А lot of English people have got their own houses. There are two floors in the traditional English house: the ground floor and the first floor. The bedrooms and a bathroom are upstairs on the first floor. The living room,the dining room,the kitchen and a hall are usually downstairs.The living room is often the largest room in the house .English people usually have a fireplace in the living room.People in England like their homes and often say,"There is no place like home"and"East or West,home is best."
His mother and two sisters sometimes spend a whole day in the shopping centre.
Используем Present Simple, так как речь идет о регулярном, часто повторяющемся действии, о чём свидетельствует наречие частотности sometimes.