Present and past habits

​PRESENT HABITS

Teens B2​

Sorry if I'm speaking too much. I tend to get really excited talking about things I like.​

​tend to

I swim every day.​

​I always bring juice to lunch.

I never go to sleep early.​

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​SIMPLE PRESENT

​to talk about present habits, we can use:

Teens B2​

If I'm feeling stressed, I listen to music.

Whenever​ I'm watching TV, my mom will call me to do something.

​present continuous

I'll always hit snooze when my alarm goes off.

Every Friday my sister's friends will come over. ​

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​will + infinite verb

​to talk about present habits, we can use:

Teens B2​

​present continuous

We can use the Present Continuous form to talk about a habit that is annoying or very noticeable.

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You're always wearing those shoes, right?

Will you stop that? You're always cracking your knuckles!​

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Teens B2​

Multiple Select

Which sentences describe Margo's present habits?

• Margo is constantly arriving late.

• Margo tends to tackle projects at the last minute.

• Margo will be late tonight.

Multiple Select

Which sentences describe my brother's present habits?

• My brother is always underestimating his artistic abilities.

• My brother will be worried when he hears the news.

• My brother will often welcome new challenges.

Multiple Choice

I usually take the bus when __________ downtown.

• I'm going

• I often go

• I will go

Multiple Choice

Choose the best answer.

Do you always go straight home after school?

• No, I'm going to the library for a while first.

• No, I'll usually go to the library for a while first.

• No, I will go to the library for a while first.

Multiple Choice

Robert __________ to class late recently. That's weird, he's usually so punctual!

• is always coming

• always comes

• will always come

​past habits

Teens B2​

​PAST HABITS OR REPEATED ACTIONS

​USED TO / WOULD

My friend didn't use to to like this band.

​When I was a kid, I would always sleep with the lights on.

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We NEVER use would to describe past states.

My childhood bedroom used to be very messy NOT would be very messy.​

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Teens B2​

​PAST HABITS OR REPEATED ACTIONS

​simple past + time expression

My mom always made me soup when I was sick.

I studied Math every day after class.​

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Teens B2​

Multiple Choice

Choose the answer that does NOT complete any of the three gaps.

When you _____ (be) a child, _____ you ever _____ (miss) school so you could stay home and play video games?

• were

• was

• did

• miss

Multiple Choice

My grandparents _____ used to pay with credit cards. They always used cash.

• always

• didn't

• never