An employee's morning · Ordering routine activities

Ordering routine activities in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

Application goal: Ordering routine activities.

Use the present simple for routines. Add s to most verbs with he, she and it. Expressions such as every day and in the morning show when the routine happens.

Context: An employee's morning. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.

Practical examples

The bus arrives at seven twenty.

تصل الحافلة في السابعة وعشرين دقيقة.

I start work at eight o'clock.

أبدأ العمل في الثامنة.

I check my messages before the first meeting.

أتفقد رسائلي قبل الاجتماع الأول.

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: The bus arrives at seven twenty.
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: أتفقد رسائلي قبل الاجتماع الأول.