F2F Class Notes September 20th (Ben)
near here = close to here
from A to B
There are 2 stops from my office to school.
There are 2 stops from my office to school.
to here –> here
There are 2 stops from my office here.
There are 2 stops from my office here.
But there are 2 transfers.
Adverbs of frequency: always, often, sometimes, seldom, never
Rule: They go BEFORE the verb
I often go out.
I never smoke.
I don’t ever smoke.
I often go out.
I never smoke.
I don’t ever smoke.
/!\Exception: AFTER the verb [be]
I am usually on time.
He is often late.
We are always happy.
He is often late.
We are always happy.
However, you can put them at the beginning or the end of longer sentences for emphasis 强调
Usually, Peter arrives early to work.
I go to work by bus, sometimes.
I don’t smoke, ever.
I don’t smoke in a small room with children, ever.
I go to work by bus, sometimes.
I don’t smoke, ever.
I don’t smoke in a small room with children, ever.
a woman that I sometimes see
a woman that I see, sometimes
a woman that I see, sometimes
/!\Never, seldom, rarely cannot go at the end of a sentence.
I see her often, I often see her
I see her sometimes, I sometimes see her
BUT:
I seldom see her
I rarely see her
I never see her
I always see her.
I seldom see her
I rarely see her
I never see her
I always see her.
[be]
I am [always, often, rarely, seldom, usually, never] + happy.
I am [always, often, rarely, seldom, usually, never] + happy.
This structure cannot change (except ‘sometimes’)
Sometimes, I’m happy
I sometimes am happy (rare)
I am sometimes happy
I am happy, sometimes.
I sometimes am happy (rare)
I am sometimes happy
I am happy, sometimes.
I am always smoking
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