• Adverbs of frequency

always, usually, regularly, normally, often, sometimes, occasionally, rarely, seldom, never to przysłówki częstotliwości.

Ich pozycja jest następująca:

przed głównym czasownikiem:

		Adverb of frequency	Verb
I		always	get up	at 6.45.
Peter	can	usually	play	football on Sundays.
Mandy	has	sometimes	got	lots of homework.

Po formą czasownika „być” am, are, is (was, were)

	Verb	Adverb of frequency
Susan	is	never	Late.

Przysłówki often, usually, sometimes i occasionally mogą być na początku zdania.

Sometimes I go swimming.
Often we surf the internet.

Czasami te przysłówki są stawiane na końcu zdania.

We read books occasionally.

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.

Frecuency Adverbs

1. Write the correct answer using the frequency adverbs.

I have been to Japan. (Ever)

Ana plays tennis on Sundays. (Sometimes)

The rain season begins in May. (Always)

It snows in the Dessert. (Never)

Maria listens to the music. (Hardly)

She will see Pedro at 6pm. (Rarely)

Alberto is a punk; he doesn't get up before ten. (Never)

Kenneth and Esteban do not play soccer on Fridays. (Always)

They have only bread for dinner. (Usually)

Have you been to the Mountain? (Often)

2. Click on the correct adverbs.

Regularly Often Seldom Rarely Not Ever Usually Sometimes Always Normally Never

2. Acording to the graph, write an adverb related with the porcentage.

60% - I often go to bed.

20% - They hardly ever go to bed.

100% - We always watch TV.

80% - We usually go to the bathroom.

Regularly Often Seldom Rarely Not Ever Usually Sometimes Always Normally

I have been to Japan. (Ever)

 I have ever been to japan

Ana plays tennis on Sundays. (Sometimes)

 Ana plays sometimes tennis on sundays

The rain season begins in May. (Always)

 The rain season always begins on may

It snows in the Dessert. (Never)

 It never snows in the dessert

Maria listens to the music. (Hardly)

 Maria hardly listens to the music

She will see Pedro at 6pm. (Rarely)

 she rarely will see Pedro at 6pm

Alberto is a punk; he doesn't get up before ten. (Never)

 Alberto is a punk he never gets up before ten

Kenneth and Esteban do not play soccer on Fridays. (Always)  

 Kenneth and Esteban do not always play soccer on fridays

They have only bread for dinner. (Usually)

 they have usually only bread for dinner

Have you been to the Mountain? (Often)

have you often been to the mountain?

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