Worked example 1
Put in order: every day / English / study / I
- Subject: I.
- Verb: study.
- Object: English.
- Time at the end: every day.
Answer: I study English every day.
English as an Additional Language · Beginner (CEFR A1–A2)
English word order: subject, verb, object
English uses a fixed word order. Changing the order can change the meaning or make a sentence wrong, so learning the pattern helps you speak and write clearly.
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Knowing some basic nouns and verbs.
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- Basic order: Subject + Verb + Object. ‘Maria (subject) reads (verb) books (object).’
- Add place, then time: ‘Maria reads books at the library on Saturdays.’
- Adjectives go before the noun: ‘a red car’, not ‘a car red’.
- Questions with do/does: Do/Does + subject + verb? ‘Do you like tea?’
- Frequency words (always, usually, never) go before the main verb but after ‘be’: ‘I always walk.’ ‘She is always late.’
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Common mistakes
- ‘I like very much tea’ — say ‘I like tea very much’.
- Forgetting ‘do’ in questions: ‘You like tea?’ is informal only.
Last reviewed: 25 September 2026