Present and Past Habits

Focus 4 Unit 1.2

Present and Past Habits Elida Rastoder

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Answer the following questions

1. Did your mum use to take you to school every day?
2. Did you use to like going to school?
3. Did you use to hate having school lunches?
4. Did you go on school trip to London?

Present and Past Habits

Someone's habits and typical behaviour

• Present Simple or Past Simple for repeted present or past actions or states:

When I get home, I do my homework and then practise the violin. My grandfather picked me up from school every day.

• used to + Infinitive to talk about states or actions that happened regularly in the past but are no longer happening in the present:

When I was your age I used to be very eager to learn.

• would + infinitive for past actions or behaviour typical for someone (but not states):

Our Maths teacher would give us loads of homework.

• will + infinitive to talk about present actions or typical behaviour (but not state)

She'll watch TV or play games all day instead os studying NOTE: we do not use the verbs will/would in this meaning in questions. The Present Continuous or Past Continuous with the adverb always to complain about someone's behaviour: She's always putting things off and is never on time. My neighbours were always complaining about the noise.

Take a look at the attached video.

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Homework

Write the sentences from the video which shows present and past habits

Write sentences comparig your routine in primary school and now

• For breakfast
• Before setting off for school
• At break time
• At lunchtime
• After school

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