Adverbios de Frecuencia

Adverbios de
frecuencia
"Rarely and seldom" tambin pueden ir a final de

una oracin (usualmente con very):
Adverbios de frecuencia definida:

Como ya lo dijimos anteriormente, son aquellos que
nos indican con qu frecuencia exacta se realiza una
accin.
I play tennis occasionally. (Yo juego tennis

ocasionalmente.)
Por ejemplo:
We see them rarely. (Los vemos rara vez.)

John eats meat very seldom. (John come carne en
pocas ocasiones.)
Por ejemplo:
Veamos un listado de los adverbios de frecuencia

indefinida en donde el 100% nos indica los eventos
que suceden siempre y el 0% los eventos que nunca
suceden.
Hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, yearly.

(cada hora, a diario, semanalmente, mensualmente,
anualmente).
Every second, once a minute, twice a year.
(cada segundo, cada minuto, dos veces al ao).
Once, twice, once or twice, three times.
(una vez, dos veces, una o dos veces, tres veces).
100%
Estos adverbios generalmente van al final de la

oracin.
Ejemplos:
I check my weight every week. (Yo reviso mi peso

cada semana.)
I go to the gym twice a week. (Yo voy al gimnasio
dos veces por semana.)
They go on vacation twice a year. (Ellos se van de
vacaciones dos veces al ao.
Always, constantly (siempre, constantemente).

Usually, normally (usualmente, normalmente).
Frequently, regularly(frecuentemente,
regularmente).
Often (bastante).
Adverbios de frecuencia indefinida:

Estos nos ayudan a expresar la frecuencia con la que
se realiza una accin pero no de manera precisa y
exacta. Por ejemplo: Never (nunca),
seldom (raramente), sometimes (a veces), often (a
menudo), always (siempre).
50%
Sometimes (a veces).
Occasionally (ocasionalmente).
Rarely, infrequently (rara vez).
Seldom (contadas veces).
Hardly ever (casi nunca).
0%
Los adverbios de frecuencia indefinida generalmente

van en la mitad de la oracin.
Por ejemplo:
We usually go shopping on Saturday. (Nosotros

usualmente vamos de compras el da sbado.)
I have often done that. (Yo a menudo he hecho
eso.)
She is always late. (Ella siempre est retrasada o
llega tarde.)
Never (nunca).
Ejercicios
"Occasionally, sometimes, often, frequently and

usually" pueden ir tambin al inicio o al final de una
oracin:
Colocar el adverbio de frecuencia
Por ejemplo:
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Sometimes they come and stay with us. (A veces

ellos vienen y se quedan con nosotros.)
1. He listens to the radio. (often)
2. They read a book. (sometimes)

