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FREQUENCY ADVERBS

FREQUENCY ADVERBS. Los adverbios de frecuencia como su nombre lo indica, nos sirven para saber con qué frecuencia o periodicidad un sujeto realiza una acción determinada. Estos son algunos: Always (siempre) – la acción se realiza 100% del tiempo The percentages show I always have corn flakes for breakfast. approximately how often Siempre como copos de maíz para el desayuno something happens. Usually o Normally (usualmente o normalmente) They usually spend the summer in the mountains. Ellos por lo general pasan el verano en las montañas.

Always 100% Almost always 95–99% Usually 90–99%

Often (a menudo) You often dine at Peter's, don't you? ¿Usted a menudo cena en lo de Peter, verdad? Sometimes (algunas veces) Ben sometimes goes to the theater. Ben a veces va al teatro.

Frequently 80–90% Often 60–80% Sometimes 50% Occasionally 30–40% Seldom 5–10%

Occasionally (ocasionalmente) Rarely 1–10% Janet occasionally visits her parents. They live in Italy. Almost never 1–5% Janet de vez en cuando visita a sus padres. Ellos viven en Italia. Never 0% Rarely (rara vez) Mrs. Hills rarely leaves home after 10:00 p.m. La Sra. Hills raramente se marcha de su casa después de las 22hs. Never (nunca) They never go hiking in winter. Ellos nunca van de excursión en invierno.  Reglas gramaticales de los adverbios de frecuencia en inglés o frequency adverbs. Existen REGLAS BASICAS para colocarlos en una oración. 1. Si la oración lleva el verbo "TO BE" (am, is, are) el adverbio de frecuencia se coloca DESPUES DEL VERBO: Ejemplos: I'm USUALLY in a hurry (Generalmente estoy apurado) He's NEVER at home (El nunca está en casa) We are OFTEN at school (Estamos a menudo en la escuela) 1 LSC’13

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2. Si la oración lleva CUALQUIER OTRO VERBO (play, have, watch, etc.) el adverbio de frecuencia se coloca DELANTE DEL VERBO: Ejemplos: They USUALLY have dinner at 8:00 (Ellos cenan usualmente a las ocho); I NEVER play tennis on Saturdays(Nunca juego tennis los sábados); She OFTEN goes to the movies (Ella va a menudo al cine) 3.- Si la oración tiene MÁS DE UN VERBO (de los cuales uno es auxiliar), coloca el adverbio de frecuencia antes del verbo principal. Ej. I can never do anything when my kid is sick. (Nunca puedo hacer nada cuando mi hijo está enfermo.) 4.- Cuando utilizas los adverbios de frecuencia EN PREGUNTAS O EN LA FORMA NEGATIVA, coloca el adverbio de frecuencia antes del verbo principal. Do you usually brush your teeth after each meal? (¿Normalmente te lavas los dientes después de cada comida?) Yes, I always brush my teeth after each meal. (Sí, siempre me lavo los dientes después de cada comida.) She doesn’t often go shopping. (Ella no suele ir de compras.) 5.- Cuando CONTESTAS ALGUNA PREGUNTA, normalmente el adverbio de frecuencia lo colocas al principio seguido de una coma, a menos que tu respuesta sea más completa. Normally, I get up at around at 7 a.m. (Normalmente me levanto alrededor de las 7.) On weekends and holidays, I always get up late. (Los fines de semana y en vacaciones, siempre me levanto tarde.)

EXERCISES: 1. Write the sentences using the frequency adverb in the correct place. 1. He listens to the radio. (often)

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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 is 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 after dinner. (often) __________________________________________________________ Put the words in the correct order to make sentences, as in the example. play /often / on / Sundays / they / football  They often play football on Sundays. 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 3 LSC’13

