Word Order 1: Verb + Object; Place and Time Flashcards
The verb and the object normally go t____. We do not usually put other words b____ them.
The verb and the object normally go together. We do not usually put other words between them.
- Do you eat meat every day? (<em>not</em> Do you eat every day meat?)
- Everybody enjoyed the party very much. (<em>not </em>enjoyed very much the party)
- Our guide spoke English fluently. (not spoke fluently English)
- I lost all my money and I also lost my passport. (<em>not</em> I lost also my passport)
- At the end of the street you’ll see a supermarket on your left. (<em>not </em>see on your left a supermarket)
Usually the verb and the place (where?) go tog____. If theIf the verb has an object, the place comes after the v___ + o___. Time (when? I how often? I how long?) usually goes after p____.
Usually the verb and the place (where?) go togheter:
- Go home / live in a city / walk to work
If the verb has an object, the place comes after the verb + object:
- Take somebody home / meet e friend on the street
Time (when? I how often? I how long?) usually goes after place:
- Tom walks to work every day
- We arrived at the airport early.
It’s also possible to put time at the beginning of the sentence and some time words go with the verb in the midle of the phrase (cf nex unit):
- On Monday I’m going to Paris
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(we won / easily / the game) ____.
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(we won / easily / the game) We won the game easily.
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(quietly / the door / I closed) ____.
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(quietly / the door / I closed) I closed the door quietly.
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(Tanya / quite well / speaks I German) ____.
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(Tanya / quite well / speaks I German) Tanya speaks German quite well.
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(Sam / all the time / TV / watches) ____.
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(Sam / all the time / TV / watches) Sam watches the TV all the time.
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(again / please dont ask / that question) ____.
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(again / please dont ask / that question) Please don’t ask that question again.
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(football / every weekend / does Kevin play?) ____.
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(football / every weekend / does Kevin play?) Does Kevein play football every weekend?
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(to the supermarket / every Friday / go) I ____.
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(to the supermarket / every Friday / go) I go to the supermarket every Friday.
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(home / did you come / so late) Why ____.
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(home / did you come / so late) Why did you come home so late?
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(her children / takes / every day / to school)
Sarah ____ .
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(her children / takes / every day / to school)
Sarah takes her children to school every day.
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(been / recently / to the cinema) I haven’t ____.
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(been / recently / to the cinema) I haven’t been to the cinema recently.
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(at the top of the page / your name / write)
Please ____ .
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(at the top of the page / your name / write)
Please write your name at the top of the page.
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(her name / after a few minutes / remembered)
I ____.
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(her name / after a few minutes / remembered)
I remembered her name after a few minutes.
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(around the town / all morning / walked) We ____.
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(around the town / all morning / walked) We walked around the town all morning.
