6.2 Talking about Daily Routine
Working with Habitual Activities
In Telugu, we use future tense pattern to speak about all present habitual activities, unless the time is specified.
For instance:
- Present Habitual: నేను పొద్దున కాఫీ తాగుతాను.
- Future tense: నేను రేపు పొద్దున కాఫీ తాగుతాను.
Writing Activity 1
Please create a list of activities you do every day.
Writing Activity 2
Complete the table with the things you do at a given time on any typical day.
ఇదీ నా దిన చర్య …
| సమయం (Time) | మీరేం చేస్తారు? (formal)
నువ్వేం చేస్తావు? (informal) (What do you do?) |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | |
| 7:00 AM | |
| 8:00 AM | |
| 9:00 AM | |
| 10:00 AM | |
| 11:00 AM | |
| 12:00 PM | |
| 01:00 PM | |
| 02:00 PM | |
| 03:00 PM | |
| 04:00 PM | |
| 05:00 PM | |
| 06:00 PM | |
| 07:00 PM | |
| 08:00 PM | |
| 09:00 PM | |
| 10:00 PM | |
| 11:00 PM |
Speaking Activity
Please record yourself and a friend or classmate, talking about their daily routine.
Writing Activity 3
Complete the table with the things your friend does at a given time on any typical day.
నా స్నేహితుడి దినచర్య
If it’s female it should be: నా స్నేహితురాలి దినచర్య.
| సమయం (Time) | మీరేం చేస్తారు? (formal)
నువ్వేం చేస్తావు? (informal) (What do they do?) |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | |
| 7:00 AM | |
| 8:00 AM | |
| 9:00 AM | |
| 10:00 AM | |
| 11:00 AM | |
| 12:00 PM | |
| 01:00 PM | |
| 02:00 PM | |
| 03:00 PM | |
| 04:00 PM | |
| 05:00 PM | |
| 06:00 PM | |
| 07:00 PM | |
| 08:00 PM | |
| 09:00 PM | |
| 10:00 PM | |
| 11:00 PM |