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A. Daily routines

1. Function

To talk about routines in the present, we use the simple present. / Para
hablar de rutinas utilizamos el presente simple.

Examples / Ejemplos:

 I brush my teeth every morning.

 Robert watches the news in the evening.
 They go jogging after class.
 We study Portuguese on Saturdays.

2. Structure / Estructura

Subject Verb Complement

I study English on Tuesdays and Thursdays
He supervises * his employees everyday

* Remember that when the subject is he/she/it, you have to add -s, -es, or
-ies to the verb.

3. Third person conjugation / Conjugación en tercera persona

-IES -ES -S
When the verb ends in a. When the verb ends To make your life
y after a consonant, in -ch, -sh, -s, -x, or simple, just remember
drop the y and add -ies. -z, add -es. / Cuando this: if it does not
/ Cuando el verbo el verbo termina en belong to the first two
termina en -y después -ch, -sh, -s, -x, o -z, categories, it belongs
de una consonante, se agregue -es. to this one. / Para
elimina -y y se agrega Examples / Ejemplos: facilitarle la vida solo
-ies. recuerde esto: si el
Watch - Watches verbo no pertenece a
 Wash - Washes
Miss - Misses
ninguna de las dos
Fax - Faxes
categorías anteriores,
Buzz - Buzzes
pertenece a esta.
Examples / Ejemplos: b. When the verb ends
in -o, add -es. / Examples / Ejemplos:
Try - Tries Cuando el verbo
Study - Studies termina en -o, Drive - Drives
agregue -es. Cook - Cooks
Read - Reads
do - does Scan - Scans
go - goes

An exception to these rules is the verb have. In the third person, have
turns into HAS. / Una excepción a estas reglas es el verbo have que en
tercera persona se convierte en has.

4. Prepositions of time / Preposiciones de tiempo

On, in, and at are prepositions of time that are frequently used when we
talk about our routines. / On, in, y at son preposiciones de tiempo
frecuentemente utilizadas cuando hablamos acerca de nuestras rutinas.

Years, months, expressions such as in the morning, in the

In
afternoon, in the evening.

On Days of week, Dates.

At Specific times of the day.

B. Adverbs of frequency / Adverbios de frecuencia

1. Function / Función

When you want to talk about the frequency in which an activity is

performed, you use adverbs of frequency such as always, sometimes,
never, etc. / Cuando usted quiere hablar acerca de la frecuencia con que
una actividad es realizada, usted usa adverbios de frecuencia como
siempre, algunas veces, nunca, etc.

Examples / Ejemplos:

They never go shopping on Sundays.

Marie usually writes letters to her daughters.
You hardly ever call your sisters.

2. Structure / Estructura

Subject Adverb Verb Complement

Paul often has coffee after lunch

You never take a shower in the evening

Remember: When you use be, the adverb goes after the verb. /
Recuerde: cuando use be, el adverbio va después del verbo.

Practice / Práctica

A. Complete el correo con las preposiciones de tiempo correctas.

From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Invitation

Hi John. Are you busy (1) on Saturday? There is a free yoga class near your
house (2) at seven a.m. The class finishes (3) in noon. Some students and I plan
to have lunch at the mall and talk about the new course that starts (4) in May.
They say they like to have classes (5) on weekends because (6) on weekdays
they have to work a lot.
 Let me know if you can go.

Best regards,

James Dean.

B. Write the third person form of the following verbs. If you don’t know the meaning
of any of them, go to the glossary. If the verb is not in the glossary, go to
www.wordreference.com and look it up. / Escriba la conjugación en tercera
persona de los siguientes verbos. Si no sabe el significado de algún verbo, vaya
al glosario. Si no está en el glosario vaya a www.wordreference.com y búsquelo.

1. Visualize 1. Visualizes
2. Read 2.Reads
3. Make 3. Makes
4. Wake up 4. Wakes up
5. Remember 5. Remembers
6. Have 6. Has
7. Open 7. Opens
8. Get up 8. Gets up

C. Use the verbs above to complete the daily routine of Adriana Barker. Conjugate
the verbs if necessary. / Use los verbos del ejercicio anterior para completar la
rutina diaria de Adriana Barker.

