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FREQUENCY ADVERBS
Miss Alejandra Delgado González
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Name:
______________________________________ Class: 1°____ Date: April 19 th, 2021.-

First of all… Let’s remember! (Primero que todo… ¡Recordemos!)

In the basic structure of a sentence in English, we have mentioned the concept of Time Expression. A Time Expression is any
kind of phrase related to time. For instance, we can find phrases mentioning hours, days, months, years, dates, parts of the
day or seasons of the year. (En una estructura básica de una oración en inglés, hemos mencionado el concepto de Expresión de
Tiempo. Una Expresión de Tiempo es cualquier tipo de frase relacionada con el tiempo. Por ejemplo, podemos encontrar frases
mencionando horas, días, meses, años, fechas, partes del día o estaciones del año.)

When we use the Present Simple for Daily Routines or for Expressing Likes & Dislikes, we can also mention the frequency in
which these activities are performed. (Cuando usamos el Presente Simple para las Rutinas Diarias o para Expresar Gustos &
Disgustos, podemos también mencionar la frecuencia en la que ocurren estas actividades.)

For instance, (Por ejemplo,)

I play soccer every weekend.  Yo juego fútbol todos los fines de semana.

He goes to school every day.  Él va a la escuela todos los días.

My sister loves watching movies every night.  Mi hermana ama ver películas todas las noches.

We enjoy going out every Saturday.  Nosotros disfrutamos salir todos los sábados.

They practice sports once a week.  Ellas practican deportes una vez a la semana.

My family and I go to Concepcion twice a year.  Mi familia y yo vamos a Concepción dos veces al año.

Every sentence follows the structure we have learnt: (Cada oración sigue la estructura que hemos aprendido:)

Subject + Verb + Complement + Time Expression

(Additional Information)

As you can see, the Time Expression in all these examples is related to a SPECIFIC or DEFINITE FREQUENCY. In other
words, we can understand how many times the actions are performed. (Como puedes ver, la Expresión de Tiempo en todos estos
ejemplos está relacionada con una FRECUENCIA ESPECÍFICA O DEFINIDA. En otras palabras, podemos entender cuántas
veces ocurren las acciones.)

So… What is a FREQUENCY ADVERB? (Entonces… ¿Qué es un ADVERBIO DE FRECUENCIA?)

A FREQUENCY ADVERB is a type of word that we use to express frequency too. (Un ADVERBIO DE FRECUENCIA es un tipo
de palabra que usamos para expresar frecuencia también.)

But a FREQUENCY ADVERB expresses frequency without specific quantities, that is the reason why they are also known as
Adverbs of Indefinite Frequency, because frequence is not defined in numbers. (Pero un ADVERBIO DE FRECUENCIA
expresa frecuencia sin cantidades específicas, esa es la razón por la cual también son conocidos como Adverbios de Frecuencia
Indefinida, porque la frecuencia no está definida en números.)

Nonetheless, they express frequency in different ranges. The most commonly known are the following: (Sin embargo, expresan
frecuencia en rangos diferentes. Los más comúnmente conocidos son los siguientes:)
FREQUENCY ADVERBS
100% ALWAYS (siempre) He is always very punctual.
90% USUALLY (usualmente) I usually get up at 9 am.
80% GENERALLY / NORMALLY (generalmente/normalmente) They generally go to the cinema.
70% OFTEN / FREQUENTLY (a menudo) He often likes reading magazines.
50% SOMETIMES (a veces) Sometimes, she goes out with her school friends.
30% OCCASIONALLY (ocasionalmente) We occasionally walk back home.
15% SELDOM (pocas veces) I seldom read the newspaper.
5% RARELY / HARDLY EVER (rara vez / casi nunca) You rarely watch horror movies.
0% NEVER (nunca) She never swims in the sea.
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As you can see in the chart, we use each of
the FREQUENCY ADVERBS to express different rates of occurrence for the actions or activities we are talking about. (Como
puedes ver en el recuadro, usamos cada ADVERBIO DE FRECUENCIA para expresar diferentes porcentajes de ocurrencia de
las acciones o actividades de las que estamos hablando.)

