Present Simple and Continuous: Routines, Habits, and Health

English 3

I. Routines and Temporary Events

Exercises:

• a) I usually go to the gym twice a week.
• b) This month, I am eating a lot of snacks.
• c) I generally eat healthy food.
• d) I am doing karate right now.

II. Practice

• a) How do you cope with stress?
  Well, I am taking a course in aromatherapy right now, and I am enjoying it. But everybody in my family is pretty relaxed. We don't get stressed very often.
• b) What kind of exercise do you usually do?
  I like swimming. My wife and I usually go to the pool every day in the summer. Right now it's cold, so I am not swimming at all. But my wife goes every day, even when it's cold.
• c) Are you eating a lot of fast food these days?
  Well, I love it, but right now I am trying to eat a balanced diet. It's hard because my husband doesn't like fruit and vegetables.

III. Habits

• a) I'm trying to cut down on chocolate and candy.
• b) I want to give up coffee, but I can't. It's very hard.
• c) I drive everywhere. It's bad, I know, I never walk.
• d) I work a lot. I get home late almost every night.

IV. Conversation Example

• a) Um, to be honest, I'm not doing anything right now. I'm studying for exams this month, so I'm eating a lot of snacks, and I'm not getting any exercise at all.
• b) Well, I generally don't eat a lot of junk food, and I don't eat red meat at all, and right now I'm doing karate. It's getting me in shape quick.
• c) Yeah, we exercise six days a week. We go swimming every other day, and in between we go to the gym. And once in a while, we go hiking.

V. Grammar (All the Time)

• a) How do you stay in shape?
  I walk everywhere.
• b) Do you get regular exercise?
  Yes, I do. I exercise six days a week.
  No, we don't. We don't exercise at all.

VII. Routines (Temporary Events)

• a) What sports are you playing these days?
  I am doing karate. It is getting me in shape.
• b) Is she trying to lose weight?
  Yes, she is. She is drinking diet drinks.
  No, she is not. She is not trying to lose weight.

VI. Exercises: When / If

• a) Have a fever / Take a medicine:
  R: When I have a fever, I take medicine. / I take medicine when I have a fever.
• b) Get a stomachache / Stay in bed
  R: When I get a stomachache, I stay in bed. / I stay in bed when I get a stomachache.
• c) Have a cough / Go to the doctor
  R: When I have a cough, I go to the doctor. / I go to the doctor when I have a cough.
• d) Feel sick / Lie down for a while
  R: When I feel sick, I lie down for a while. / I lie down for a while when I feel sick.
• e) Have a sore throat / Drink hot tea with honey
  R: I drink hot tea with honey when I have a sore throat. / When I have a sore throat, I drink hot tea with honey.
• f) Have a headache / Take aspirin
  R: When I have a headache, I take aspirin.

VII. If (Punctual Problem)

• a) Have a bad cold and have to go to class?
  R: What do you do if you have a bad cold and have to go to class?
• b) Feel sore after exercising?
  R: What do you do if you feel sore after exercising? I take a shower.
• c) Have a high fever?
  R: What do you do if you have a high fever?
  I take a cold bath.
• d) Have an upset stomach after they eat?
  R: What do you do if you have an upset stomach after they eat?
  I take a could soap.
• e) Feel tired and run down?
  R: What do you do if you feel tired and run down?
  I go to bed. I lie down.
• f) Have to cough or sneeze at a concert or movie?
  R: What do you do if you have to cough or sneeze at a concert or movie?
• g) If you have a bad cold and have to go to class?
  R: If I have a bad cold and I have to go to class, I go home.
• h) What does your wife do if your son has a high fever?
  R: My wife goes to the hospital with my son.