این کلمهها میگن چند وقت یکبار، از بیشترین دفعه تا کمترین:
always — هر بار
usually — تقریباً هر بار
often — خیلی وقتها
sometimes — بعضی روزها، نه بیشتر روزها
rarely — تقریباً هیچوقت
never — حتی یک بار هم نه
هر کلمه یعنی چند وقت به چند وقت
I always brush my teeth. (every day)
She usually walks to school. (almost every day)
We often eat rice. (many days)
He sometimes plays games. (on some days)
We rarely eat out. (almost never)
They never drink coffee. (not one time)
Not "sometimes = every time" — say "sometimes = on some days, not most". sometimes وسطه: بیشتر از never، کمتر از often.
خودت امتحان کن: Which word means on some days, but not most days? (sometimes / always / never) جواب: sometimes — اگه always یا never رو انتخاب کردی، اونها دو سرِ ماجرا هستن: always یعنی هر بار و never یعنی حتی یک بار هم نه. sometimes وسط میشینه: بعضی روزها، نه بیشترشون.
قبل از فعل
کلمههایی مثل always, usually, often, sometimes, never میگن چند وقت به چند وقت. اونها رو قبل از فعل بذار.
She eats breakfast. → She always eats breakfast.
They watch TV. → They never watch TV.
I play tennis. → I sometimes play tennis.
Not "I eat always breakfast." — say "I always eat breakfast.". کلمهی تکرار قبل از فعل (eat) میآد، نه بعدش.
خودت امتحان کن: She wakes up early. کلمهها رو مرتب کن. جواب: She usually wakes up early. — کلمهی تکرار درست قبل از فعل میآد: She usually wakes up early. نه «She wakes up usually early».
بعد از am / is / are
ولی با am, is, are، اون کلمه بعد از فعل be میآد.
She is late. → She is usually late.
I am happy. → I am always happy.
They are busy. → They are often busy.
Not "She always is late." — say "She is always late.". با is، کلمهی تکرار بعد از اون میآد، نه قبلش.
خودت امتحان کن: He is late. کلمهها رو مرتب کن. جواب: He is often late. — بعد از فعل be یعنی is، کلمهی تکرار بعدش میآد: He is often late. با am/is/are، اون کلمه بعد میآد، نه قبل.
خودت امتحان کن: Before the action word, but after the verb be. Lars ___ tired in the morning. (is always / always is) جواب: is always — «Tired» با فعل be یعنی is میآد، پس کلمهی تکرار بعدش میآد: is always tired. (قبل از فعلها، ولی بعد از am/is/are.)