Let’s see the examples more closely! (¡Veamos los ejemplos más de cerca!)

What does each FREQUENCY ADVERB mean? (¿Qué significa cada uno de los ADVERBIOS DE FRECUENCIA?)

1.- He is always very punctual.  Él siempre es muy puntual.

This means that every time he needs to get to a place, he gets on time. (Esto significa que cada vez que él necesita llegar a un
lugar, él llega a tiempo.)

2.- I usually get up at 9 am.  Yo usualmente me levanto a las 9 am.

This means that a 90% of the times I get up, I do it at 9 am. (Esto significa que el 90% de las veces que me levanto, lo hago a
las 9 am.)

3.- They generally go to the cinema.  Ellos generalmente van al cine.

This means that they go to the cinema many times, but not all the time. (Esto significa que ellos van al cine muchas veces, pero
no todo el tiempo.)

4.- He often likes reading magazines.  A él a menudo le gusta leer revistas.

This means that he likes to read magazines most of the times, but not all of the time. (Esto significa que a él le gusta leer
revistas la mayoría de las veces, pero no todo el tiempo.)

5.- Sometimes, she goes out with her school friends.  A veces, ella sale con sus amigos de la escuela.
This means only a 50% of the times that she goes out, she goes out with her school friends, the rest of the times she may go
out with other friends or not go out at all. (Esto significa que el 50% de las veces que ella sale, lo hace con sus amigos de la
escuela, el resto de las veces sale con otros amigos o no sale.)

6.- We occasionally walk back home.  Nosotros ocasionalmente caminamos de vuelta a casa.
This means only in some occasions we walk back home, we do it mostly by bus or car probably. (Esto significa que solo en algunas
ocasiones caminamos de vuelta a casa, la mayoría de las veces lo hacemos en bus o auto probablemente.)

7.- I seldom read the newspaper.  Yo pocas veces leo el diario.

This means only a few times we read the newspaper. (Esto significa que solo unas pocas veces leemos el diario.)

8.- You rarely watch horror movies.  Ustedes rara vez ven películas de terror.
This means we do not watch horror movies most of the times. (Esto significa que no vemos películas de terror la mayoría de las
veces.)

9.- She never swims in the sea.  Ella nunca nada en el mar.
This means not ever once she swims in the sea. (Esto significa que ni siquiera en un ocasión ella nada en el mar.)

Where do we place a FREQUENCY ADVERB in a sentence? (¿Dónde ubicamos un ADVERBIO DE FRECUENCIA en una oración?)

If you pay attention to the structure of the sentences with a Frequency Adverb, you will notice they must be positioned
between the SUBJECT and the VERB. (Si prestas atención a la estructura de las oraciones con un Adverbio de Frecuencia, te
darás cuenta de que deben estar ubicados entre el SUJETO y el VERBO.)

Subject + Adverb + Verb  I always get up at 9 am.

Except in the case of sentences with the verb BE. (Excepto en el caso de las oraciones con el verbo BE.)

Subject + Verb Be + Adverb  She is usually in her house at this time.

Some of the Frequency Adverbs can be placed also in the beginning of the sentence. (Algunos Adverbios de Frecuencia pueden
ubicarse también al inicio de las oraciones.)

Adverb + Subject + Verb  Sometimes, we go to school on bus.

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This case is only for the following Frequency
Adverbs: Usually, Normally, Often, Frequently, Sometimes, Occasionally. (Este caso es solo para los siguientes Adverbios de
Frecuencia: Usually, Normally, Often, Frequently, Sometimes, Occasionally.)

In negative forms, the Frequency Adverbs must be between the negative auxiliary and the verb. (En las formas negativas, los
Adverbios de Frecuencia deben estar entre el auxiliar negativo y el verbo.)

Subject + Negative Auxiliary + Adverb + Verb  He doesn’t usually get up so early.

