Discussing routines

Specifying Time

1. 我们七点上学。(wǒmen qī diǎn shàngxué.)

We go to school at 7 o’clock.

2. 学校五点放学。(xuéxiào wǔ diǎn fàngxué.)

School ends at 5 o’clock.

3. 我晚上九点睡觉。(wǒ wǎnshang jiǔ diǎn shuìjiào.)

I go to sleep at 9 o’clock in the evening.

4. 我弟弟晚上8点下班。(wǒ dìdi wǎnshang 8 diǎn xiàbān.)

My younger brother gets off work at 8 o’clock in the evening.

5. 我的孩子周末不上学。(wǒde háizi zhōumò bú shàngxué.)

My child doesn’t go to school on weekends.

Everyday (每天)

1. 我每天早上六点起床。(wǒ měitiān zǎoshang liù diǎn qǐchuáng. )

I wake up at 6 o’clock every morning.

2. 我们每天晚上7点半吃晚饭。(wǒmen měitiān wǎnshang 7 diǎn bàn chī wǎnfàn.)

We have dinner at 7:30 every evening.

3. 我每天晚上十点睡觉。(wǒ měitiān wǎnshang shí diǎn shuìjiào.)

I go to sleep at 10 o’clock every night.

4. 我和我的老婆每天早上都跑步。(wǒ hé wǒde lǎopó měitiān zǎoshang dōu pǎobù.)

My wife and I go for a run every morning.

5. 我星期一到星期六每天都上班。(wǒ xīngqīyī dào xīngqīliù měi tiāndōu shàngbān.)

I work every day from Monday to Saturday.

6. 每天爸爸都要做饭。( měitiān bàba dōu yào zuòfàn.)

Dad has to cook every day.

7. 我们为什么每天都要写作业？(wǒmen wèishénme měi tiāndōu yào xiě zuòyè?)

Why do we have to do homework every day?

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Every…(每个)

1. 每个周末我都要做家务。(měigè zhōumò wǒ dōu yào zuò jiāwù.)

Every weekend, I have to do household chores.

2. 哥哥每个星期六都画画。(gēge měigè xīngqī liùdōu huàhuà.)

My older brother paints every Saturday.

3. 姐姐每个星期二和星期五都和朋友打球。(jiějie měigè xīngqīèr hé xīngqīwǔ dōu hé péngyou dǎqiú.)

My older sister plays sports with friends every Tuesday and Friday.

4. 姥姥和姥爷每个周末都去市场买蔬菜、水果、鱼和肉。(lǎolao hé lǎoye měigè zhōumò dōu qù shìchǎng mǎi shūcài、 shuǐguǒ、 yú hé ròu.)

Every weekend, grandma and grandpa go to the market to buy vegetables, fruits, fish, and meat.

5. 你每个周末都出去玩儿吗？(nǐ měigè zhōumò dōu chūqù wánr ma?)

Do you go out every weekend?

Often （常常）

1. 我的姐姐常常唱歌。(wǒde jiějie chángcháng chànggē.)

My older sister often sings.

2. 我的爷爷常常吃面条。(wǒde yéye chángcháng chī miàntiáo.)

My grandfather often eats noodles.

3. 星期天，我常常和朋友一起看电影。(xīngqītiān, wǒ chángcháng hé péngyou yìqǐ kàndiànyǐng.)

On Sundays, I often watch movies with friends.

4. 妹妹常常去图书馆借书。(mèimei chángcháng qù túshūguǎn jièshū.)

My younger sister often goes to the library to borrow books.

5. 我和妈妈星期六常常去商场。(wǒ hé māma xīngqīliù chángcháng qù shāngchǎng.)

My mom and I often go to the mall on Saturdays.

6. 我周末常常和朋友一起出去玩儿。(wǒ zhōumò chángcháng hé péngyou yìqǐ chūqù wánr.)

I often go out with friends on the weekend.

7. 你们家常常去饭店吃饭吗？(nǐmen jiā chángcháng qù fàndiàn chīfàn ma?)

Does your family often go to restaurants to eat?

Sometimes （有时候）

1. 我有的时候不吃早饭。(wǒ yǒudeshíhòu bùchī zǎofàn.)

Sometimes I don’t have breakfast.

2. 有的时候，他去图书馆学习。(yǒudeshíhòu, tā qù túshūguǎn xuéxí.)

Sometimes, he goes to the library to study.

3. 我和家人周末有时候去电影院看电影。(wǒ hé jiārén zhōumò yǒushíhou qù diànyǐngyuàn kàndiànyǐng.)

Sometimes, my family and I go to the cinema to watch movies on weekends.

4. 我有时候在学校吃午饭，有时候在家吃午饭。(wǒ yǒushíhou zài xuéxiào chī wǔfàn, yǒushíhou zàijiā chī wǔfàn.)

Sometimes I have lunch at school, sometimes at home.

5. 我有时候四点半下班，有时候六点下班。(wǒ yǒushíhou sì diǎn bàn xiàbān, yǒushíhou liù diǎn xiàbān.)

Sometimes I finish work at 4:30, sometimes at 6:00.