Lesson 17: Expressing Habits
In this lesson, you'll learn how to talk about habits and repeated actions in English.
About this lesson
This lesson explores a variety of grammatical structures and expressions used to describe routine actions and habitual behaviour. We'll focus on the Present Simple, 'used to', 'would', and other idiomatic ways to express habits. You'll practise through vocabulary work, example phrases, and interactive exercises to master these concepts and confidently apply them in everyday conversation.
40 minutes
What you'll learn
- Identify different ways to express habits in English.
- Use the Present Simple correctly to describe daily routines.
- Apply 'used to' and 'would' to talk about past habits.
- Recognise and use idiomatic expressions related to habit.
- Construct your own sentences describing habits and repeated actions.
Lesson vocabulary
- Routine — Рутина My morning routine includes coffee and news.
- Habitual — Навичен, обичаен Smoking is a habitual activity for many people.
- Customary — Обичаен, общоприет It is customary to shake hands when meeting someone new.
- Regularly — Редовно She exercises regularly to stay fit.
- Frequently — Често He frequently checks his email.
- Occasionally — Понякога, от време на време They occasionally go out for dinner.
- Seldom — Рядко He seldom visits his relatives now.
- Rarely — Рядко It rarely snows here in April.
- Annually — Ежегодно The company holds its meeting annually.
- Tendency — Тенденция, склонност He has a tendency to speak loudly.
- Accustomed — Свикнал She quickly became accustomed to the new system.
- Invariably — Винаги, неизменно He invariably forgets his keys.