We use time expressions such as every day or every morning with the present simple to express the frequency of our daily activities.
Expressions with
- day
- week
- month
- year
- Monday
- weekend
- two weeks
For example:
Luciana takes English every Saturday.
Marco visits his grandparents in every year.
Roxana goes to the gym every afternoon.
Notice that the word EVERY goes at the end of the sentence.
There are some other expressions to refer to the frequency of our activities. You can say:
ON + Day of a week
For example:
Roy and Tamara have English lessons ON Monday and Wednesday.
Perla goes to the cinema ON Wednesdays.
I cook ON Saturdays.
Notice that this expression goes at the end of the sentence.
You can say “on weekends” (American English) “at weekends” (British English), “at the weekend” (British English) or “on the weekend” (American English).
I go to the cinema
- on weekends
- at weekends
- at the weekend
- on the weekend
You can also use expressions such as ONCE, TWICE, THREE TIMES, FOUR TIMES, ETC.
Alonso eats pizza I go to the dentist twice a year.
Mariana brushes her teeth three times a day.
Alexander goes swimming four times a week.
Look at the following pictures. Then read the sentences and select the correct time expression to complete the ideas.
Listen to Sam talking about her daily activities and choose the image that represents the frequency of her routines.
