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Adverbs of Frequency Explained

This document discusses adverbs of frequency and their use in sentences. Adverbs of frequency are used to describe how often an activity is done and include words like always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never. These adverbs are placed before main verbs or after forms of to be. Examples are provided to illustrate the placement of adverbs of frequency in affirmative and negative sentences as well as questions about frequency. Common expressions of specific frequencies are also listed.

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Adverbs of Frequency Explained

This document discusses adverbs of frequency and their use in sentences. Adverbs of frequency are used to describe how often an activity is done and include words like always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never. These adverbs are placed before main verbs or after forms of to be. Examples are provided to illustrate the placement of adverbs of frequency in affirmative and negative sentences as well as questions about frequency. Common expressions of specific frequencies are also listed.

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Today, we are going to tell you what its an Adverbs An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, adjective,

another adverb, determiner, noun phrase, clause, or sentence. Adverbs typically express manner, place, time,
frequency, degree, level of certainty, etc., answering questions such as how?, in what way?, when?, where?, and
to what extent?. But, we are going to focus in Adverbs of Frequency
We use adverbs of frequency to describe how frequently we do an activity. These are called adverbs of
frequency and include:

The Position of the Adverb in a Sentence


An adverb of frequency goes before a main verb (except with To Be).
An adverb of frequency goes after the verb To Be.
When we use an auxiliary verb (have, will, must, might, could, would, can, etc.), the adverb is placed between
the auxiliary and the main verb. This is also true for to be.
Subject + auxiliary + adverb + main verb
She can sometimes beat me in a race.
I would hardly ever be unkind to someone.

They might never see each other again.


They could occasionally be heard laughing.

We can also use the following adverbs at the start of a sentence:


Usually, normally, often, frequently, sometimes, occasionally

Occasionally, I like to eat Thai food.

BUT we cannot use the following at the beginning of a sentence:


Always, seldom, rarely, hardly, ever, never.
We use hardly ever and never with positive, not negative verbs:

She hardly ever comes to my parties.

They never say 'thank you'.

We use ever in questions and negative statements:

Have you ever been to New Zealand?

I haven't ever been to Switzerland. (The same as 'I have never been Switzerland').

We can also use the following expressions when we want to be more specific about the frequency:
- every day - once a month - twice a year - four times a day - every other week

Para preguntar a alguien con qu frecuencia realiza algo, se usa How often.

How often do you have gym classes?


Con qu frecuencia tienes clases de gimnasia?

1.

He listens to the radio. He often listens to the radio.

2.

They read a book. They sometimes read a book.

3.

Pete gets angry. Pete never gets angry.

4.

Tom is very friendly. Tom is usually very friendly.

5.

I take sugar in my coffee. I sometimes take sugar in my coffee.

6.

Ramon and Frank are hungry. Ramon and Frank are often hungry.

7.

My grandmother goes for a walk in the evening. My grandmother always goes for a walk in
the evening.

8.

Walter helps his father in the kitchen. Walter usually helps his father in the kitchen.

9.

They watch TV in the afternoon. They never watch TV in the afternoon.

10.

Christine smokes. Christine never smokes.

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