Sample Syntax

Vocabulary

Of frequency

She ___________ watches TV.

She watches TV ____________.

She is watching TV again.

often, never, sometimes, always, usually, hardly, almost always, frequently, seldom
Teach in conjunction with time and simple present.

every night / day / week / month / year / century,
often, sometimes, always, usually, almost always, frequently, nearly every day, daily, weekly

Of manner

She moved __________.

quickly, slowly, easily, quietly, loudly, softly, carefully, suddenly, etc.

Adverbs of manner generally end in -ly.

Of time

Simple Present Structures:
A comes before B.
C comes after B.
Can use with alphabetization.

Present Continuous / Future:
We are leaving right now.
We are leaving immediately.
We will study until 8:00.
Sooner or later it will rain.
It will rain someday.
Soon we will finish school.

Past:
I came to school early.
I went to class late.
My teacher was already there.
We moved here two years ago.
We didn't speak English then, but now we do.
Once we went to California.
While we were there, I learned to swim.
The boys worked all day.
Later they went to a party.
Afterwards, they were very tired.
They went to bed sooner than usual.

Present Perfect:
I have been in Florida since 1998.
I have been here for two years.
Since we came, we have seen many things.
Lately, I've been tired.

Teach in conjunction with time.

last week / month / year
day before yesterday
yesterday
yesterday morning
yesterday afternoon
yesterday evening
last night

today
this morning
this afternoon
this evening
tonight

tomorrow
tomorrow morning
tomorrow afternoon
tomorrow evening
tomorrow night
day after tomorrow
next week / month / year

Comparative
Superlative

She is faster than her sister.
She is the fastest in the class.

She works more slowly than her brother.

With intensifiers:
He ran very quickly.
They are talking too loudly.