Confusing words : Sometime and sometimes - explained !

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 !

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?