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7. Grammar - Mixed bag simple present

Every tense in English has got some typical signal words (adverbs of time) which only go with this one tense.
Jede Zeitform in Englisch hat ein paar typische Signalwörter (Zeitadverbien), welche nur zu dieser einen Zeitform passen.


Adverbs of time (Zeitadverbien): every Monday, every year, every ..., on Mondays, ...

📝 rule:

You put the adverb of time at the end of the sentence:
Du fügst das Zeitadverb am Ende des Satzes ein:


✏️ examples:

positive statement: The friends meet in the park every Sunday.

negative statement: The friends don't meet in the park every Sunday.

yes-no question: Do the friends meet in the park every Sunday?

wh-question: Where do the friends meet every Sunday?


Adverbs of frequency (Häufigkeitsadverbien): never, sometimes, usually, often, always, ...

📝 rule:

You put the adverb of frequency in front of the verb:
Du fügst das Häufigkeitsadverb vor dem Verb ein:


✏️ examples:

positive statement: The friends usually meet in the park.

negative statement: The friends don't ususally meet in the park.

yes-no question: Do the friends usually meet in the park?

wh-question: Where do the friends usually meet?