sometime vs. sometimes

Preview　（腕試し）

Which of the following sentences are natural?

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1. Tomoko sometime go to the movies.

2. Junko sometimes makes her own clothes.

3. I plan to clean my apartment sometime soon.

4. Let's have lunch sometimes.

5. Kaori said she would finish reading her book sometime soon.

6. Chizuru sometime goes to the park when the weather is nice.

A. 1, 3 & 4

B. 2, 3 & 4

C. 2, 3 & 5

D. none

Explanation （説明）

These seem to be confused quite a bit. Sometimes means "every now and then" （時々）. Sometime means "at some undecided time in the future" （いつか）.

Let's have lunch sometime soon.

I sometimes have lunch at McDonald's. I especially like the Chicken Tatsuta sandwich.

Exercises（練習）

1. I'll try to meet you sometime sometimes soon, but I'm really not sure when I'll have time.

2. Steve would like to buy a new car sometime sometimes , but the car he wants is too expensive for him.

3. I usually get up at 8:00, but I sometime sometimes get up at 9:30.

4. Tomomi said she would call me sometime sometimes today, but she hasn't called yet.

5. Atsushi wants to finish his project sometime sometimes this week.

6. I'll write you sometime sometimes in the near future.

7. Sayuri sometime sometimes shops in Umeda, but usually she shops in Namba.

8. Let's get together and have a cup of coffee sometime sometimes .

9. Keiko sometime sometimes gets frustrated about her job, but she likes her work.

10. Yuko sometime sometimes does her homework, but often she is too busy to do it.

　

Answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.