unit 4.3 woordvolgorde

the word order in an English sentence is different from the Dutch.
time always comes or at the beginning or at the end of the sentence. Place for time:

last night  thom was in Rotterdam                    gisteravond was tom in Rotterdam.

Tom was in Rotterdam last night.                     tom was in Rotterdam gisteravond.

adverbs of time include often/sometimes/never/normally alway 's//usually/often they give to how often something happened.

they stand for the main word:

we NEVER listen to him.                                                             wij luisteren nooit naar hem.

i NORMALLY have my dinner in front of the tv                          ik eet mijn avondeten normaal gesproken voor de tv.

or they stand behind a form of to be

Leslie is ALWAYS tired                                           leslie is altijd moe.

we are USUALLY late                                             we zijn meestal te laat.