English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)

SOMETIME or SOMETIMES?

I came here ~sometimes~ last week (nonstandard).
I came here *sometime* last week (standard).
You use sometime to refer to a time in the future or the past that is unknown or that has not yet been decided.

~Sometime~ I think he dislikes me (nonstandard).
*Sometimes* I think he dislikes me (standard).
You use sometimes to say that something happens on some occasions rather than all the time.

What do you say: sometime or sometimes?
1. During the summer, my skin __ gets greasy.
2. You must have noticed how tired he __ looks.
3. We really should meet __ soon.
4. He was the __ editor of the journal.
GAB

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