unidad 4

Adverbs of frequency

1. Los frequency adverbs

Los llamados frequency adverbs son aquellos adverbios que sirven para expresar la regularidad con la que ocurre una acción.

ALWAYS

USUALLY

OFTEN

SOMETIMES

HARDLY EVER

NEVER

Siempre

Normalmente

A menudo

A veces

Casi nunca

Nunca

En las oraciones afirmativas, los frequency adverbs se colocan siempre después del sujeto y delante del verbo principal y el resto de la oración.

Sujeto + frequency adverb + verbo principal + (complemento)

We sometimes go to the theatre

I always go cycling on Sundays

FREQUENCY ADVERB		EXAMPLES
Always	Siempre	Do you always drink milk for breakfast?(tú) ¿Siempre bebes leche para desayunar?
Usually	Normalmente	We usually go cycling on Sundays.Normalmente vamos en bici los domingos.
Often	A menudo	Does Peter often go out with his friends?¿Peter sale con sus amigos a menudo?
Sometimes	A veces	We sometimes go to the cinema.A veces vamos al cine.
Hardly ever	Casi nunca	Mary hardly ever watches TV.Mary casi nunca mira la televisión.
Never	Nunca	They never go skiing.Nunca van a esquiar.

En el caso de las interrogativas, el frequency adverb se colocará entre el sujeto y el complemento.

To be + sujeto + frequency adverb + complemento?

Why is Sally always tired?

¿Por qué Sally siempre está cansada?

Are they sometimes at the beach?

(ellos/as) ¿Están a veces en la playa?

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EJERCICIOS

1) I sometimes go roller skating in the park at the weekends.

2) Do you always catch the train to work?

3) He never writes good newspaper articles. / He does not ever write good newspaper articles.

4) Mary is occasionally late for work.

5) There is hardly ever a lot of traffic early in the morning.

6) Does she usually go abroad for her holidays?

7) We do not ever listen to the radio. / We never listen to the radio.

8) I cannot always find time for my work.

9) We often play squash at the weekend.

10) I am always hungry just before dinner.