Does

The following is the word order to construct a basic question in English

using Do or Does.

The Rest of the

Do/Does Subject Verb*
sentence
have / need
Do I / you / we / they a new bike?
want etc.
Examples of Questions with Do and Does:

• Do you need a dictionary?

• Does Mary need a dictionary?

• Do we have a meeting now?

• Does it rain a lot in winter?

• Do they want to go to the party?

• Does he like pizza?

 Short Answers with Do and Does

Short Answer Short Answer

Sample Questions
(Affirmative) (Negative)
Do you like chocolate? Yes, I do. No, I don't.
Do I need a pencil? Yes, you do. No, you don't.
Do you both like
Yes, we do. No, we don't.
chocolate?
Do they like chocolate? Yes, they do. No, they don't.
Does he like chocolate? Yes, he does. No, he doesn't.
Does she like chocolate? Yes, she does. No, she doesn't.
Does it have four wheels? Yes, it does. No, it doesn't.
However, if a question word such as who, when, where, why, which or how is
used in the question, you can not use the short answers above to respond to the
question.
 Simple present vs. present continuous

In general or right now?

Do you want to express that something happens in general or that something
is happening right now?
Simple Present Present Progressive
in general (regularly, often, never) right now
Colin plays football every Tuesday. Look! Colin is playing football now.

present actions happening one after another also for several actions happening at the same
First Colin plays football, then he watches TV. time
Colin is playing football and Anne is watching.
 Signal words
• always • at the moment
• every ... • at this moment
• often • today
• normally • now
• usually • right now
• sometimes • Listen!
• seldom • Look!
• never
• first
• then
 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?

Simple Present Present Progressive

action set arrangement for the near future
The film starts at 8 pm. I am going to the cinema tonight.
 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.