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3. Pete gets angry. (never)
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3. It rains in California. (never)
4. Tom is very friendly. (usually)
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4. We have fish for dinner. (seldom)
5. I take sugar in my coffee. (sometimes)
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5. She will see him. (rarely)
6. Ramon is hungry. (often)
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6. Peter doesnt get up before seven. (usually)
7. My grandmother goes for a walk in the evening. (always)
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7. They do not play tennis on Sundays. (always)
8. Walter helps his father in the kitchen. (usually)
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8. Mary watches TV. (hardly / ever)
9. They watch TV in the afternoon. (never)
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9. I go to school by bus. (always)
10. Christine smokes after dinner. (seldom)
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10. I get up at seven. (usually)
Las respuestas correctas
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1. He often listens to the radio.
11. I watch TV in the evening. (often / frequently)
2. They sometimes read a book.
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3. Pete never gets angry.
12. I have lunch in a restaurant. (sometimes)
4. Tom is usually very friendly.
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5. I sometimes take sugar in my coffee.
13. I have breakfast. (seldom)
6. Ramon is often hungry.
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7. My grandmother always goes for a walk in the evening.
14. I arrive late. (never)
8. Walter usually helps his father in the kitchen.
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9. They never watch TV in the afternoon.
15. I have homework. (every day)
10. Christine seldom smokes after dinner.
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1. He plays golf on Sundays. (sometimes)
1. He sometimes plays golf on Sundays.
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2. The weather is always bad in November.
2. The weather is bad in November. (always)
3. It never rains in California.
4. We seldom have fish for dinner.
10. The weather is bad in July. (never)
5. She will rarely see him.
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6. Peter doesnt usually get up before seven.
11. I have met him before. (never)
7. They do not always play tennis on Sundays.
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8. Mary hardly watches TV.
12. I never lend money to Peter because he pays me back. (never)
9. I always go to school by bus.
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10. I usually get up at seven.
13. James plays golf on Sundays. (sometimes)
11. I often watch TV in the evening.
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12. I sometimes have lunch in a restaurant.
14. Is he angry? (often)
13. I seldom have breakfast.
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14. I never arrive late.
15. We dont play sports. (often)
15. I have homework every day.
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16. We eat at a restaurant. (sometimes)
1. Charlotte goes to the pool. (sometimes)
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17. Shane is happy. (always)
2. It rains in Florida. (often)
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18. She doesnt take a taxi. (always)
3. I have a shower in the morning. (always)
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19. Dad cooks dinner. (sometimes)
4. I go to bed late. (always)
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20. Gonzalo looks good. (always)
5. Rafa goes swimming. (every week)
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21. I am busy Monday morning. (always)
6. Montse travels by air. (often)
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22. I go to work by subway. (sometimes)
7. Frank does exercises. (every day)
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23. They stay up all night. (sometimes)
8. Marta and Maite have lunch. (often)
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24. He is on time for meals. (always)
9. Tony doesnt get up before seven. (usually)
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25. They eat meat. (never)
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3. I drive my car to work. (never)
1. Charlotte goes sometimes to the pool.
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2. It often rains in Florida.
4. My sister eats vegetables. (always)
3. I always have a shower in the morning.
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4. I always go to bed late.
5. He listens to the radio. (often)
5. Rafa goes swimming every week.
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6. Montse often travels by air.
6. Eli reads a book. (sometimes)
7. Frank does exercises every day.
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8. Marta and Maite often have lunch.
7. Rafa is very friendly. (usually)
9. Tony usually doesnt get up before seven.
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10. The weather is never bad in July.
8. Johann takes sugar in his coffee. (sometimes)
11. I never have met him before.
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12. I never lend money to Peter because he never pays me back.
9. Marcelo and Agustn are hungry. (often)
13. James sometimes plays golf on Sundays.
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14. Is he often angry?
10. My grandfather goes for a walk in the afternoon. (always)
15. We dont often play sports.
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16. We sometimes eat at a restaurant.
11. Manolo helps his mother in the kitchen. (usually)
17. Shane is always happy.
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18. She doesnt always take a taxi.
12. Charo watches TV in the morning. (never)
19. Dad sometimes cooks dinner.
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20. Gonzalo always looks good.
13. Tibisay smokes. (never)
21. I am always busy Monday morning.
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22. I sometimes go to work by subway.
14. We dont see her. (often)
23. They sometimes stay up all night.
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24. He is always on time for meals.
15. I take too long in the shower. (always)
25. They never eat meat.
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16. Tina arrives on time. (usually)
1. We go shopping on Saturday. (usually)