Adriana doesn’t like (1) get up early. Her husband (2)wake up before her. She
loves (3) has gradually. She closes her eyes and starts to (4) visualize her
dreams or to (5) remenber beautiful things while her husband (6) has coffee.
When she (7) open her eyes, she likes (8) read the book that is on her night table
that morning. She (9) makes poetry and (10) has coffee while she is in bed. She
loves her mornings.
D. Change the sentences into negative form. / Cambie las oraciones a su forma
negativa.

1. Dogs like to play in water.

Dogs don't like to play in the water.

2. My mother watches TV in the afternoon.

My mother doesn't watch TV in the afternoon..

3. Some soccer players make a lot of money.

Some footballers don't make a lot of money .

4. Alan Moore writes excellent stories.

Alan Moore doesn't write great stories.

5. Susan and Patricia have coffee every morning.

Susan and Patricia don't have coffee every morning.
.

E. Make a sentence by adding the adverb in the parentheses to the sentence

provided. / Haga una oración agregando el adverbio que está en el paréntesis
en la oración que le es proporcionada.

1. Laura is hungry. (always)

Laura is always hungry.

2. They go to bed after they brush their teeth. (usually)

They usually go to bed after they brush their teeth..

3. I am angry. (seldom)
I am rarely angry.

4. My dad drinks coffee. (rarely)

My dad rarely drinks coffee..

5. My son walks to school. (never)

My son never walks to school..

6. We’re on time. (often)

We’re often on time..
F. Look at the pictures and write sentences with the adverbs of frequency. When
you finish, check the answers at the end of this document. / Mire las imágenes y
haga oraciones utilizando los adverbios de frecuencia.

1 2

Always

1. They always play

after studying

2. She always reads

before going to sleep
Fuente:
Fuente: SENA SENA

3 4

Rarely

3. He rarely goes to the

lake to swim.

4. He rarely plays the

guitar
Fuente: SENA Fuente: SENA

5 6

Sometimes

5. He sometimes reads
the newspaper

6. He is sometimes
listening to music
Fuente: SENA Fuente: SENA
G. Put the words in order to form a sentence. Conjugate the verb if necessary. /
Organice las partes para formar una oración.

1. Often / lunch / have / David / at the office.

David often has lunch at the office.

2. Go to work / rarely / my parents / by bus.

My parents rarely go to work by bus..

3. In the evening / you / do homework / often.

You often do homework in the evening
.

4. Usually / Laura / be / good student / a

Laura is usually a good student
.

5. Go to the movies / on Saturdays / never / your friends.

Your friends never go to the movies on Saturdays.

Production / Producción

A. Choose a person you admire or a person you consider to be a role model.

Google information about his/her personal routine. Use the information to write a
composition about his/her personal routine. Write at least 10 sentences. /
Escoja una persona a quién usted admire. Una persona que usted considera un
ejemplo a seguir. Busque en Google información acerca de su rutina diaria. Use
la información para escribir una composición de por lo menos 10 oraciones
acerca de su rutina.
 My father
His name is Will
Usually he wakes up at 5:00 a.m.
He always showers in the morning
He always brushes his teeth
He usually goes for a run in the mornings.
He always has breakfast and tea before going to work.
He often calls his sons and grandsons
He always reads the newspaper but he only sees the good news
He never watches bad news
He sometimes watches sports television before going to sleep.
He almost always goes to bed at 9:00 p.m.

B. Using the frequency adverbs, write a composition about the routine of a member
of your family. / Utilizando los adverbios de frecuencia escriba una composición
acerca de la rutina usual de algún miembro de su familia.
My mother
Her name is Ana María, she usually wakes up at 7:00 a.m.
She always showers in the morning and brushes her teeth.
She usually goes out to walk the dog. She always has breakfast and
coffee.
She often calls her relatives, especially siblings, sons, and grandsons
She always reads the Bible and prays for all her loved ones.
She is never negative; She always gives good advice in a positive and
occasional way to whoever she needs it. she always makes her breakfast,
lunch and dinner for her, sometimes she makes a cake and cookies. She
sometimes watches soap operas and entertainment shows on television.
she always goes to bed at 8:00 p.m.