UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL JOSÉ FAUSTTINO

SÁNCHEZ CARRIÓN

Adverbs of Frequency
INGLÉS III
IV - CICLO

DOCENTE: Villafuerte Castro

COMPARATIVE FORM OF ADVERBS TO FOCUS ON THE

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ACTIONS.
Adverbs of Frequency
 Adverbs of Frequency
WE USE IT TO INDICATE HOW OFTEN WE
PERFORM AN ACTION OR HAPPEN.

I SOMETIMES PRACTICE MATH

YOU ALWAYS LISTEN TO MY CLASS SHE NEVER DANCES

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Adverbs of frequency
0% never 75%regularly
10
del % hardly ever 80% normally
tiempo 20%
seldom generally
30% 85%
rarel usually
40% 90%continually
occasionally
y
50%
sometimes constantly
60%
often 100%
habitually
70%
frequently del 100
% always
tiempo
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Adverbs of Frequency1
Adverbs of frequency tell how often something
happens. Can be used at any time.

1 AFTER THE SUBJECT AND

BEFORE THE MAIN VERB.
FOR EXAMPLE:

LUZ
LUZ VISITS
OFTEN HER
VISITS SISTER
HER SISTER
I WORKED
I ALWAYS WITHWITH
WORKED MY MY
GRANDMOTHER
GRANDMOTHER
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Adverbs Frequency 2
2. AFTER THE VERB TO BE,
MODAL VERBS OR AN AXILLARY.
FOR EXAMPLE:
SHE ISSHE
HARDLYEVER ANGRY.
IS ANGRY..
YOUYOU SHOULD
SHOULD DRINK
NEVER BEER..
DRINK BEER.
THEYSOMETIMES
THEY WILL WILL CALL YOU..
CALL YOU.

I HAVE
I HAVE STUDIED..
SELDOM STUDIED.
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Adverbs Frequency 3
3 WE CAN USE SOME ADVERBS BOTH AT
THE BEGINNING AND AT THE END OF THE
SENTENCE.

SOMETIMES OFTEN OCCASIONALLY

USUALLY
FREQUENTLY GENERALLY

LUZ USUALLY VISITS HER SISTER. USUALLY, LUZ VISITS HER SISTER

LUZ VISITS HER SISTER USUALLY

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Adverbs Frequency 2
WE ALSO HAVE FREQUENCY EXPRESSIONS THAT
WE CAN MAKE USE:
ONCE IN A LIFETIME ALMOST EVER
ONCE IN A WHILE

DAY IN, DAY OUT ALMOST NEVER

FROM TIME TO TIME

DAY AFTER DAY AT LEAST TWO TIMES A

EVERY NOW AND THEN YEAR

Day Day
EVERY Twice a Day
Week
ONCE A
Week Week
Una vez al Three time a
Year Year Year
 ALWAYS (OLWAYS ) siempre

I always liked mysterious characters more

Siempre me gustaron los personajes misterioso

(iushualli)
USUALLY usualmente

I usually take a shower in the evening

Yo habitualmente tomo una ducha en la noche

OFTEN (ofen) A menudo

I often think about the place where I met you

A menudo pienso en el lugar donde te encontré
 (samtaims)
Algunas veces SOMETIMES
Sometimes I can't help showing emotions
A veces no puedo evitar mostrar emociones

(seldom)
(jardli ever) SELDOM
Casi nunca HARDLY EVER

I hardly ever listen to the radio

Casi nunca escucho la radio

(rerly)
Rara vez RAREL
(never)
Nunca NEVER
Yto the radio
Rarely do I listen I will never forget seeing you
Rara vez escucho la radio Yo nunca olvidaré verte
 (never)
Nunca NEVER
I will never forget seeing you
Yo nunca olvidaré verte

TIME EXPRESSIONS
 Every night------------ todas las noches

 On fridays nights---------- los sábados en la noche

 Once a week---------------- una vez a la semana

 Three times a week------------ tres veces a la semana

 Twice a month ---------------- dos veces al mes

EXERCISE

Taye and Liz ESL Class

INTERVIEW YOUR CLASSMATE!
 You have to create a dialogue.
 Ask questions, use adverbs of
frequency.
 Be careful with the structures of
the questions and the answers!
Example:
How often do you brush your
teeth?
• I always brush my
Doteeth.
you sometimes help your parents with the
shopping?
• Yes, I sometimes help my parents with the shopping.

Do you always wash the dishes?

• No, I never wash the dishes. I don’t like it.