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Adverbs of Frequency

The document explains the use of adverbs of frequency to indicate how often actions occur, providing examples in English and Portuguese. It outlines rules for their placement in sentences, including their position relative to verbs and auxiliary verbs. Additionally, it includes exercises for practicing the correct usage of frequency adverbs.

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Adverbs of Frequency

The document explains the use of adverbs of frequency to indicate how often actions occur, providing examples in English and Portuguese. It outlines rules for their placement in sentences, including their position relative to verbs and auxiliary verbs. Additionally, it includes exercises for practicing the correct usage of frequency adverbs.

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Adverbs of Frequency

We use frequency adverbs to demonstrate how often someone does


something, like some action repeated or to talk about routine. They are also
used to answer questions that start with How often…? or How many
times…? Frequency adverbs can appear in any tense, in the past, in the
present and in the future.
Check it below the most used frequency adverbs in English:

English Portuguese Example


Daily Diariamente We clean the house daily.
Weekly Semanalmente I wash my dog weekly.
Monthly Mensalmente We pay our bills monthly.
Yearly Anualmente I visit my family yearly.
Always Sempre She is always late.
Frequently Frequentemente She is frequently at the shopping
mall.
Generally Geralmente, We generally go to the gym in the
Usualmente morning.
Hardly ever Quase nunca I hardly ever see my neighbors.
Never Nunca He is never there when we need him.
Often Frequentemente I often go to the beach by myself.
Occasionally Ocasionalmente They live in another city but they
come home occasionally.
Rarely Raramente He rarely mentions his family.
Seldom Raramente Public services seldom work well in
that country.
Sometimes Às vezes Sometimes I prefer staying home on
Friday nights.
Usually Usualmente, We usually play tennis on Sundays.
Geralmente

When we want a specific information about how often something happens


(besides the adverbs daily, weekly, monthly and yearly), we also use
frequency expressions. They normally come at the end of a sentence or at
the beginning of a sentence:
• every day/month/week/year.
• once a day/month/week/year.
• twice a day/month/week/year.
• four times day/month/week/year.
• every other day/month/week/year.

Rules to use adverbs of frequency:

Frequency adverbs precede the main verb:


• I usually wake up full of energy.
• He never listens to my advice.

Except for the verb to be:


• They are always late.
• It is sometimes very hot in the summer.

In verb tenses with auxiliary verbs or when there are modal verbs, adverbs of
frequency appear after the auxiliary / modal verb:
• I have always been very shy.
• She can rarely forgive mistakes.

In negative sentences, adverbs are between the auxiliary + not and the main
verb:
• He doesn’t usually get sick.
• She doesn’t often play videogames.

Some adverbs can come either at the beginning of the sentence or at the end
(frequently, generally, normally, occasionally, sometimes):
• Normally, she leaves home by car.
• Occasionally, I like to have ice cream for dessert.
• She writes often.

With the adverb never, we don’t use NOT:


• She has never worked.
• They never eat vegetables.

It is very common to use adverbs of frequency to describe the routine:


• I rarely get up early.
• She hardly ever goes to work by bus.
Exercises

1 - Rewrite the complete sentence using the adverb of frequency in


brackets in its correct position:
a) He listens to the radio. (often)
b) They read a book. (sometimes)
c) Pete gets angry. (never)
d) Tom is very friendly. (usually)
e) I take sugar in my coffee. (sometimes)
f) Ramon and Frank are hungry. (often)
g) My grandmother goes for a walk in the evening. (always)
h) Walter helps his father in the kitchen. (usually)
i) They watch TV in the afternoon. (never)
j) Christine smokes. (never)
k) They go to the movies. (often)
l) She listens to classical music. (rarely)
m) He reads the local newspaper. (sometimes)
n) Sara smiles. (never)
o) She complains about her husband. (always)
p) I drink coffee. (sometimes)
q) Frank is ill. (often)
r) He feels terrible (usually)
s) I go jogging in the morning. (always)
t) She helps her daughter with her homework. (never)
u) We watch television in the evening. (always)
v) I smoke. (never)
w) I eat meat. (seldom)
x) I eat vegetables and fruits. (always)

2 - Write questions. Use how often...? Then write true answers with
frequency adverbs.
a) you / cook ?
b) you / surf the internet?
c) you / play board games?
d) you / listen to music?
e) your best friend / call you?
f) you / go to the mall
g) you / study English
h) you / talk to your family?
i) you / go to the beach?
j) you / get a new haircut?
k) you / do your nails?
l) you / take a sun bath?

Example: you/eat cookies? - How often do you eat cookies? I always eat cookies.

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