Interactive Daily Routines: Present Simple Practice
Learn and practice daily routines vocabulary with interactive exercises, quizzes, and games. Perfect for beginners!
Interactive Daily Routines: Present Simple Practice
Welcome to your first interactive English lesson! Today we’ll learn about daily routines using the present simple tense. Get ready for fun exercises that will help you remember everything better! 🌟
What Are Daily Routines?
Daily routines are things we do every day at regular times. We use the present simple tense to talk about these regular activities.
💡 Remember: In present simple, we add -s or -es to verbs when talking about he/she/it. - I wake up at 7 AM - She wakes up at 7 AM
Morning Routine Vocabulary
Let’s start with common morning activities:
Morning Activities: - wake up - open your eyes and stop sleeping - get up - leave your bed - brush teeth - clean your teeth with a toothbrush - take a shower - wash your body with water - get dressed - put on clothes - have breakfast - eat your first meal of the day
🎯 Match Morning Activities
Match the English words with their meanings by clicking on them!
English Words
Meanings
Present Simple Rules
Positive Form:
- I/You/We/They + base verb: “I eat breakfast”
- He/She/It + verb + s/es: “She eats breakfast”
Negative Form:
- I/You/We/They + don’t + base verb: “I don’t eat breakfast”
- He/She/It + doesn’t + base verb: “She doesn’t eat breakfast”
Question Form:
- Do + I/you/we/they + base verb: “Do you eat breakfast?”
- Does + he/she/it + base verb: “Does she eat breakfast?”
Daily Schedule Practice
Here’s a typical daily schedule. Let’s practice with some interactive exercises!
🕐 Typical Daily Schedule: - 6:30 AM - Wake up - 7:00 AM - Take a shower and get dressed - 7:30 AM - Have breakfast - 8:00 AM - Go to work/school - 12:00 PM - Have lunch - 6:00 PM - Come home - 7:00 PM - Have dinner - 10:00 PM
- Go to bed
✏️ Fill in the Blanks
💡 Hint: Remember to add -s for he/she/it!
Time Expressions
We often use these time expressions with daily routines:
Frequency Words: - always (100%) - “I always brush my teeth” - usually (90%) - “She usually has coffee for breakfast” - often (70%) - “We often watch TV in the evening” - sometimes (50%) - “He sometimes reads before bed” - rarely (10%) - “They rarely eat fast food” - never (0%)
- “I never skip breakfast”
Evening Routines
Common Evening Activities: - come home - return to your house - have dinner - eat your evening meal - watch TV - look at television programs
- do homework - complete school assignments - read a book - look at and understand written words - go to bed - lie down to sleep
🎯 Evening Activities Challenge
Match the English words with their meanings by clicking on them!
English Words
Meanings
Real-Life Practice
Now let’s practice talking about YOUR daily routine!
Speaking Practice: Try to say these sentences about yourself:
- “I wake up at _____ every morning.”
- “I usually have _____ for breakfast.”
- “I go to work/school at _____.”
- “In the evening, I often _____.”
- “I always _____ before bed.”
Example: “I wake up at 7 AM every morning. I usually have cereal for breakfast. I go to school at 8:30 AM. In the evening, I often watch Netflix. I always brush my teeth before bed.”
Weekend vs Weekday Routines
Many people have different routines on weekends!
Weekday Routine: More structured, early wake-up, work/school Weekend Routine: More relaxed, sleep in, leisure activities
Example:
- Weekdays: “I wake up at 6:30 AM.”
- Weekends: “I sleep until 9 AM.”
✏️ Fill in the Blanks
💡 Hint: Remember: he/she/it needs -s or -es!
Common Mistakes to Avoid
❌ Don’t say: “She don’t like breakfast”
✅ Say: “She doesn’t like breakfast”
❌ Don’t say: “Do she wake up early?”
✅ Say: “Does she wake up early?”
❌ Don’t say: “I am wake up at 7 AM”
✅ Say: “I wake up at 7 AM”
🎵 Pronunciation Practice
Let’s practice pronouncing these daily routine words correctly!
🎵 Daily Routine Pronunciation
Click on the words to hear their pronunciation!
breakfast
/ˈbrekfəst/
shower
/ˈʃaʊər/
teeth
/tiːθ/
dressed
/drest/
routine
/ruːˈtiːn/
usually
/ˈjuːʒuəli/
💬 Interactive Dialogue: Morning Conversation
Practice a real conversation between roommates talking about their morning routines!
💬 Interactive Dialogue Practice
Scenario: Two roommates, Alex and Sam, are talking about their morning routines in their apartment kitchen.
Good morning! You're up early today!
Hi Alex! Yeah, I always wake up at 6 AM. What about you?
I always take a shower first. Then I have breakfast. Do you eat breakfast at home?
That sounds interesting! I never skip breakfast. It's the most important meal of the day!
You're absolutely right! I should make breakfast a priority too.
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🧩 Sentence Building Challenge
Put these words in the correct order to make sentences about daily routines!
🧩 Daily Routine Sentence Builder
Drag and drop the words to create correct sentences!
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🎯 Advanced Practice: Create Your Own Routine
Now that you’ve mastered the basics, describe your own daily routine!
Your Turn: Write 5 sentences about your daily routine using:
- A sentence with “always”
- A sentence with “usually”
- A sentence with “sometimes”
- A sentence with “never”
- A question using “Do you…?” or “Does he/she…?”
Example:
- I always brush my teeth before breakfast.
- I usually have coffee in the morning.
- I sometimes take a shower in the evening.
- I never skip lunch.
- Do you always wake up early?
Writing space: ✏️ [Write your sentences here and practice speaking them aloud!]
🏆 Learning Achievement
Congratulations! You’ve completed the Interactive Daily Routines lesson! You’ve learned:
- ✅ Present simple tense rules for daily routines
- ✅ Frequency words and their correct positions
- ✅ Pronunciation of common daily activity words
- ✅ How to have conversations about routines
- ✅ Sentence construction with time expressions
🌍 Cultural Tip: Daily routines can vary greatly between cultures! In many English-speaking countries, people often have breakfast at home, lunch at work or school, and dinner is usually the biggest meal of the day around 6-7 PM. What’s different about routines in your culture?
Great job completing this interactive lesson! You’ve learned how to talk about daily routines using present simple tense. Keep practicing these patterns, and soon they’ll become automatic! 🎉