Ampersand Lab

Foundation grammar · Lesson 93 · A2

He speaks English very well. (word order 1)

The verb and its object stay side by side: She plays the piano beautifully, not She plays beautifully the piano. With a place and a time in one sentence, the place normally comes first: We went to the beach on Sunday.

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In this lesson

verb + object togetherA5 screens of questions
place, then timeB4 screens of questions

Point A of 2

verb + object together

In Tom drinks a coffee every morning, Tom is the subject, drinks is the verb and a coffee is the object.

The verb and the object usually stay together. Nothing goes between them.

verb + object not
He speaks English very well. He speaks very well English.
I like Thai food very much. I like very much Thai food.
Did you play computer games all afternoon? Did you play all afternoon computer games?
We invited lots of people to the wedding. We invited to the wedding lots of people.
Amy often wears a red scarf. Amy wears often a red scarf.
  • Tom drinks a coffee every morning. (not Tom drinks every morning a coffee.)
  • I closed the window quietly.
  • Why do you always forget my birthday?
  • I'm going to borrow some money from my sister.

Point A · Exercise 93.1 · part 1 of 2

Right or wrong? Correct the sentences that are wrong. Write OK if the sentence is correct.

  1. Example

    Did you play all afternoon computer games?

    Did you play computer games all afternoon?

    AnswerDid you play computer games all afternoon?

  2. Example

    Tom drinks a coffee every morning.

    OK

    AnswerTom drinks a coffee every morning.

  3. I like very much this song.

  4. Emma started on Monday her new course.

  5. I want to play the guitar well.

  6. Max bought for his mum some flowers.

Point A · Exercise 93.1 · part 2 of 2

Right or wrong? Correct the sentences that are wrong. Write OK if the sentence is correct.

  1. I eat every day two apples.

  2. Don't drink your tea too quickly!

  3. I borrowed from my sister twenty pounds.

Point A · Exercise 93.2 · part 1 of 3

Put the words in order.

  1. Example

    (the window / closed / I / quietly)

    I closed the window quietly.

    AnswerI closed the window quietly.

  2. (three emails / I / this morning / sent)

  3. (won / Lucy / easily / the race)

  4. (Omar / very well / Spanish / doesn't speak)

  5. (a lot of reading / did / I / last night)

Point A · Exercise 93.2 · part 2 of 3

Put the words in order.

  1. (Manchester / do you know / well?)

  2. (we / enjoyed / very much / the concert)

  3. (the instructions / carefully / I / read)

  4. (we / at the station / an old friend / met)

Point A · Exercise 93.2 · part 3 of 3

Put the words in order.

  1. (did you buy / in Spain / that hat?)

  2. (every week / do / the same quiz / we)

  3. (jazz / don't like / very much / I)

Point B of 2

place, then time

Place (where?) usually comes before time (when? how long? how often?).

place time
Ali cycles to college every day.
Will you be at the office tomorrow?
I usually get home late.
We got to the station at six o'clock.
They've lived in this street for thirty years.
My aunt has been in hospital since March.
  • We went to the beach on Sunday. (not We went on Sunday to the beach.)
  • Ali cycles to college every day. (not every day to college)
  • I usually get home late. (not late home)

Point B · Exercise 93.3 · part 1 of 4

Put the words in order.

  1. Example

    (to college / every day / cycles / Ali)

    Ali cycles to college every day.

    AnswerAli cycles to college every day.

  2. (at the cinema / I / late / arrived)

  3. (goes / every summer / to Greece / Helen)

  4. (we / since 2015 / here / have lived)

  5. (in Glasgow / Rob / in 1998 / was born)

Point B · Exercise 93.3 · part 2 of 4

Put the words in order.

  1. (didn't go / on Friday / Nina / to school)

  2. (to the dentist / yesterday morning / went / Sam)

  3. (I / in the garden / this morning / my coffee / had)

  4. (in September / Kate / to college / is going)

Point B · Exercise 93.3 · part 3 of 4

Put the words in order.

  1. (I / a fox / last night / in the street / saw)

  2. (many times / have been / my grandparents / to Canada)

  3. (my coat / I / on Saturday / left / at the party)

  4. (to the gym / tonight / are you going?)

Point B · Exercise 93.3 · part 4 of 4

Put the words in order.

  1. (the dog / I / took / this evening / to the vet)

Lesson 93 · Result

How you did

Next lesson: always/usually/often etc. (word order 2)Back to the course

–Right

Each point

A. verb + object together–Not checkedB. place, then time–Not checked