How To Talk About Daily Routine In English
To tell about daily routine in English, you have to know about the vocabulary, the verb that
used, the connectors, and the adverbs of time. Actually to tell your daily routine in English is
not difficult, you just have to tell the details about the things that you always do every day or
in short you are telling others about your habit.
1. Kata kerja untuk menjelaskan aktivitas daily routine yang dilakukan
Kegiatan sehari-hari merupakan kegiatan yang rutin dilakukan (habit) sehingga kata kerja yang
digunakan menggunakan simple present tense.
I / You / We / They + Verb 1
I go to school from Monday until Friday.
We always go home together after school.
They have their lunch in the canteen every day.
He / She / It + Verb 1 + (s/es)
She likes to read books every day.
My father drinks coffee every morning.
Riana usually goes to school with her little brother.
2. Kata hubung waktu (time connectors)
Kata hubung waktu digunakan untuk menghubungkan satu kejadian dengan kejadian lain yang
berurutan secara waktu. Kata penghubung waktu dapat menggunakan kata-kata berikut:
After (setelah)
I go to sleep after I brush my teeth.
Before (sebelum)
She always eats breakfast before school.
During (selama)
During holiday, I usually get up at 8 am.
Since (sejak)
Since I was I kid, I always sleep with the lamps off.
Until (sampai)
My younger brother always watches television in the morning until school time.
Then (kemudian)
I brush my teeth then wash my face.
While (saat/ketika)
My mother usually cooks the breakfast while I take a bath
3. Keterangan waktu
Keterangan waktu yang digunakan saat berbicara mengenai kegiatan sehari-hari biasanya
menggunakan in, at, atau on. Berikut adalah aturan penggunaan ketiga kata tersebut.
Penggunaan kata in
Di suatu bagian hari, misalnya in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening.
Di suatu bulan tertentu, misalnya in January, in February.
Di suatu tahun, misalnya in 2018, in 2019.
Di suatu musim, misalnya in the winter, in the spring.
Di suatu periode waktu yang lama, misalnya in the twentieth century.
Penggunaan kata at
Di suatu jam tertentu, misalnya at one o’clock, at two o’clock, at 3 p.m
Di suatu titik dalam satu hari, misalnya at midday, at midnight, at night.
Di suatu waktu perayaan, misalnya at the New Year.
Penggunaan kata on
Pada tanggal tertentu, misalnya on 2 October 2018.
Pada suatu hari, misalnya on Sunday, on Monday.
Examples:
TEXT 1
I go to school every week from Monday to Friday. I usually get up at 5 am, then tidy up
my bed. My mother usually cooks breakfast while I take a bath. After breakfast, I go to school
on foot. I spent six hours at school. Before going home, me and my friends usually eat our
lunch box together. I took a nap for two hours before doing my homework. My mother usually
allows me to play with my sisters after I finished my homework. We usually play hide and seek
or read comic books together. At night, we eat dinner together. After that, I brush my teeth.
TEXT 2
I am not a morning person, so I usually wake up at 6 am. I enjoy drinking coffee in the
morning because it makes me refreshed. My wife usually cooks breakfast for me. We eat
breakfast together in the dining room. After that, I brushed my teeth in the bathroom. Before
going to work, I usually watch the news for several minutes.
TEXT 3
I work as a teacher at one of elementary school near my house. I go to work an hour
before the school starts. I always feel happy when I see my students come to the school
excitedly. I teach English for them. We usually have fun while learning. We sing some songs
and also play a part sometimes. After the school end, I pack my things then go home by public
bus.