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Adverbs of frequency
Utilizamos los adverbios de frecuencia para indicar con que frecuencia (“How often”) realizamos una
determinada actividad o acción.
Aunque hay más, los adverbios de frecuencia más usuales con su traducción aproximada son:
Always (siempre)
Usually ( usualmente)
Normally // Generally (normalmente // generalmente)
Often // Frequently (frecuentemente // a menudo)
Sometimes (algunas veces)
Occasionally (ocasionalmente)
Seldom (pocas veces)
Hardly ever // Rarely (casi nunca // rara vez)
Never (nunca)
En la siguiente imagen podemos ver claramente que “frecuencia” indica cada uno:
¿Como se utilizan?
Adverbs of frequency go before the main verb but after verb “to be” (se colocan antes del verbo
principal pero después del verbo “to be”).
Sometimes, usually, normally, frequently, often and occasionally can also go at the beginning or end
of a sentence (en ocasiones, los adverbios indicados, pueden ir al principio o al final de la oración).
o Sometimes I walk to work.
o Do you see your parentes often?
Frequency expressions or adverbs phrases of frequency (every evening, once a week, twice a
week…) normally go at the end a clause (las “expresiones de frecuencia” se colocan al final de la
oración).
o I watch TV every evening.
o I go to the cinema twice a week.
We use “How often…?” to ask (utilizamos la fórmula “How often…” para preguntar por la frecuencia
con la que alguien hace algo).
o How often do they watch TV? They watch TV every evening.
o How often do you go swimming? I go swimming once a week.
ACTIVIDAD PARA DESARROLLAR Y ENTREGAR: Desarrollar en el cuaderno.
I arrive at the office at 8:30 AM. I say good morning to all my workmates then I get a big cup of hot coffee.
I turn on my computer and read my email. Some days I have a lot to read. Soon I need another cup of
coffee.
Answer the following Questions:
Pregunta 1:
Which two places are near each other?
a home and daughter’s school
b daughter’s school and office
c home and office
d son’s school and office
Pregunta 2:
Which child is older?
a son
b not sure
c daughter
d same age
Pregunta 3:
What happens in the car each morning?
a son and daughter talk
b father and daughter tell jokes
c son sleeps and daughter sings
d daughter reads and son sleeps
Pregunta 4:
What happens at the office?
a Bob gets a big cup of hot coffee
b all of the above
c workmates give Bob a big cup of hot coffee
d Bob gives all his workmates a big cup of hot coffee
Pregunta 5:
When does Bob get his second cup of coffee?
a after reading his email
b before greeting his coworkers
c after driving the children home
d before reading his email
2. Los adverbios de frecuencia (y las expresiones de frecuencia) indican la reiteración con que se
produce una acción.
1. siempre
2. casi siempre
3. normalmente
4. a menudo
5. a veces
6. raramente
7. casi nunca
8. nunca
3. Escribe las siguientes frases de nuevo con el adverbio en su sitio correcto. Sigue el