Present simple: habits, routines, and facts
Use the present simple for what happens regularly or is always true — habits, routines, and facts. Don't forget the -s on he/she/it: she plays, he drinks, my dad reads.
Read the sentences below, then practice the whole lesson with audio.
- 1I read a book every night before bed
- 2She plays the piano after school
- 3We eat breakfast together in the kitchen
- 4He calls his grandma on Sundays
- 5My dad reads the newspaper every morning
- 6She helps her mom in the garden
- 7I clean my room on Saturdays
- 8He drinks coffee every morning
- 9They walk to school together
- 10I write in my diary every night
- 11He washes his hands before meals
- 12She studies English after dinner
- 13I brush my teeth every morning and night
- 14We go shopping on Saturday afternoon
- 15My mom cooks dinner every evening
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