sometimes

sometimes — adverb

1. on particular occasions, but not every time or in every situation

1.副詞A2
釋義

on particular occasions, but not every time or in every situation

例句

Pim sometimes walks to work when the weather is nice.

sometimes + simple present for habitual occasion

The night-shift nurse sometimes brings homemade cookies for the whole team.

同義詞
  • occasionally

    very similar in meaning; 'occasionally' may suggest a slightly lower frequency or more irregular intervals

  • at times

    slightly more formal; interchangeable in most contexts

  • now and then

    informal; suggests infrequent, irregular occurrence

  • from time to time

    neutral register; slightly more emphatic than 'sometimes'

反義詞
  • always

    opposite frequency — every time

  • never

    opposite frequency — no time at all

  • often

    contrast — 'often' implies a higher frequency than 'sometimes'

文法句型

sometimes + simple present

sometimes + simple past

Sometimes, [clause]

用法筆記

Position varies: before the main verb ('She sometimes arrives late'), after the verb 'be' ('The trains are sometimes delayed'), or at the front of the sentence ('Sometimes I wonder why'). In American English, fronted position is slightly less common than mid-position.

常見錯誤

❌I sometimes am going to the gym.
✅I sometimes go to the gym.
💡'sometimes' is used with simple tenses, not continuous tenses, for habitual actions.
❌She is sometimes being late.
✅She is sometimes late.
💡with the verb 'be', 'sometimes' goes directly after 'be', not with a continuous form.

sometimes — adjective