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Adjectives & adverbs · CEFR A1 · Starting
How often. It goes before the main verb, but after "be".
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I run every morning.
always / usually / often / never + verb
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मैं हर सुबह दौड़ता हूँ।
I run every morning.
How often. It goes before the main verb, but after "be".
I often walk.
How often. It goes before the main verb, but after "be".
I never smoke.
How often. It goes before the main verb, but after "be".
I speak English every day.
How often. It goes before the main verb, but after "be".
The shape
always / usually / often / never + verb
Say how often you do something.
In Hindi
कितनी बार। मुख्य क्रिया से पहले, पर "be" के बाद।
CoCap explains every structure in both languages, because a rule you understand in Hindi is a rule you can use in English.
The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
I go always by bus. | I always go by bus. Frequency words sit before the main verb. |
Easiest first. Every sentence is authored, with the Hindi it comes from.
I run every morning.
मैं हर सुबह दौड़ता हूँ।
I often walk.
मैं अक्सर पैदल चलता हूँ।
I never smoke.
मैं कभी धूम्रपान नहीं करता।
I speak English every day.
मैं हर दिन अंग्रेज़ी बोलता हूँ।
I sometimes eat out.
मैं कभी-कभी बाहर खाता हूँ।
I often read books.
मैं अक्सर किताबें पढ़ता हूँ।
I always come on time.
मैं हमेशा समय पर आता हूँ।
She always comes on time.
वह हमेशा समय पर आती है।
I always keep my phone with me.
मैं हमेशा अपना फोन साथ रखता हूँ।
I usually eat at home.
मैं आमतौर पर घर पर खाना खाता हूँ।
Close enough to be mixed up with this one. Knowing the difference is most of knowing either.
Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.
Adverbs of frequency is a CEFR A1 structure — the starting band — and it belongs to adjectives & adverbs. CoCap’s syllabus files every structure this way so you can learn in order instead of jumping between whatever a search happened to return.
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