What does he do all day?

For daily routines use the present simple. Notice the adverbs of frequency in bold.
Choose an appropriate verb and fill in the correct form in the gaps provided.
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start have(x2) arrive get up turn on go off brush take (2x) be(x3)
feed go get out of ride cycle clean return know leave make(2) drink eat

Mr. Busy always ______ ___ at 6:30. As soon as the alarm clock
____ ____ he ____ ___ ___ bed. He _____ to the bath- room,
_______his teeth, _____ a shower and _________his hair. He
never _____ breakfast (but he _____ he should)! At 7:15 he
_______ the house. He always ________ to work, even when it
____ raining. The journey _______ him 20 minutes. He always
_____ along the river and _______ the ducks at the bridge with some old bread.
They ____ always there waiting for him. He _______ at work at 7:45. He ______
some coffee and ___sitting at his desk by 7:59. At 8:00, dead on the dot, he
_______ ___ his computer and ________ to work. He _____ a tea break at 10:00
until a quarter past. He _______ some tea and ____ an apple. Sometimes he
__________ some private telephone calls. Then he _________ to his work.
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watch cycle turn off go(x3) drop off wake up taste serve talk return
have get put(feet)up call work feel finish say eat lock up close be(x2)
like make(x2)

He ______hard until 12:30 when he ____ ____ his computer and_____ out
of the office and into the High Street to meet some friends for lunch. They
usually_____ at the local Chinese Restaurant. The food always _____ good,
they ______ large portions and it ___quite cheap. The men ______ about
the weather (and other matters of interest) before
paying and leaving.
Mr. Busy_________ to work at 1:30. He ____ another break at
3:30, ______ another cup of coffee and sometimes ______ his
feet ___ on his desk and ________ his eyes for twenty
minutes. This he ______ this afternoon nap! After his nap he _______ much better,
he _____! He __________ work at 5:45, _______ __ the office and _______ back
home. He ___ always pleased to ____ home after a long day. He ______ himself a
light meal and then _______ television. On Thursdays he _____ to evening classes.
He is learning French. Mr Busy normally______ to bed at 11:00. He _______ to read
in bed for a while before sleeping. He ____ ___ at about 11:30. He hardly ever
_______ __ during the night. What a day that was!!
Answer key:

Mr. Busy always gets up at 6:30. As soon as the alarm clock goes off he gets out of
bed. He goes to the bath room, cleans his teeth, takes a shower and brushes his hair.
He never has breakfast (but he knows he should)! At 7:15 he leaves the house. He
always cycles to work, even when it is raining. The journey takes him 20 minutes. He
always rides along the river and feeds the ducks at the bridge with some old bread.
They are always there waiting for him. He arrives at work at 7:45. He makes some
coffee and is sitting at his desk by 7:59. At 8:00, dead on the dot, he turns on his
computer and starts to work. He has a tea break at 10:00 until a quarter past. He
drinks some tea and eats an apple. Sometimes he makes some private telephone calls.
Then he returns to his work.

He works hard until 12:30 when he turns off his computer and goes out of the office
and into the High Street to meet some friends for lunch. They usually eat at the local
Chinese Restaurant. The food always tastes good, they serve large portions and it is
quite cheap. The men talk about the weather (and other matters of interest) before
paying and leaving.
Mr. Busy returns to work at 1:30. He has another break at 3:30, makes another cup of
coffee and sometimes puts his feet up on his desk and closes his eyes for ten minutes.
This he calls his afternoon nap! After his nap he feels much better, he says! He
finishes work at 5:45, locks up the office and cycles back home. He is always pleased
to get home after a long day. He makes himself a light meal and then watches
television. On Thursdays he goes to evening classes. He is learning French. Mr Busy
goes to bed at 11:00. He likes to read in bed for a while before sleeping. He drops off
at about 11:30. He hardly ever wakes up during the night. What a day that was!!