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Son los que usamos para expresar o describir qué tan seguido realizamos una acción.

Existen 6
adverbios de frecuencia principales que se usan en el inglés: always, usually, often, sometimes,
rarely y never. Cada uno de ellos cuenta con un significado similar:

Always: siempre.

Usually: usualmente.

Normally: normalmente.

Often: seguido o a menudo.

Sometimes: algunas veces.

Rarely: rara vez, pocas veces o raramente.

Never: nunca.

En una escala de porcentaje estos serían los valores de cotidianidad que se realiza una acción.

La posición más común para los adverbios de frecuencia es entre el sujeto y el verbo, es la
forma gramaticalmente correcta de ubicarlos. Aquí puedes encontrar algunos ejemplos
sencillos:

Sara always goes out on Saturday evenings.

Her boyfriend usually picks her up and they drive into the city centre.

They often meet friends and have a drink together.

In the winter they sometimes go to the cinema.

They rarely go in the summer because they prefer to stay outside.

They never get home before midnight.


Pero como todas las reglas tienen una excepción, no podía ser distinto en este caso. Con las
oraciones que usan el verbo to be, el adverbio de frecuencia se ubica después del verbo. Mira
este ejemplo para que puedes escribir en inglés fácil esta excepción:

There are always lots of people in the city centre on Saturday nights.

It’s often difficult to find a place to park.

But our friends are never on time so it doesn’t matter if we’re late.

Conclusión

En conclusión adverbios son una parte importante del lenguaje porque con ellos expresamos
cómo se realiza una acción. Cuando nosotros queremos describir qué tan a menudo realizamos
dicha acción, necesitamos usar los que se conocen como adverbios de frecuencia. Pero ¿cómo
se diferencian entre ellos y cuando deberías usarlos en una frase u oración? Sigue leyendo para
descubrirlo.
They are the ones we use to express or describe how often we perform an action. There are 6
main adverbs of frequency used in English: always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely and never.
Each of them has a similar meaning:

Always: siempre.

Usually: usualmente.

Normally: normalmente.

Often: seguido o a menudo.

Sometimes: algunas veces.

Rarely: rara vez, pocas veces o raramente.

Never: nunca.

On a percentage scale, these would be the daily values that an action is performed.

The most common position for adverbs of frequency is between the subject and the verb, it is
the grammatically correct way to place them. Here you can find some simple examples:

Sara always goes out on Saturday evenings.

Her boyfriend usually picks her up and they drive into the city centre.

They often meet friends and have a drink together.

In the winter they sometimes go to the cinema.

They rarely go in the summer because they prefer to stay outside.

They never get home before midnight.


But since all the rules have an exception, it could not be different in this case. With sentences
that use the verb to be, the adverb of frequency is placed after the verb. Look at this example
so that you can write this exception in easy English:

There are always lots of people in the city center on Saturday nights.

It’s often difficult to find a place to park.

But our friends are never on time so it doesn’t matter if we’re late.

Conclusion

In conclusion, adverbs are an important part of language because with them we express how
an action is performed. When we want to describe how often we perform said action, we need
to use what are known as adverbs of frequency. But how do they differ from each other and
when should you use them in a phrase or sentence? Read on to find out.

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