Habitual behaviour - practice

Let's practise habitual behaviour with these exercises

- Exercise 1

- Exercise 2

- Exercise 3

Habitual behaviour in the past

REMEMBER: to talk about habitual behaviour in the past we do it in different ways.

• used to - to talk about past habits and situations

                    I used to paint
                    We used to live in New York when I was a kid

• would - only to talk about past habits

                     My father would read me a tale before going to bed

• past simple -  in the same way as we use 'used to' or 'would'

                    I lived/used to live in New York when I was a kid

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Habitual behaviour in the present

Remember: To talk about habitual behaviour in the present we use:

Simple present: facts that are generally true.
     The Earth revolves around the sun.
     Children are over-protected these days.

Adverbs of frequency: how often things occur.
     I never go to bed before midnight.
     She is always late for work.

Tend to/Will: things that generally tend to happen.
     Men will /tend to prefer to talk about football.
     My kids will/tend to eat watching telly on the sofa.

Keep + verb + ing: repeated behaviour.
     I keep forgetting to switch off the computer.

Present continuous + always: habits that annoy us or happen more often than usual.
     He’s always leaving dirty clothes all over the place.

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