Free worksheet
Try the quiz
_________________________________________________________________________________________
Introduction
Are you the kind of person who plans a trip last minute? Or do you prefer to build a spreadsheet months in advance? Pippa and Phil talk about what they tend to do when they're planning a trip, and our grammar guru Georgie explains how to use the phrase 'tend to' and modal verbs 'will' and 'might' to talk about usual behaviour.
_____________
Grammar explanation
'will' to talk about typical behaviour
Use 'will' + a base verb to talk about your tendencies. You can add adverbs of frequency like 'usually' and 'often', as you would with the present simple.
Examples:
I'll usually book flights last minute.
My daughter loves books. She'llspend hours reading every day.
'might' to talk about typical behaviour
Use 'might' + a base verb to talk about your tendencies.
Examples:
My typical evening? Well, I might practise the guitar, I might watch some TV. I just like to relax usually.
My usual commute? I might take the Tube or I might get on the bus - it depends on the day, really.
'tend to' to talk about typical behaviour
Use 'tend to' + a base verb to talk about your tendencies.
Examples:
When I go on holiday, I tend to book all the activities months before.
My sister tends to lose her belongings.
be the type/kind of person
Use 'be the type/kind of person' + infinitive with 'to'/who + present simple to talk about your character traits.
Examples:
I'm the type of person who packs the night before a trip.
I'm the type of person to pack the night before a trip.
To do
Test yourself using the quiz.
NEXT
Watch Tenses with Georgie.
Try some of our other grammar programmes.
Explore our topic pages.
ሐድሽ ፓድካስትታት ተመልከት Learning English Grammar
Predicting the future
Episode 251007 / 07 Oct 2025
What's the difference between 'will' and 'going to'?
Hobbies we enjoy doing
Episode 250930 / 30 Sep 2025
Do you 'learn to play' or 'learn playing' a musical instrument?
Things we collect
Episode 250923 / 23 Sep 2025
What's the difference between 'loads of' and 'lots of'?
Regrets
Episode 250916 / 16 Sep 2025
Learn to talk about your regrets using wish, the third conditional and more
Reminiscing
Episode 250909 / 01 Aug 2025
Learn how to use would, used to and the past simple to talk about your memories
Preferences
Episode 250902 / 02 Sep 2025
What's the difference between prefer, would prefer and would rather?
To-do lists
Episode 250826 / 26 Aug 2025
What's the difference between 'need to do' and 'needs doing'?
