Everyday English 17-12-2025

 

Use present simple, not present continuous, for routine actions.

Example: “I go for a walk every morning,” not “I am going for a walk every morning.”

The present simple tense is used to talk about daily habits, routines, and regular activities—things that happen again and again, not just now.

Rule in simple words

• Use the base form of the verb for most subjects: I/you/we/they + verb.

  • Example: “They play cricket every evening.​

• Add -s or -es for he/she/it: he/she/it + verb-s.

  • Example: “She reads the newspaper every morning.​

• Time words like every day, usually, often, always, on Sundays are very common with this tense.​

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Correct vs incorrect sentences

• ✅ Correct: I drink coffee every morning.

• ❌ Incorrect: I am drinking coffee every morning.

• ✅ Correct: She goes to the gym on Mondays.

• ❌ Incorrect: She is going to the gym on Mondays.

• ✅ Correct: They watch TV after dinner every day.

• ❌ Incorrect: They are watching TV after dinner every day.

• ✅ Correct: He gets up at 6 o’clock.

• ❌ Incorrect: He get up at 6 o’clock.

• ✅ Correct: We usually study English in the evening.

• ❌ Incorrect: We are usually studying English in the evening.

These incorrect forms either use the continuous for a habit, or break the he/she/it “-s” rule.

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Quiz (10 questions, 3 options each)

A quiz has been created above with 10 multiple-choice questions on using the present simple for daily habits, each with three options and one correct answer. 

Present Simple – Daily Habits Quiz

Choose the correct answer for each question and then click "Check Answers".

1. I ______ coffee every morning.

a) drink b) am drinking c) drank

2. She ______ to the gym on Mondays.

a) go b) goes c) is going

3. They ______ TV after dinner every day.

a) watch b) are watching c) watched

4. He ______ up at 6 o’clock.

a) get b) gets c) is getting

5. We ______ English in the evening.

a) usually study b) are usually studying c) studied usually

6. My father ______ to work by bus every day.

a) goes b) is going c) go

7. We ______ breakfast at 8 o’clock.

a) have b) are having every day c) had usually

8. She ______ music when she studies.

a) listens to b) is listening to every day c) listen

9. ______ you get up early on Sundays?

a) Are b) Do c) Did

10. My sister ______ in a bank.

a) works b) is working every day c) work