For habitual (or repeated) action one generally uses the simple present.
Examples
I walk past Tom's house every day.
Jane shops at the big supermarket once a week.
I visit France every two years.
You enjoy whipped cream in your coffee.
We read the "Guardian".
You call your parents often.
Alice explores the forest with her friends.
A habitual action is an action based on past learning. It is not the result of a conscience choice, but rather something a person does out of habit. Habitual actions are often called irrational actions because they don't come from reason, but instead, come from our "heart". Examples of habitual actions include: waving good morning to your neighbours, listening to the radio while you drive, etc... (you don't have to think about these actions or the consequences of them, you just do each of them out of habit).
If you are interested in the grammatical approach, a habitual action is best described by a Simple Present (if the action has not ceased altogether) or a Simple Past (if the action no longer takes place in the present).
A habitual action is an action based on past learning. It is not the result of a conscience choice, but rather something a person does out of habit. Habitual actions are often called irrational actions because they don't come from reason, but instead, come from our "heart". Examples of habitual actions include: waving good morning to your neighbours, listening to the radio while you drive, etc... (you don't have to think about these actions or the consequences of them, you just do each of them out of habit).
One example of a verb that indicates a state of being is "be." This verb does not express action but instead links the subject of a sentence to a description or identity.
Habitual action is something you do again and again and again ie a habit.To talk about habitual actions use present simple.I catch the bus to work at 6:00 am.She goes to university every morning.
I take bath every dayI visit my aunts house dailyI read story books dailyWe study science in science period
listening to the radio while you cannot sleep.
The present tense is used to describe actions that are happening now, habitual actions, general truths, and actions that will happen in the future. It helps provide clarity about when an action is taking place in relation to the present moment.
I think the main way to show habitual actions in the past is with 'used to + verb':I used to buy my lunch at school.A past simple sentence can also show past habitual action:When I was young I walked to school.
It tells us what 'I do' usually as a habitual action
* My father often swims in the lake. This is a correct sentence to describe my father's current habitual action. * My father often swam in the lake. This is a correct sentence to describe my father's past habitual action.