Frequency

Adverbs
What are Frequency Adverbs?

 We use frequency adverbs to

describe how often an action
happens.
 Always 100%

 Usually 90%

 Often 70%

 Sometimes 50%

 Almost never 15%

 Hardly ever 15%

 Never 0%
Examples:

-She usually goes to the supermarket.

-We sometimes play soccer
-I never go jogging
-They often comes by train
-I almost never watch TV
- Do you ever play sports?
- I sometimes go swimming
 POSITION:
* We place the frequency adverbs before
the main verb in Present Simple

Examples :

- I always sleep until eleven o’clock

- My sister usually exercise
- Do you often get up early?
* We place the frequency adverbs after the
verb to be.

Examples :

- He is never late
- The teacher is usually early
- Are they sometimes bored during the
class?
 * Other expressions of frequency

 How often…? To ask about the frequency

of an action. We place it at the beginning of
the question.

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 How often do you
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Examples:
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- Peter plays soccer twice a week
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- I eat fish once a month
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- David travels to England once a year
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 evening / morning / night…
every day / weekend…
Saturday / Monday…
week / year…

Examples:

- Mary cooks every day

- I play tennis every Saturday
- My father watches a movie every night
 C. Use the frequency adverbs to write sentences about yourself.

Always - usually - often – sometimes –seldom - hardly ever - never

•1)get up at seven o’clock

___________________________________________

•2)exercise on weekends
___________________________________________

•3)speak English
___________________________________________

•4)study English at night

___________________________________________

•5) go to the gym

___________________________________________

•6)play tennis
___________________________________________
•7)watch TV before I go to bed
___________________________________________

•8)go to sleep early

___________________________________________
 Ask questions to your partner. Use this
expressions.

Get up early – read a book – go shopping - work out

go to the cinema– go jogging– study English – go bicycling

do aerobics– visit your friends – travel by bus – play soccer

For example: How often do you dance salsa?

I never dance salsa

How often do you send a mail?

I send a mail three times a week