My Daily Routine (Present Simple) — English 2nd Year Middle School

Learning Objective

Learn to talk about daily routines using the Present Simple tense.

Introduction

We use the present simple tense to talk about habits and routines — things we do every day, every week, or regularly.

Formation

Affirmative sentences:

• I / You / We / They + base verb: I wake up at 7 am.
• He / She / It + verb + (e)s: He wakes up at 7 am.

Spelling rules for he/she/it:

• Most verbs: add -s: eat → eats, play → plays
• Verbs ending in -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, -o: add -es: go → goes, watch → watches, finish → finishes
• Verbs ending in consonant + -y: change y to -ies: study → studies, fly → flies

Negative sentences:
Use do not (don’t) or does not (doesn’t) + base verb:
I don’t play football in the morning.
She doesn’t eat meat.

Questions:
Use Do/Does + subject + base verb:
Do you like school? Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
Does he wake up early? Yes, he does. / No, he doesn’t.

Daily routine vocabulary

• wake up, get up, have breakfast, go to school, take a shower, brush my teeth, get dressed, have lunch, do homework, watch TV, have dinner, go to bed

Example Paragraph

My name is Ali. I get up at 6:30 every morning. I take a shower and brush my teeth. Then I have breakfast with my family. I go to school at 7:30. School starts at 8:00. I study many subjects. After school, I do my homework. In the evening, I watch TV and have dinner. I go to bed at 9:30.

Exercises

Exercise 1: Put the verb in the correct form.
1. She (wake up) … at 7:00.
2. They (go) … to school by bus.
3. He (not/watch) … TV in the morning.
4. (you/play) … football on Fridays?

Exercise 2: Make sentences using the present simple.
1. My father / go to work / at 8:00.
2. We / not / eat / lunch at school.
3. Sarah / study / English every day.

Homework

Write 6 sentences about your daily routine. Use at least 2 different subjects (I, my mother, we, etc.).