Lesson 4: 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 My morning routine includes coffee and news.
- habitual Smoking is a habitual activity for many people.
- customary It is customary to shake hands when meeting someone new.
- regularly She exercises regularly to stay fit.
- frequently He frequently checks his email.
- occasionally They occasionally go out for dinner.
- seldom He seldom visits his relatives now.
- rarely It rarely snows here in April.
- annually The company holds its meeting annually.
- tendency He has a tendency to speak loudly.
- accustomed She quickly became accustomed to the new system.
- invariably He invariably forgets his keys.
- consistently She consistently performs well in her job.
- ritual His morning coffee is a daily ritual.
- discipline Building good habits requires discipline.