EnglishRoutines or happening now?
Say the tense: Present Simple or Present Continuous.
Read the sentence. Say the tense and the signal word.
- She usually cooks dinner at 6.
- Present Simple
- Look! She is cooking dinner now.
- Present Continuous
- I often wash the dishes after lunch.
- Present Simple
- I am washing the dishes at the moment.
- Present Continuous
- My father reads the newspaper every morning.
- Present Simple
- My father is reading the newspaper right now.
- Present Continuous
- We always clean our rooms on Saturday.
- Present Simple
- We are cleaning our rooms today.
- Present Continuous
Home routines and actions today
Routine or fact | Happening now / around now |
|---|---|
usually, often, every day | now, right now, at the moment, today |
I usually clean the kitchen. | I am cleaning the kitchen now. |
She often washes the dishes. | She is washing the dishes at the moment. |
Stative verbs usually stay in the Present Simple: I like helping at home. I know this room. My mum wants a salad.
Connect each sentence to its meaning
Connect each sentence with the correct meaning.
- Maria cleans her room every Sunday.
- This is her regular habit.
- Maria is cleaning her room now.
- This is happening at the moment.
Connect the prompts and sentences
Connect each prompt with the correct sentence.
- Dad / usually / cook / dinner.
- He usually cooks dinner.
- Dad / cook / dinner / now.
- He is cooking dinner now.
Put the daily routine in sequence
Put these daily routine steps in a logical order.
- Get up
- Have breakfast
- Go to work
- Come home
- Cook dinner
Put the cleaning routine in sequence
Put these actions in a logical order.
- Pick up the toys
- Put the books on the shelf
- Make the bed
- Clean the floor
Complete the sentences
Say each complete sentence aloud.
- My sister [___] the dishes after dinner.
- I [___] homework right now.
- He [___] the bathroom on Friday.
- We [___] lunch at the moment.
A phone call about chores
Listen for two ideas: what people usually do and what they are doing today.
- What is Ben doing at the moment?
- When does Ben usually clean the kitchen?
- What are Ben’s parents doing now?
- What does Ben’s dad usually do, and what is he doing today?
Describe the family scenes
Describe what you see.
- What is the mother doing at the moment?
- What does she usually do in the evening?
- What is the father doing right now?
- What does he usually do after dinner?
Describe what you see.
- What are the children doing now?
- What do they usually do on Saturday?
- What household responsibilities do they have?
Phone call role-play
Situation: You are calling a friend. Talk about your usual weekend routine and what is different today.
Teacher: Your friend
Student: You
Start the call
Hi! What do you usually do on weekends?
Talk about your routines
- I usually ...
- I often ...
- I do not usually ...
- My family usually ...
Talk about today
- At the moment, I am ...
- Right now, my family is ...
- We are not ...
- Today, I am ... because ...
Ask your friend
- Do you usually do that?
- Why are you doing it today?
- Who is helping you?
- What are you doing after that?
Suggested sequence
- Greeting and weekend routine.
- What is happening right now.
- One follow-up question.
- Goodbye.
My typical day vs. today
Write 40–80 words with the title:
My typical day vs. today
Use this frame
- On a typical day, I usually ...
- I often ...
- I do not usually ...
- At the moment, I am ...
- Today, my family is ...
- ... because ...
Check your paragraph
- I have at least two Present Simple sentences.
- I have at least two Present Continuous sentences.
- I use a frequency adverb: usually or often.
- I use now, right now, or at the moment.
- I use home or routine vocabulary.
Key contrast and next steps
Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
routines, habits, facts | Present Simple | I usually clean on Saturdays. |
actions happening now or around now | Present Continuous | I am cleaning now. |
feelings, opinions, thoughts | usually Present Simple | I like this job. |
Connect the expression to its use
Connect each expression with its use.
- usually
- routine or habit
- every evening
- routine or habit
- at the moment
- current action
- right now
- current action
For next time
Create six sentences about your home:
- Three routine sentences.
- Three sentences about today or now.
- Include usually, often, at the moment, and right now.
