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Adverbs of Frequency
-Use
adverbs of frequency to say
how often we do something.
(Utiliza adverbios de frecuencia
para decir con qué frecuencia
realizamos algo)
“I often do housework” “I always
have toast and a coffee for
breakfast” “
-Adverbs of frequency are: always
(siempre),usually (normalmente)
often (a menudo), sometimes (a
veces), hardly ever(casi nunca),
never (nunca).
“I hardly never eat cheese” “I often
drink water”.
Adverbs of frequency
1.-Adverbs
of frequency
before the main verb.
go
Eg. She always takes the train to
go to work. “He usually goes to
work by bus”
2.-Adverbs
of frequency go after
the verb to be.
“He's always happy”.”He's
sometimes late for work”
3.-
Use a
positive verb with
“hardly ever” “never”.
“She hardly ever drinks coffee”. It
never rains.
ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
4.-In negative sentences the adverb
of frequency goes between don't/
doesn't and the verb.
Eg. “She doesn't usually watch tv
during the week”.
5.-Usually,sometimes,
be used at the
emphasis:
normally can
beginning for
”Sometimes, I get up late on
Saturday”
“Usually, I study English
Mondays and Wednesdays”
on
Expressions of frequency
6.-Expressions of frequency:
every day (cada día),
every month(cada mes),
once a week (una vez a la
semana),twice a week (dos veces
a la semana),
Onceor twice a year(1 o 2 veces al
año)
They usually go at the end of a
sentence.
Eg. “He gets up very early every
day”“He studies maths twice a
week”
Once(una vez)/twice (dos veces) are
irregular. From 3, we use the word
“times”: 3 times, 4 times, 10 times.
Eg.”He does sport three times a
week”
Resumen adverbios y expresiones
de frecuencia
ALWAYS
SIEMPRE
Delante del verbo principal
USUALLY
NORMALMENTE
Delante del verbo principal
OFTEN
A MENUDO
Delante del verbo principal
SOMETIMES
A VECES
Delante del verbo principal
HARDLY EVER
CASI NUNCA
Delante del verbo principal
NEVER
NUNCA
Delante del verbo principal
ONCE/TWICE A WEEK
1 o 2 VECES A LA SEMANA
Al final de la frase
EVERY
DAY/MONTH/YEAR
CADA DÍA/MES/AÑO
Al final de la frase