Daily routine

Your daily routine is what you do every day. We describe routines with the present simple: ⟦I get up at seven.⟧ ⟦She has breakfast at half past seven.⟧ Many routine verbs go with the same words: ⟦get up⟧, ⟦get dressed⟧, ⟦have breakfast⟧, ⟦brush your teeth⟧, ⟦go to school⟧, ⟦do homework⟧, ⟦go to bed⟧.

Key facts

• Morning: ⟦wake up⟧, ⟦get up⟧, ⟦have a shower⟧, ⟦get dressed⟧, ⟦have breakfast⟧, ⟦brush my teeth⟧, ⟦go to school⟧.
• Afternoon and evening: ⟦have lunch⟧, ⟦come home⟧, ⟦do my homework⟧, ⟦watch TV⟧, ⟦have dinner⟧, ⟦go to bed⟧.
• ⟦he⟧, ⟦she⟧ or a name: add ⟦-s⟧ (⟦gets⟧), ⟦-es⟧ after ⟦ch⟧, ⟦sh⟧, ⟦o⟧ (⟦watches⟧, ⟦goes⟧), ⟦y⟧ → ⟦ies⟧ (⟦studies⟧); ⟦have⟧ → ⟦has⟧.
• Times: ⟦at seven o'clock⟧, ⟦at half past six⟧, ⟦in the morning⟧, ⟦in the evening⟧, ⟦at night⟧, ⟦on Mondays⟧.
• Order words: ⟦first⟧, ⟦then⟧, ⟦after that⟧, ⟦finally⟧. How often: ⟦always⟧, ⟦usually⟧, ⟦sometimes⟧, ⟦never⟧ (before the verb: ⟦I usually walk to school.⟧).

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