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I giorni e la frequenza

Days and daily habits

Adverb: A word modifying an action or situation: , .

Weekdays and frequency

A weekday without an article often refers to a specific day: . The article can mark a weekly habit: means I work on Mondays.

Common frequency expressions are , , and . They describe how often something happens.

To say never, normally use before the verb and after it: . Keep this short negative pattern together.

Compare , a meeting this Thursday, with , a meeting every Thursday.

Tap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it and see its meaning
Form	Example	Meaning
		On Monday I work.
On Monday I work.
		On Mondays I eat soup.
On Mondays I eat soup.
		He always has lunch at half past twelve.
He always has lunch at half past twelve.
		He never drinks tea.
He never drinks tea.
		Sometimes I eat cake.
Sometimes I eat cake.

Lunedì è blu.Monday is blue.
Il lunedì Tommaso mangia minestra.On Mondays Tommaso eats soup.
Tommaso beve sempre caffè alle riunioni.Tommaso always drinks coffee at meetings.
Lui non beve mai tè.He never drinks tea.
Io mangio torta solo qualche volta.I eat cake only sometimes.
Il venerdì, Lukas non è mai in ritardo.On Fridays, Lukas/Lena is never late.
Il venerdì, Lena non è mai in ritardo.On Fridays, Lukas/Lena is never late.
Martedì il nuovo collega pranza con Tommaso.On Tuesday the new colleague has lunch with Tommaso.
Martedì la nuova collega pranza con Tommaso.On Tuesday the new colleague has lunch with Tommaso.
Nel fine settimana Tommaso mangia uova.At the weekend Tommaso eats eggs.

Practice 1/6 · Finding words

Tap the form practised in this unit.

Practice 2/6 · The right form

Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.

è blu.
Monday is blue.
Tommaso mangia minestra.
On Mondays Tommaso eats soup.
Tommaso beve caffè alle riunioni.
Tommaso always drinks coffee at meetings.
Lui non beve tè.
He never drinks tea.
Io mangio torta solo .
I eat cake only sometimes.
Il venerdì, Lukas non è in ritardo.
On Fridays, Lukas/Lena is never late.
Il venerdì, Lena non è in ritardo.
On Fridays, Lukas/Lena is never late.
il nuovo collega pranza con Tommaso.
On Tuesday the new colleague has lunch with Tommaso.
la nuova collega pranza con Tommaso.
On Tuesday the new colleague has lunch with Tommaso.
Nel fine settimana Tommaso mangia .
At the weekend Tommaso eats eggs.

Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps

Fill the gaps with the words from the box.

Tommaso beve caffè alle riunioni.
Tommaso always drinks coffee at meetings.
Lui non beve tè.
He never drinks tea.
Io mangio torta solo .
I eat cake only sometimes.
Il venerdì, Lukas non è in ritardo.
On Fridays, Lukas/Lena is never late.
Il venerdì, Lena non è in ritardo.
On Fridays, Lukas/Lena is never late.
il nuovo collega pranza con Tommaso.
On Tuesday the new colleague has lunch with Tommaso.
la nuova collega pranza con Tommaso.
On Tuesday the new colleague has lunch with Tommaso.
Nel fine settimana Tommaso mangia .
At the weekend Tommaso eats eggs.

Practice 4/6 · Building sentences

Put the words in order.

Practice 5/6 · In situations

Choose the right words for the situation.

Monday is blue.
You say:
Monday is blue.
You say:
On Mondays Tommaso eats soup.
You say:
On Mondays Tommaso eats soup.
You say:
Tommaso always drinks coffee at meetings.
You say:
Tommaso always drinks coffee at meetings.
You say:
He never drinks tea.
You say:
He never drinks tea.
You say:

Practice 6/6 · Matching

Match the pairs.

Unit complete

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