Subject - Verb - Object (S-V-O)

Word order in statements – Subject - Verb - Object (S-V-O)

Subject	Verb	Object
I	play	football.
Max	reads	books.
We	can speak	English.
Sue	is singing	a nice song.
I	play	football
I	like	table tennis.

* S - V - O in each part of complex sentences.*

Expressions of place and time in sentences

Time	Subject	Verb	Object	Place	Time
	I	have	breakfast	in the kitchen.
	They	play	handball	in the gym	every Monday.
	My friend	is swimming		in the pool.
Every Saturday	Peter	watches	TV	at home.

*- Expressions of time can be put at the beginning or the end of a statement.
*- At the end of the sentence: Place before Time
*- NEVER put Place or Time between Verb and Object

Adverbs of frequency

always, usually, regularly, normally, often, sometimes, occasionally, rarely, seldom, never are adverbs of frequency.
The position of these adverbs is:

-before the main verb
 

		Adverb of frequency	Verb
		always	get up	at 6.45.
Peter	can	usually	play	football on Sundays.
Mandy	has	sometimes	got	lots of homework.

-after a form of to be am, are, is (was, were)

	Verb	Adverb of frequency
Susan	is	never	late.

*The adverbs often, usually, sometimes and occasionally can go at the beginning of a sentence.
Sometimes I go swimming.
Often we surf the internet.

*Sometimes these adverbs are put at the end of the sentence.
We read books occasionally.