Frequency adverbs

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Verb patterns with ING or INFINITIVE _ Annika Schricker

Ved Annika Schricker

OCR A 16 - Working waves

Ved Tim Pillinger

Past simple and Past continuous

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Present Simple Tense

Ved הגר כהן

Frequency adverbs

Asking a question about frequency

"how often" + question form of verb

How often wil you write to me

When you lived in London, how often did it rain?

How often does MArk wash his car?

How often do you play football?

Position of the adverbs in the sentence

"on" + day of the week

example

my parents go to the cinema on Wednesdays

Andrew watches football on saturdays

"every" + period of time

Marks goes to the beach every day

Jane calls her mother every day

Number + "times" + "a" + period of time

if the number ostime is two, the we say "twice" (not "two times")

I go to London twice a year

if the number is one, then say "once" (not "onetime")

I wash my car once a month

Adverbs of indefinite frecuency

Position of the adverbs

Ocassionally/sometimes/Often/frequently/ssualy Can also at the beginning or the end of sentence

Mark watches television occasionally

Sometimes i play football

if the main verb is the verb "to be" the verb is after the verb "to be"

Mark is often late

all the adverbs of indefinite frecuency can go before the main verb

I have never met the Queen

Jane seldom drinks alcohol

I always play football

types of adverbs

Adverb of definite frequency

Describe the exact frequency of an action

Fortnight

Night

Evening

Morning

Year

Month

Week

Day

Adverbs of indefinite frequency

never

0%

Rarely/Hardly ever

10%

Seldom

20%

Subtopic

Occasionally

40%

sometimes

50%

Often

70%

Ussually

80%

Frequently

90%

Always

100%

Adverb definition

gives more information about the verb

Example

with an adverb

sara is walking quickly

without an adverb

Sara is walking