Regular or habitual actions - Present

1. I usually ____________ (do) my shopping on Saturdays.

2. ____________ (you/wear) a suit at work?

3. Tom and my husband often ____________ (go) fishing together.

4. ____________ the secretary ____________ (often/stay) late at work?

5. Paul ____________ (earn) £400 a week, including overtime.

6. Today, we're eating dinner at 5:00 because we're going to a movie.

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However, usually we dinner at 6:30.

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7. Tonight, I'm cooking dinner for my family, but I seldom

dinner when I am alone.

8. This week, I'm not driving to work because my car is being repaired. Instead, I'm taking the train to
work.
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Most of the time , I .

9. Usually, I ____________ my phone.

am not answ ering
Just for now, during dinner, I my phone.

10. Usually, ABC ________________ the news at 6:00 p.m.

are show ing
However, tonight, they a baseball game.

am w orking
11. This week, I the night shift.
More often, I ____________ the day shift.

12. This year, we are getting a lot of rain.

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Usually, we half as much rain.

13. I usually ____________ energetic.

am feeling
Right now, I tired.
Regular or habitual actions – Past

1.Use the correct form of would (for) or used to – would – for a custom in the past *(за обичај во
минатото), used to for a discontinued habit*(за прекината навика) –

In the 1950s, women ___________________ (wash) dishes in the kitchen sink. A woman______________
(wash) the dishes immediately after everyone finished a meal. Her husband_________________ (rarely–
wash) dishes because it was not considered to be his job. A wife _______________(often–do) the dishes
by hand. She_______________ (do) the dishes three times a day. I remember that my
mother_________________ (have) a special towel just for dishes and not for hands.

She____________ (get) angry if we dried our hands with it. She_______________ (be) a very strict
mother. Did your mother _____________ (have) the same rule? She would use a separate towel for
dishes,_____________ (use) she? My grandmother_____________ (do) the dishes for thirty years. Then
she bought a dishwasher. Last year, she used (use) a dishwasher for the first time and will never go back
to hand-washing the dishes!

2. When we were young, we ________________ (love) watching cartoons on Saturday mornings.

We _________________(watch) "The Road Runner", "Scooby-Doo", and Disney cartoons. Then, as we
grew older we __________ (like) "The Simpsons" every afternoon. We ________________ (imitate) the
voices of Bart and Homer Simpson all the time. Our mom ___________________ (get) angry at us for
acting stupid.

Sending Cards

Before the Internet, we ______________greeting cards. These including cards for birthdays,
graduations, weddings, illness, thank-yous, and sympathy (for illness or death). Now, the Internet
allows us to send our thoughts and wishes through email, tweets, social network postings, and
electronic greeting cards.

For many people, this is an acceptable way to save time, money, and paper, and still express our
caring. For others, it is not proper. For example, my cousin had a birthday last week, so I post
my best wishes on Facebook. He happy to receive my greetings. In contrast, my grandmother did
not enjoyed receiving birthday greetings over the Internet. She told me to call her if I didn't had the
money to send her a card. I think she angry! When I was little, she ____________ always send me a
card on every birthday. I _________ look forward to receiving her cards. So, I will continue the card-
sending tradition with her.

In addition to the age of the receiver, the occasion makes a difference. While most of you wouldn't
mind a birthday greeting online, you probably would mind a condolence online. Last month, I had to
buy the first greeting card of the year. It was for a friend whose father died. I didn't want to post a
public message offering sympathy. Instead, I sent a card with some words of sympathy. In the past,
we _____________ visit this friend and bring food, but that is changing now too.

Offering sympathy is also better in person. Yesterday, I called a friend who was sick. I think he
appreciated hearing my voice more than anything I could buy or write. In the past,
we____________talk almost everyday.

As the Internet changes our interactions, we have to re-think the customs that we were used to. In
some cases, we can express our love and caring electronically, but in other cases we need to
express it on paper or in person.
Habitual actions in the future

I'm going on holiday tomorrow, but I_____________________( check)my e-

mail at least once a day.
Next week, I______________( go)to a different concert every day.

 This time next week I _________________ (sun-bath) in Bali.

 By Christmas I ____________(ski) like a pro.
 Just think, next Monday you ______________(work) in your new job.

He______________ (come) to the meeting, I expect.

I guess you'_______________(feel) thirsty after working in the sun.

You________________ (miss) the sunshine once you're back in England.

 _________ you ___________ (bring) your friend to the pub tonight?

 __________ Jim _____________ with us?
 _________ she ____________ to the party tonight?

__________ I _____________ in this room?

 I'________________ (see) Jim at the conference next week.

 When he is in Australia he _______________ (stay) with friends.
 I_______________ (eat) with Jane this evening so I can tell her.
 I'___________________ Jim at the conference next week.
 When he is in Australia he__________________ (stay) with friends.
 I'____________ with Jane this evening so I can tell her.
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