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2. Marta has ice-cream for dessert. (usually)
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17. Our class isnt clean. (always)
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18. Do you feel sad? (sometimes)
15. I always take too long in the shower.
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16. Tina usually arrives on time.
19. Our English teacher smiles. (never)
17. Our class isnt always clean.
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18. Do you sometimes feel sad?
20. I am a good student. (always)
19. Our English teacher never smiles.
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20. I am always a good student.
21. I help the other students. (always)
21. I always help the other students.
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22. Maite and Ayla often study in the library.
22. Maite and Ayla study in the library. (often)
23. I often go to the park with my dog.
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24. I sometimes have toast for breakfast.
23. I go to the park with my dog. (often)
25. Pedro sometimes visits us on Sunday.
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24. I have toast for breakfast. (sometimes)
1. Katy practices the piano. (regularly)
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25. Pedro visits us on Sunday. (sometimes)
2. The children go to school on the bus. (always)
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3. Ill make that mistake again. (never)
1. We usually go shopping on Saturday.
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2. Marta usually has ice-cream for dessert.
4. Have you been to Japan? (ever)
3. I never drive my car to work.
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4. My sister always eats vegetables.
5. Weve been to Disneyland. (twice)
5. He often listens to the radio.
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6. Eli sometimes reads a book.
6. The shops are very busy. (often)
. Rafa is usually very friendly.
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8. Johann sometimes takes sugar in his coffee.
7. The newspaper is delivered. (daily)
9. Marcelo and Agustn are often hungry.
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10. My grandfather always goes for a walk in the afternoon.
8. We walk home from school. (every day)
11. Manolo usually helps his mother in the kitchen.
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12. Charo never watches TV in the morning.
9. I clean my bedroom. (every week)
13. Tibisay never smokes.
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14. We dont often see her.
10. Have you forgotten my name? Ive told you already. (three times)
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11. Dad polishes his shoes. (twice a week)
1. Katy regularly practices the piano.
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2. The children always go to school on the bus.
12. You should go to the dentist. (once every month)
3. Ill never make that mistake again.
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4. Have you ever been to Japan?
13. Dad jogs in the park. (every day)
5. Weve been to Disneyland twice.
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6. The shops are often very busy.
14. We smoke. (never)
7. The newspaper is delivered daily.
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8. We walk home every day from school.
15. I brush my teeth. (always)
9. I clean my bedroom every week.
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10. Have you forgotten my name? Ive told you three times already.
16. My mother cooks. (seldom)
11. Dad polishes his shoes twice a week.
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12. You should go to the dentist once every month.
17. Sandra is late for class. (never)
13. Dad jogs in the park every day.
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14. We never smoke.
18. We go to bed late. (never)
15. I always brush my teeth.
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16. My mother seldom cooks.
19. Miguel goes to the mountains. (always)
17. Sandra is never late for class.
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18. We never go to bed late.
20. Mary doesnt write to me. (often)
19. Miguel always goes to the mountains.
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20. Mary doesnt often write to me.
21. The bus arrives late. (usually)
21. The bus usually arrives late.
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22. She never drinks coffee in the evening.
22. She drinks coffee in the evening. (never)
23. My father usually goes to work by bus.
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24. Neville always goes to the beach at the weekend.
23. My father goes to work by bus. (usually)
25. I go to the mall every week.
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24. Neville goes to the beach at the weekend. (always)
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Adverbios de frecuencia
Los adverbios de frecuencia (' ad verbs of
f r e q u e n c y' ) i n d i c a n l a f r e c u e n c i a l a
periocidad con la que alguien hace algo o
suceden las cosas.
25. I go to the mall. (every week)

Tab l a d e m a y o r a m e n o r f r e c u e n c i a .
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a l w a ys
siempre
literario)
very often
muy a menudo
often
a menudo
frequently
frecuentemente
from time to
time
usually
normally
generally
normalmente
generalmente
e v e r y n ow a n d
then
sometimes
a veces
e v e r y n ow a n d
again
occasionally
ocasionalmente
e ver
alguna vez
rarely
rara vez
hardly e ver
seldom
casi nunca
ne ver
nunca
de vez en cuando
cada dos por tres
an hour
once
tw ice
three
times
a day
a week
a month
a la hora
una vez
dos
veces
tres
veces
a year
al da
a la semana
al mes
al ao
Ejemplos
Ejemplos
I a l w a ys e a t a t t w o
o'clock
Siempre como a las dos
You d o n ' t g o t o t h e
cinema ver y often
No vas al cine muy a

menudo
He often sings in this

pub
A menudo canta en el
bar
She usually arrives

late at work
Normalmente llega
tarde al trabajo
It hardly ever works
Casi nunca funciona
We sometimes feel
tired
A veces nos sentimos

cansados
You r a r e l y d r i n k m i l k
Rara vez bebis leche
The y never do this

kind of things
Ellos nunca hace ese

tipo de cosas
Expresiones de frecuencia
hour
cada hora
todas las horas
morning
todas las maanas
afternoon
todas las tardes
e vening
todas las noches
day
todos los das
Sunday
todos los domingos
e very
week
todas las semanas
month
todos los meses
year
todos los aos
Ejemplos
I eat three times a day
Como tres veces al da
She visits her family from

