When talking about our habits, routines or things that happen regularly we sometimes want to give more details about
the frequency of these actions. One way to do it is using expressions such as: always,
sometimes, never, on Friday, every week,
twice a month, once a year, etcetera.
| Examples | |
|---|---|
| No details | Extra information |
| Paul: Do you have healthy habits? | Kate: Yes, I drink water and do exercise. |
| Paul: Do you have healthy habits? | Kate: Yes, I always drink water. I drink water in the morning, at midday, and at night. I do yoga three times a week, but I normally run 30 minutes every day. |
As you could see, there are expressions that help us share more about ourselves. The same happens when talking about past events.
| Examples | |
|---|---|
| No details | Extra information |
| Paul: What did you do last Monday? | Paul: What did you do last Monday? |
| Kate: I woke up,then I had a sandwich for breakfast and after that I attended my online classes. | Kate: Two days ago, I woke up at 6:00 am, then at 7:00 am I had a sandwich for breakfast. After that, I attended my online classes. |
But first…
👉 To know more about these time expressions, please, go and visit these ‘Objetos de Aprendizaje’:
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Time expression English 1 English 2 Always, sometimes, never, etcetera. Frequency adverbs How often Every day, four times a week, etcetera. Free time expressions At noon
In the morning
on Wednesday
Days of the week Days months and seasons Telling the time Expressing schedules -
Time expression English 3 Last Monday, two days ago, yesterday morning. Now and then (vocabulary) Useful words In 2000, in June 2010 Now and then (vocabulary) Years in English Now and then (vocabulary)
Select exercise
Read the following dialog and then choose the correct time expression.