قیدهای تکرار: always، usually، sometimes، never (A1)

این کلمه‌ها می‌گن چند وقت یه بار، از بیشترین دفعه تا کمترین: always — هر دفعه usually — تقریباً هر دفعه often — خیلی وقت‌ها sometimes — بعضی روزها، نه بیشترِ روزها rarely — تقریباً هیچ‌وقت never — حتی یه دفعه هم نه

معنیِ هر کلمه

• 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: 🎾 MEI'S WEEK Monday — tennis Tuesday — free Wednesday — free Thursday — tennis Friday — free Saturday — free Sunday — free Lars: Two days out of seven. So Mei ___ plays tennis. (sometimes / always / never) جواب: sometimes — دو روز از هفت روز یعنی بعضی روزها و نه بیشترِ روزها، و این می‌شه sometimes. Always یعنی هر هفت روز، و never یعنی هیچ‌کدوم.

قبل از فعل

کلمه‌هایی مثل always, usually, often, sometimes, never می‌گن چند وقت یه بار. 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 «چند وقت یه بار» 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 «چند وقت یه بار» 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، این 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 «چند وقت یه بار» بعد از اون می‌آد، نه قبلش.
• خودت امتحان کن: He is hungry. کلمه‌ها رو مرتب کن. جواب: He is often hungry. — بعد از فعل be یعنی is، کلمه‌ی «چند وقت یه بار» می‌آد: He is often hungry. با am/is/are، این کلمه بعدش می‌آد، نه قبلش.

never خودش همون «نه»ـه

never خودش جمله رو منفی می‌کنه، پس do not / does not رو نیار: I never eat meat.

• I never eat meat.
• They never drink coffee.
• She never walks to work.
• Not "I don't never eat meat." — say "I never eat meat.". یه never کافیه. اگه don't هم بهش اضافه کنی، منفی رو دوبار گفتی.
• خودت امتحان کن: Camila: I don't never drink coffee. Wei: You mean ___ حرفِ Wei رو کامل کن. (you never drink coffee. / you don't never drink coffee. / you not never drink coffee.) جواب: you never drink coffee. — Never خودش کلمه‌ی منفیه، پس جمله فقط یه بار لازمش داره و چیز دیگه‌ای نمی‌خواد: you never drink coffee.
• خودت امتحان کن: Yasmin: Is Lars awake this early? Mateo: Not really. He ___ tired in the morning. جوابِ Mateo رو کامل کن. (is always / always is / is being always) جواب: is always — Tired با is می‌آد، و بعد از am / is / are کلمه‌ی «چند وقت یه بار» می‌آد: he is always tired.

چه اشتباه‌هایی رایجه؟

نادرست	درست	چرا
sometimes = every time	sometimes = on some days, not most	sometimes وسطه: بیشتر از never، کمتر از often.
I eat always breakfast.	I always eat breakfast.	کلمه‌ی «چند وقت یه بار» قبل از فعل (eat) می‌آد، نه بعدش.
She always is late.	She is always late.	با is، کلمه‌ی «چند وقت یه بار» بعد از اون می‌آد، نه قبلش.
I don't never eat meat.	I never eat meat.	یه never کافیه. اگه don't هم بهش اضافه کنی، منفی رو دوبار گفتی.