English grammar
Usually + present simple: routines
Talk about your usual routine.
From the scene I usually arrive at nine
In short
For habits now, put usually before the main verb: I usually arrive at nine. He or she still needs -s or does.
Your turn
Which one goes with question?
Options: do you usually have…? · I usually arrive (not "I use to arrive") · he / she usually arrives
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question → do you usually have…?
How it works
For habits now, use usually + present simple: I usually arrive at nine, he usually arrives late.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
Just a visit, dear. Do you (blank) take a morning break?
Options: usual · use to · usually
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Just a visit, dear. Do you usually take a morning break?
Una visita, cariño. ¿Sueles tener una pausa por la mañana?
Good to know
Usually goes before the main verb (I usually have a break, not "I have usually"), and he / she still needs -s or does.
Good to know
Don't say "I use to arrive" for a habit now: used to is only for the past.
usually + verb I usually arrive (not "I use to arrive")
Nuria
I usually arrive at nine.
Suelo llegar a las nueve.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank) at nine.
Options: She usually arrives · I usually arrive · Do you usually have
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Nuria
I usually arrive at nine.
Suelo llegar a las nueve.
question do you usually have…?
Your turn
What goes with do you usually have…??
Options: question · usually + verb · he / she
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do you usually have…? → question
he / she he / she usually arrives
Elena
And Javi? What time does he usually arrive?
¿Y Javi? ¿A qué hora suele llegar?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
And Javi? What time does (blank) usually arrive?
Options: he · I usually arrive · do you usually have
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Elena
And Javi? What time does he usually arrive?
¿Y Javi? ¿A qué hora suele llegar?
negative he doesn't usually have
Your turn
What goes with he doesn't usually have?
Options: negative · usually + verb · question
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he doesn't usually have → negative
word order I usually have a break (not "I have usually")
Nuria
Yes, I usually have a break at eleven.
Sí, suelo tener un descanso a las once.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Yes, (blank) at eleven.
Options: I usually arrive · Do you usually have · I usually have a break
Show answer
Nuria
Yes, I usually have a break at eleven.
Sí, suelo tener un descanso a las once.
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| usually + verb | I usually arrive (not "I use to arrive") |
|---|---|
| question | do you usually have…? |
| he / she | he / she usually arrives |
| negative | he doesn't usually have |
| word order | I usually have a break (not "I have usually") |
More lines from the story
- ElenaJust a visit, dear. Do you usually take a morning break?Una visita, cariño. ¿Sueles tener una pausa por la mañana?
- ElenaEvery day, dear. I usually get here before you!Todos los días, cariño. ¡Suelo llegar antes que tú!
- NuriaJavi doesn't usually have fixed hours. He has six jobs!Javi no suele tener horario fijo. ¡Tiene seis trabajos!