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____________________________________________________________________________ 7. go / we / twice / month / the / theatre / to / a ____________________________________________________________________________ 8. never / in / is / the / at / mornings / Peter / home ____________________________________________________________________________ 9. he / work / rides / bike / to / his / often ____________________________________________________________________________ 10. home / they / get / six o’clock / usually / at ____________________________________________________________________________ 11. every / homework / students / their / good / do / day ____________________________________________________________________________ 12. you / out / how / in / do / evenings / often / go / the / ? ____________________________________________________________________________ Rewrite each sentence on the line. Use the percentages to decide which adverb to use. Then, decide whether the adverb comes before or after the verb. Example: Selma catches the 9:15 bus to town. (80–90%)  Selma frequently catches the 9:15 bus to town. Example: She is late for work. (1–10%)  She is rarely late for work. 1. We watch the news at 6:00. (100%) _______________________________________________________________ 2. My wife drives me to work. (50%) _______________________________________________________________ 3. Our neighbor’s son goes to football practice after school. (95–99%) _______________________________________________________________ 4. My mom leaves her keys on the kitchen table. (80-90%) _______________________________________________________________ 5. The baby is hungry when he wakes up. (100%) _______________________________________________________________ 6. The planes take off on time. (90–99%) _______________________________________________________________ 7. The school bus is here by 7:30 a.m. (5–10%) _______________________________________________________________ 4 LSC’13

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8. I go shopping after work. (30–40%) _______________________________________________________________ 9. The kids are ready when the school bus arrives. (1–10%) _______________________________________________________________ 10. I am happy when it rains. (0%) _______________________________________________________________ Use the correct place for each frequency adverb. What do you _______ have _______ for breakfast? (usually) I _______ am_______ sick. (never) Do you _______ eat_______ breakfast at work? (ever) I _______have breakfast _______at my desk. (sometimes) Do you _______eat rice _______for dinner? (ever) I _______ have eggs, bacon, and toast _______on Sundays. (always) In the winter it _______is _______very cold here. (often) She_______ isn't _______home in the evenings. (usually) My kids ______________ late for school. (seldom) We don't _______have rice _______ at home. (often)

Read the text and answer the questions. My name is Mary and I'm eleven years old. On weekdays I always get up at seven o'clock because I have lessons, but on Saturday and Sunday I never get up early, I usually get up after nine o'clock. On Saturdays I always have piano lessons. Then I usually have lunch at my grandmother's house. We sometimes go the café after lunch and I always ask for an ice-cream, but my grandmother never buys me one! On Sundays my parents and I always go out for lunch and in the afternoon we do an activity together. We sometimes go to the beach when the weather is nice. When it's raining, we usually go to the cinema. I love the cinema! Answer the questions: What is her name? ___________________________________________

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How old is she? ___________________________________________ c) at seven o'clock. And on Saturday and Sunday? What time does she get up on weekdays? She gets up... a) at eight o'clock

She gets up… a) at eight o'clock b) after nine o'clock. c) at seven o'clock

b) after nine o'clock.

What does Mary do on Saturday mornings? ____________________________________

Complete with the correct adverb, according to the text Mary _______________has piano lessons on Saturdays She_______________has lunch with her grandmother They_______________ go to the café after lunch and Mary_______________ asks for an icecream, but her grandmother_______________ buys her one. On Sundays Mary and her parents_______________ go out for lunch They_______________ go to the beach, but when it's raining they_______________ go to the cinema.

Complete the crossword with the frequency adverbs.

1 - 100% 2 - 25% 3 - 50% 4 - 0% 5 - 75%

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Put the words in the correct order. 1 - sometimes/get up/ I/ eight o'clock.

2 - I / go to school/ late/never

3 - do my homework / always / I

4 - often / I / go out

More exercises…

RESPUESTAS pag 5 1. What do you USUALLY have for breakfast? ¿Qué comes USUALMENTE para el desayuno?

2. I am NEVER sick. NUNCA me siento mal.

3. Do you EVER eat breakfast at work? 2

1 ¿Tomas A VECES el desayuno en el trabajo? 4. I SOMETIMES have breakfast at my desk. ALGUNAS VECES4tomo el desayuno en mi escritorio.

5. Do you EVER eat rice for dinner? ¿Comes A VECES arroz en la cena?

5 6. I ALWAYS 3 have eggs, bacon, and toast on Sundays. SIEMPRE como huevos, tocino y tostadas los domingos.

7. In the winter it is OFTEN very cold here. En invierno hace A MENUDO mucho frío aquí.

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Ella no está USUALMENTE en casa por las noches.

9. My kids are SELDOM late for school. Mis chicos RARAS VECES llegan tarde a la escuela.

10. We don't OFTEN have rice at home. No comemos A MENUDO arroz en casa.

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