Present habits
Spending all day in bed is not something I would normally do.
USUALLY
I ___________ all day in bed.
don't usually spend
I always hated pasta when I was a child but now I cook it regularly.
USE
I…………………………pasta when I was a child but now I cook it regularly.
didn't use to like
When we lived together he ... the tap running (leave)!
always
He............................tap running.
He was always leaving the tap running.
He phones me at work all the time, and I've told him not to.
is
He __________ at work and I've told him not to.
is always phoning me
We often went to the seaside with our grandparents as children.
would
Our grandparents ... to the seaside as children.
would often take us
It annoys me that you bite your nails when you're nervous.
bite
It's incredible that...
You will bite your nails when you're nervous.
He often speaks in public.
used
He is used to speaking in public.
I always disliked karate lessons but now I'm starting to enjoy them.
used
I ... karate lessons, but now I'm starting to.
never used to enjoy
Emma has an annoying habit to talk only about herself.
continually
Emma.............. about herself
Emma is continually talking about herself.
He sometimes does that. I don't know why.
WILL
I don't know why, but he ___________________ that.
will sometimes do
Her father took her to the dentist twice a year when she was a child.
TO
When she was a child, her father _____________ to the dentist twice a year.
used to take her
I'm sorry but I keep forgetting your name.
constantly
I...................................... your name
I'm constantly forgetting your name.
My dog tends to bark a lot when it's left alone.
habit
My dog is ... a lot when it's left alone.
in the habit of barking
He called me every night to ask me how I was. It's so annoying.
always
He was always calling me at night to ask me how I was.
When I was younger, I always listened to the radio while doing my homework in the evenings.
listen
When I was younger, I...
When I was younger, I would listen to the radio while doing my homework in the evenings.