With the verb Be, the adverb must be placed after the negative form. (Con el verbo Be, el adverbio debe estar ubicado después
de la forma negativa.)

Subject + Verb Be + Not + Adverb  She is not usually in her house at this time.

In the case of the sentences with a Frequency Adverb that may be placed in the beginning of the sentence, the structure is not
affected. (En el caso de las oraciones con un Adverbio de frecuencia que se puede ubicar al inicio de la oración, la estructura no
se ve afectada.)
Adverb + Subject + Negative Auxiliary + Verb  Sometimes, we do not go to school on bus.

In the case of the Frequency Adverbs Hardly ever, Rarely and Never, they must be used only in affirmative form. (En el caso
de los Adverbios de Frecuencia Hardly ever, Rarely y Never, deben usarse solo en forma afirmativa.)

Now let’s practice the use of Frequency Adverbs!

Activity 1. Complete the sentence with the Frequency Adverb and the verb in Present Simple.

1.- Our teacher ____IS NEVER________________ (never / be) late for lessons.
2.- I ___OFTEN CLEAN_________ (often / clean) my bedroom at the weekend.
3.- My brother ___HARDLY EVER HELPS___________ (hardly ever / help) me with my homework.
4.- I ___AM ALWAYS___________ (always / be) interested in science lessons.
5.- We ____RARELY WATCH_______ (rarely / watch) football on TV.
6.- You and Tony _____NEVER PLAY________ (never / play) computer games with me.
7.- You _____ARE USUALLY___________ ( usually / be) at the sports centre on Sunday.
8.- The school bus ____ALWAYS ARRIVES________ (always / arrive) at half past eight.
9.- I ____OFTEN DRINK_____ (often /drink) tea.
10.- Mary __SOMETIMES RIDES______ (sometimes / ride) her motorbike to work.

Activity 2. Rewrite the sentences using the Frequency Adverb in brackets.

1.- He listens to the radio. (often)  __HE OFTEN LISTENS TO THE RADIO. / OFTEN, HE LISTENS TO THE RADIO. ____
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.- Rick and Frank are 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. (never)  ______________________________________________________________________

Activity 3. Turn the sentences into negative. CAREFUL!!  HARDLY EVER/RARELY/NEVER

1. Susan is never late for school.  __SUSAN IS NOT LATE FOR SCHOOL. /SUSAN ISN’T LATE FOR SCHOOL. _________
2. My brother usually writes letters to his friends.  ______________________________________________________
3. We always go on holidays.  _______________________________________________________________________
4. Sometimes, Peter wears a tie.  ____________________________________________________________________
5. I seldom eat fish.  _____________________________________________________________________________
6. Children often like watching TV.  __________________________________________________________________
7. My father is always very busy.  ____________________________________________________________________
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Peter never tidies his room. 
______________________________________________________________________
9. My brother and I seldom go fishing.  ________________________________________________________________
10. My mother often goes shopping on Saturdays.  ________________________________________________________

Activity 4. Rewrite the sentences.

1. late / is / she / Sometimes,

___SOMETIMES, SHE IS LATE. _______________________________________________________
2. early / My sister / never / on Sundays / gets up
___My sister never gets up early on Sundays. _______________________________________________
3. usually / He / goes / to / on / Fridays / the / cinema
___He usually goes to the cinema on Fridays. _________________________________________________
4. going / You / to a restaurant / often / like
__You often like going to a restaurant. _______________________________________________________
5. She / to the beach / always / going / in summer / loves
__She always loves going to the beach in summer. _____________________________________________
6. Sometimes / goes / she / on Fridays / shopping
__Sometimes, she goes shopping on Fridays. ___________________________________________
7. go / We / on weekends / generally / to the movie theatre
__We generally go to the movie theatre on weekends. ________________________________________
8. never / in the mornings / is / at home / Peter
__Peter is never at home in the mornings. ________________________________________
9. He / to work / rides / his bike / often
__He often rides his bike to work. __________________________________________
10. home / They / get / at six o’clock / usually
__They usually get home at six o’clock. ______________________________________

Activity 5. Write sentences with the following information using different Frequency Adverbs according to your situation.

