Simple Present Tense: Habitual Activities
Do you usually drink coffee? I rarely drink coffee.
Does he/she He/She drinks coffee now and then.
Adverbs/Expressions of Frequency
I rarely eat junk food. I’m usually a salad-and-fruit person.
But I’ll eat a piece of pizza once in a while.
• Adverbs of frequency usually come before the verb.
• However, they come after the verb be.
• Expressions such as all the time, now and then, once in a while, twice a week, once a month,
every two months usually come at the end of the sentence.
• Some adverbs and expressions can come at the beginning of the sentence.
Sometimes Hameed works late. From time to time, he brings work to do at home.
Questions with How Often/How Much/How Long
Q: How often do you use your cell phone? A: I use it 20 times a day.
Q: How much time do you spend in the shower? A: I spend about 5 minutes.
Q: How long do you spend on your homework? A: I spend about 2 hours every night.
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12 Form, Meaning and Function
All, Both, Neither, None
All / Both / Neither / None + of + object pronoun + verb
Both / Neither refer to two people or two things.
Neither means not one and goes with singular verbs and nouns.
Both of them are teachers. Neither of them is a math teacher.
Both of them teach science. Neither of them teaches math.
All / None refer to three or more people or things.
All of them are teachers. None of them are math teachers.
All of them teach science. None of them teach math.
All / Both
All / Both can go after the auxiliary verb (be, can, do, etc.) and before the main verb.
They are both teachers. Are they both science teachers?
They can all speak English. Can they all speak English?
We both teach science. Do you both teach science?
We are all having fun. Are you all having fun?
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