Hello
dear students,
I
feel so grateful today ! Want to know why? Well, today I had the
opportunity to teach a lesson about the differences between two
confusing words – sometime and sometimes!
Do
you know the differences? The lovely student I taught this morning now knows the differences.
If you do not yet, fear not ! ( Do not worry.) Keep reading below...
Have
a wonderful week ahead and be good to each other !
Biggest
hugs from afar,
Your
teacher, Bernadette.
Sometime: An Adverb meaning at any time in the future or past/ undecided/
An indefinite point in time. ( Synonyms: sooner or later, one day.)
Examples:
I
might visit sometime. I am not sure when.
I
may go skateboarding sometime, not sure when yet !
Collocations:
Sometime + tomorrow, last week, next year, tomorrow, today.
Examples:
Question:
When will you visit me?
Answer:
I will pop by sometime tomorrow.
Question:
When are you going to finish the book?
Answer:
I don't know, perhaps sometime this week.
Practice :
What is something new you would like to try sometime in the future ?
Can you make 4 sentences using ''sometime''? Try it !
Practice :
What is something new you would like to try sometime in the future ?
Can you make 4 sentences using ''sometime''? Try it !
Sometimes: An Adverb of frequency meaning every now and then / not always. ( Synonyms: Occasionally, infrequently, not very often.)
Examples:
I
sometimes eat meat - not always.
I
sometimes visit my friend who lives in another city.
I
sometimes have to wake up early for lessons.
Word
order : Sometimes can be placed at the start, in the middle or at the
end of a sentence:
Sometimes
she is late.
She
is sometimes late.
She
is late sometimes.
Practice:
What do you sometimes do on the weekend?
Do you sometimes wake up later than usual? At what time?
Do you think that we should sometimes donate to charities? Why/Why not?
Practice:
What do you sometimes do on the weekend?
Do you sometimes wake up later than usual? At what time?
Do you think that we should sometimes donate to charities? Why/Why not?