1. get up at seven o’clock

____I OFTEN GET UP AT SEVEN O’CLOCK. / I NEVER GET UP AT SEVEN O’CLOCK. ______________________
2. have a shower in the morning
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
3. have lunch at 1 pm.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
4. do homework in the afternoon
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
5. play computer games in the evenings
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
6. cook dinner
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
7. watch TV before I go to bed
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
8. go to bed early
_______________________________________________________________________________________________

Activity 6. Read the following text and answer the questions.

Hi! My name is Emma and Q1. I’m 14 years old. Q2. I’m English and I live with my family in Brighton in the south of England. My
day usually starts very early. Q3. I always get up at half past seven on weekdays, but on weekends I sleep an hour and a half
longer. When I get up, I go to the bathroom first. Q4. I wash my face, brush my teeth and then I have a shower. After that, I
comb my hair and get dressed. Q6. I usually wear casual clothes such as jeans, shorts, T-shirts and trainers.
Q6. I always have breakfast with my mum and my little brother, Tommy. Q7. My dad never has breakfast with us because he
starts work early on weekdays. I often have a bowl of cornflakes woth hot milk and toasts with marmalade. Q8. Before I go to
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school, I have to walk our dog, Tiger. Then I
generally go to school on foot, because I don’t live so far from school. But in winter, especially when it rains a lot, my mum drives
me to school.
Q9. Classes start at nine sharp. I like Maths more than any other class, but I’m also good at Science and English. I have two
breaks, at eleven o’clock and at one o’clock. I always eat a sandwich and drink orange juice. I also enjoy playing with my school
friends in the playground. School finishes at half past three and my dad picks me up and we go back home in his car.
At home we have lunch together. After lunch, I play with my brother for a while and then I do homework and study. Twice a
week, I have a basketball practice. I love doing sports! Before dinner, I sometimes meet my friends and we go out or I watch
TV. I seldom play computer games, I don’t like them so much because I’m not so good at them. My family and I have dinner at
half past seven and I often set the table to help mum and dad. After dinner, I read a book or surf the net for a while. At half
past nine, I go to the bathroom to have a shower, brush my teeth and put on my pajamas. Before I go to sleep, I always listen to
music on my MP3 player because it makes feel relaxed. Then I fall asleep and tomorrow will be a new day!

SUBJECT PRONOUNS  I – YOU – HE – SHE – IT – WE – YOU – THEY

OBJECT PRONOUNS  ME – YOU – HIM – HER – IT – US – YOU – THEM

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES  MY… - YOUR… - HIS… - HER… - ITS… - OUR… - YOUR… - THEIR…

1. How old is Emma?

- She is 14 years old. / She’s 14 years old. / Emma is 14 years old.

2. What is Emma’s nationality?

- SHE IS ENGLISH. / SHE’S ENGLISH.

3. What time does she always get up?

- She always gets up at half past seven on weekdays.

4. What does she do when she goes to the bathroom?

- She washes her face, brushes her teeth and then she has a shower.

5. What kind of clothes does she wear usually?

- She usually wears casual clothes such as jeans, shorts, T-shirts and trainers.

6. Whom does Emma have breakfast with?

- She always has breakfast with her mum and her little brother, Tommy.

7. Why does her dad never have breakfast with them?

- HER DAD NEVER HAS BREAKFAST WITH THEM BECAUSE HE STARTS WORK EARLY ON WEEKDAYS.

8. What does she do before school?

- Before she goes to school, she has to walk their dog, Tiger.

9. What time do classes start?

- Classes start at nine sharp.

10. What classes is she good at?

-

11. What time does she have breaks at school?

-

12. Who picks her up at school?

-
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13. What does she do after lunch?
-

14. Does she love sports?

-

15. How often does she go out with her friends?

-

16. How often does she play computer games?

-

17. What does she do after dinner?

-

18. What does she always do before going to sleep?

-

Good Job!!!