Present & Past Habits

It's always ___________ in Scotland

• rains

• raining

• rain

What tenses can you use to talk about Present Habits?

• Present Simple

• Present Perfect

• Present Continuous

• Simple Future

They're always laughing at me.

• Present Continuous for actions happening right now

• Present Continuous for Present Habits

He's always _________________ things.

• will forget

• forgets

• forgetting

Check the expressions of frequency that are used for present habits.

• YESTERDAY

• ALL THE TIME

• FOREVER

• NEXT YEAR

I always go to work on time.

• THE COMMON WAY OF TALKING ABOUT PRESENT HABITS IS WITH THE PRESENT SIMPLE.

• WE USE THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS WITH ALWAYS,CONSTANTLY,FOREVER,CONTINUALLY FOR HABITS THAT ARE IRRITATING OR ANNOYING.

• WE CAN USE WILL FOR REPEATED OR HABITUAL BEHAVIOR. WE PUT STRESS ON WILL WHEN WE ARE ANNOYED OR

  IRRITATED

WE CAN ALSO USE THE ______________________ WITH ALWAYS CONSTANTLY,FOREVER,CONTINUALLY FOR HABITS THAT ARE SOME WAY UNUSUAL.

• PRESENT SIMPLE

• PRESENT CONTINUOUS

• USED TO

• SIMPLE FUTURE

THE COMMON WAY OF TALKING ABOUT PRESENT HABITS IS WITH THE ________________

• PRESENT SIMPLE

• SIMPLE FUTURE

• PRESENT CONTINUOUS

WE CAN ALSO USE THE ____________ WITHALWAYS,CONSTANTLY,FOREVER,CONTINUALLY FOR HABITS THAT

ARE SOME WAY UNUSUAL.

• USED TO

• PRESENT CONTINOUS

• PRESENT SIMPLE

They will often come to complain about the economy

• THE COMMON WAY OF TALKING ABOUT PRESENT HABITS IS WITH THE PRESENT SIMPLE.

• WE CAN ALSO USE THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS WITH ALWAYS CONSTANTLY,FOREVER,CONTINUALLY FOR HABITS THAT

  ARE SOME WAY UNUSUAL.

• WE CAN USE WILL FOR REPEATED OR HABITUAL BEHAVIOR. WE PUT STRESS ON WILL WHEN WE ARE ANNOYED OR

  IRRITATED