Adverbs

of
frequency
Quais são os advérbios?
ALWAYS
USUALLY
SOMETIMES
OFTEN
RARELY
NEVER
Nível de frequência Advérbio Em Português

100% always sempre

habitualmente/com
80% usually/often
frequência

50% sometimes às vezes

5% rarely raramente

0% never nunca
 Como usar os advérbios?
COM O VERBO PRINCIPAL:
QUANDO TEMOS UM VERBO PRINCIPAL QUALQUER (SEM SER O
VERBO TO BE), O ADVÉRBIO DE FREQUÊNCIA VIRÁ ANTES DESSE
VERBO PRINCIPAL.

I ALWAYS LIKED TO SWIM DURING THE NIGHT. - EU SEMPRE GOSTEI

DE NADAR DURANTE À NOITE.

THEY NEVER EAT MEAT. - ELES NUNCA COMEM CARNE.

 Como usar os advérbios?
COM VERBO TO BE:
QUANDO O VERBO PRINCIPAL É O VERBO TO BE, O ADVÉRBIO DE
FREQUÊNCIA VIRÁ DEPOIS DO VERBO TO BE.

THEY ARE ALWAYS HAPPY. - ELES SEMPRE ESTÃO FELIZES.

HE IS FREQUENTLY TIRED. - ELE ESTÁ FREQUENTEMENTE CANSADO.

 Quero perguntar...

COM QUE FREQUÊNCIA VOCÊ FAZ ALGUMA COISA...

HOW OFTEN DO YOU...?

HOW OFTEN DOES SHE...?
REWRITE THE COMPLETE SENTENCE USING THE ADVERB IN
PARENTHESIS IN ITS CORRECT POSITION.

1. SHE GOES TO BED EARLY (ALWAYS)

2. WE WATCH TV (NEVER)
3. JULIE AND TOM GO TO THE CINEMA (OFTEN)
4. I EAT FAST FOOD (SOMETIMES)
5. I GO TO THE PARK (RARELY)
6. SHE GOES TO MUSEUMS (USUALLY)
7. SHE IS TIRED (ALWAYS)
8. YOU ARE SICK (NEVER)
REWRITE THE COMPLETE SENTENCE USING THE ADVERB IN
PARENTHESIS IN ITS CORRECT POSITION.

1. SHE ALWAYS GOES TO BED EARLY.

2. WE NEVER WATCH TV.
3. JULIE AND TOM OFTEN GO TO THE CINEMA.
4. I SOMETIMES EAT FAST FOOD.
5. I RARELY GO TO THE PARK.
6. SHE USUALLY GOES TO MUSEUMS.
7. SHE IS ALWAYS TIRED.
8. YOU ARE NEVER SICK.
 PUT THE WORDS IN THE CORRECT ORDER TO MAKE
SENTENCES.

1. LATE / IS / SHE / SOMETIMES

2. EARLY / UP / SISTER / NEVER / SUNDAYS / ON / GETS / MY
3. USUALLY / HE / GOES / TO / ON / FRIDAYS / THE / CINEMA
4. GO / YOU / RESTAURANT / OFTEN / A / DO / HOW / TO / ?
5. SHE / THE / BEACH / TO / ALWAYS / GOES / IN / THE /
SUMMER
6. SOMETIMES / HER / DOES / SHE / FRIDAYS / ON / SHOPPING
7. NEVER / IN / IS / THE / AT / MORNINGS / PETER / HOME
8. HE / WORK / RIDES / BIKE / TO / HIS / OFTEN
9. HOME / THEY / GET / SIX O’CLOCK / USUALLY / AT
10. YOU / OUT / HOW / DO / OFTEN / GO / ?
 PUT THE WORDS IN THE CORRECT ORDER TO MAKE
SENTENCES.

1. SHE SOMETIMES IS LATE.

2. MY SISTER NEVER GETS UP EARLY ON SUNDAYS.
3. HE USUALLY GOES TO THE CINEMA ON FRIDAYS.
4. HOW OFTEN DO YOU GO TO A RESTAURANT?
5. SHE ALWAYS GOES TO THE BEACH IN THE SUMMER.
6. SHE SOMETIMES DOES HER SHOPPING ON FRIDAYS.
7. PETER IS NEVER AT HOME IN THE MORNINGS.
8. HE OFTEN RIDES HIS BIKE TO WORK.
9. THEY USUALLY GET HOME AT SIX O'CLOCK.
10. HOW OFTEN DO YOU GO OUT?
 REWRITE THE COMPLETE SENTENCE USING THE ADVERB IN
PARENTHESIS IN ITS CORRECT POSITION.

1. HE LISTENS TO THE RADIO. (OFTEN)

2. THEY READ A BOOK. (SOMETIMES)
3. PETE GETS ANGRY. (NEVER)
4. TOM IS VERY FRIENDLY. (USUALLY)
5. I TAKE SUGAR IN MY COFFEE. (SOMETIMES)
6. RAMON AND FRANK ARE HUNGRY. (OFTEN)
7. MY GRANDMOTHER GOES FOR A WALK IN THE EVENING.
(ALWAYS)
8. WALTER HELPS HIS FATHER IN THE KITCHEN. (USUALLY)
9. THEY WATCH TV IN THE AFTERNOON. (NEVER)
10. CHRISTINE SMOKES. (NEVER)
 REWRITE THE COMPLETE SENTENCE USING THE ADVERB IN
PARENTHESIS IN ITS CORRECT POSITION.

1. HE OFTEN LISTENS TO THE RADIO.

2. THEY SOMETIMES READ A BOOK.
3. PETE NEVER GETS ANGRY.
4. TOM IS USUALLY VERY FRIENDLY.
5. I SOMETIMES TAKE SUGAR IN MY COFFEE.
6. RAMON AND FRANK ARE OFTEN HUNGRY.
7. MY GRANDMOTHER ALWAYS GOES FOR A WALK IN THE
EVENING.
8. WALTER USUALLY HELPS HIS FATHER IN THE KITCHEN.
9. THEY NEVER WATCH TV IN THE AFTERNOON.
10. CHRISTINE NEVER SMOKES.