A2
✗incorrect: I hope you will again visit us.✓correct: I hope you will visit us again.
PL„Again” stoi po dopełnieniu: visit us again, read it again — nie między czasownikiem a dopełnieniem. Przed określeniem czasu idzie pierwsze: see you again soon.EN“Again” follows the object: visit us again, read it again — not between the verb and its object. Before a time word it comes first: see you again soon.✗incorrect: I hope to see you soon again.✓correct: I hope to see you again soon.
Tip With no object, “again” lands at the end: he's come back again.
B1
✗incorrect: My friends went all to the cinema yesterday.✓correct: My friends all went to the cinema yesterday.
PL„All” stoi przed głównym czasownikiem (they all went) albo przed podmiotem (all my friends went). Po formach „be” — za nimi: my brothers are all taller.EN“All” goes before the main verb (they all went) or before the subject (all my friends went). After forms of “be” it follows: my brothers are all taller.✗incorrect: We all are missing you.✓correct: We are all missing you.
✗incorrect: The candidates all have worked in the field for years.✓correct: The candidates have all worked in the field for years.
B1
✗incorrect: I failed almost the exam.✓correct: I almost failed the exam.
PL„Almost” stoi tuż przed głównym czasownikiem: I almost failed. Po formach „be” idzie za czasownikiem (I am almost as tall), a w present perfect — między „have” a czasownikiem (he has almost finished).EN“Almost” goes right before the main verb: I almost failed. After forms of “be” it follows the verb (I am almost as tall), and in the present perfect it sits between “have” and the verb (he has almost finished).✗incorrect: He almost has finished the project.✓correct: He has almost finished the project.
✗incorrect: There is a pub almost in every village.✓correct: There is a pub in almost every village.
Tip “Almost” doesn't sit before a preposition either: in almost every village, not “almost in every village”.
A2
✗incorrect: I enjoy a lot visiting my grandmother.✓correct: I enjoy visiting my grandmother a lot.
PL„A lot” nie wchodzi między czasownik a dopełnienie — idzie za nie, zwykle na sam koniec: I enjoyed the concert a lot.EN“A lot” doesn't come between the verb and its object — it follows them, usually at the very end: I enjoyed the concert a lot.✗incorrect: I enjoyed a lot the concert.✓correct: I enjoyed the concert a lot.
A2
✗incorrect: We have already enough supermarkets in this town.✓correct: We already have enough supermarkets in this town.
PL„Already” stoi przed głównym czasownikiem: we already have. Po formach „be” — za nimi (there are already…), a w present perfect między „have” a czasownikiem: we have already decided.EN“Already” goes before the main verb: we already have. After forms of “be” it follows (there are already…), and in the present perfect it sits between “have” and the verb: we have already decided.✗incorrect: We already have decided to come back next year.✓correct: We have already decided to come back next year.
Tip The same “have” is once the main verb (we already have), once an auxiliary (we have already decided) — hence the two positions.
A2
✗incorrect: I like dogs, but I like also cats.✓correct: I like dogs, but I also like cats.
PL„Also” stoi przed głównym czasownikiem: I also like. Po formach „be” — za nimi: I am also fond. W czasach złożonych — między posiłkowym a czasownikiem: has also changed.EN“Also” goes before the main verb: I also like. After forms of “be” it follows: I am also fond. In compound tenses it sits between the auxiliary and the verb: has also changed.✗incorrect: Scientists also are working to solve this problem.✓correct: Scientists are also working to solve this problem.
B1
✗incorrect: I said “Hello”, but he even didn't look at me.✓correct: I said “Hello”, but he didn't even look at me.
PL„Even” stoi przed głównym czasownikiem: he didn't even look. Po formach „be” — za nimi (he is even rude), a w czasach złożonych — między posiłkowym a czasownikiem: we have even won one.EN“Even” goes before the main verb: he didn't even look. After forms of “be” it follows (he is even rude), and in compound tenses it sits between the auxiliary and the verb: we have even won one.✗incorrect: He even is rude to his parents.✓correct: He is even rude to his parents.
✗incorrect: Some of them even are living abroad now.✓correct: Some of them are even living abroad now.
warm enough / enough money A2
✗incorrect: The water isn't enough warm.✓correct: The water isn't warm enough.
PLPo przymiotniku i przysłówku „enough” stoi ZA nim: warm enough, quickly enough. Przed rzeczownikiem — przed nim: enough money, enough time.ENWith adjectives and adverbs “enough” follows them: warm enough, quickly enough. With nouns it comes first: enough money, enough time.✗incorrect: We don't have money enough.✓correct: We don't have enough money.
A2
✗incorrect: Too I like jazz.✓correct: I like jazz too.
PL„Too” w znaczeniu „też” stoi na końcu zdania: I like jazz too. Nie otwiera zdania — na początku sprawdzi się „also”: Also, I like jazz.EN“Too” meaning “also” goes at the end of the clause: I like jazz too. It doesn't open a sentence — use “also” there: Also, I like jazz.✗incorrect: She speaks too French.✓correct: She speaks French too.
Tip Before an adjective “too” means “excessively”: too easy. Position changes the meaning.
A2
✗incorrect: He comes always late.✓correct: He always comes late.
PL„Always” i inne przysłówki częstotliwości stoją przed głównym czasownikiem: he always comes. Po formach „be” — za nimi: he is always late.EN“Always” and other frequency adverbs go before the main verb: he always comes. After forms of “be” they follow: he is always late.✗incorrect: Always she is happy.✓correct: She is always happy.
Tip The same rule covers usually, often, never, sometimes.