time to time
Visita su familia de vez

en cuando
The children fall down

e ver y now and then
Los nios se caen cada

dos por tres
Po sici n d e lo s ad ve rb io s d e
f re cue n cia
1 Si solamente hay un verbo principal
se suelen colocar delante del verbo
principal y detrs del verbo "to be"
(excepto en el imperativo).
I always go to the cinema on
Sundays.
S ie mp re vo y a l cine lo s
do m in go s.
He is never here.
Nun ca est a qu .
Never be ill!
No enf e rm e s n un ca!
2 Si hay ms de un verbo (modal o
tiempos compuestos) el adverbio ir
d e tr s d el p ri m e r v e rb o o a u xi l i a r.
I have never been in London.
I g o t o t h e g ym e v e r y
day
Vo y a l g i m n a s i o t o d o s
los das
She travels to
England e very year
Viaja a Inglaterra todos

los aos
We stud y ever y
evening
Estudiamos todas las

noches
Otras expresiones
once
una vez
tw i c e
dos veces
three times
tres veces
thrice
tres veces(ingls arcaico y
No h e e sta do n un ca e n
Lo nd re s.
I can never have breakfast before
9.00.
Nun ca pu ed o d esa yu n a r
an te s d e la s 9. 00
3 En las interrogativas y negativas el
adverbio se coloca delante del verbo
principal
I d o e s n t u s u a l l y g e t u p e a r l y.
Usu a lm e nt e no me
le van t o t em p ran o.
I go there very often.
Voy a ll mu y a me nu do .
Have you ever been in London?
Ha s e st ad o a lgun a ve z
e n L on d re s?
4 "Usually", "normally", "generally",
"frequently", "sometimes" y
"occasionally" pueden colocarse al
principio o al final de la oracin para
dar ms nfasis.
S ometi mes I go to the g ym on
weekends.
A lgu n a s ve ce s vo y a l
g imn a sio lo s f ine s de
sem an a .
I visit her occassionally.
L a visit o oca sion a lme nt e .

5 "Often", "seldom" y "rarely" pueden
ir en posicin final especialmente si van
precedidos de "very" o "quite".
6 Las expresiones de frecuencia

formadas con "every", "most" o "some"
pueden ir en posicin final o inicial.
The doctor comes to visit her every
morning.
E l m d ico vie n e a vis ita rla

ca d a m a an a.
So me Sundays we have a walk.
A lgun o s do m in go s d am os
un pa se o .
7 Las expresiones de frecuencia
formadas con "once", "twice"... suelen
ir en posicin final.
He plays football twice a week .
Ju e ga a l f tb o l do s ve ce s
a la se ma na .

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Adverbios de

"Rarely and seldom" tambin pueden ir a final de

Adverbios de frecuencia definida:

I play tennis occasionally. (Yo juego tennis

We see them rarely. (Los vemos rara vez.)

Veamos un listado de los adverbios de frecuencia

Hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, yearly.

Estos adverbios generalmente van al final de la

I check my weight every week. (Yo reviso mi peso

Always, constantly (siempre, constantemente).

Adverbios de frecuencia indefinida:

Los adverbios de frecuencia indefinida generalmente

We usually go shopping on Saturday. (Nosotros

"Occasionally, sometimes, often, frequently and

Colocar el adverbio de frecuencia

Sometimes they come and stay with us. (A veces

1. He listens to the radio. (often)

2. They read a book. (sometimes)

3. Pete gets angry. (never)

3. It rains in California. (never)

4. Tom is very friendly. (usually)

4. We have fish for dinner. (seldom)

5. I take sugar in my coffee. (sometimes)

5. She will see him. (rarely)

6. Ramon is hungry. (often)

6. Peter doesnt get up before seven. (usually)

7. My grandmother goes for a walk in the evening. (always)

7. They do not play tennis on Sundays. (always)

8. Walter helps his father in the kitchen. (usually)

8. Mary watches TV. (hardly / ever)

9. They watch TV in the afternoon. (never)

9. I go to school by bus. (always)

10. Christine smokes after dinner. (seldom)

10. I get up at seven. (usually)

Las respuestas correctas

1. He often listens to the radio.

11. I watch TV in the evening. (often / frequently)

2. They sometimes read a book.

3. Pete never gets angry.

12. I have lunch in a restaurant. (sometimes)

4. Tom is usually very friendly.

5. I sometimes take sugar in my coffee.

13. I have breakfast. (seldom)

6. Ramon is often hungry.

7. My grandmother always goes for a walk in the evening.

14. I arrive late. (never)

8. Walter usually helps his father in the kitchen.

9. They never watch TV in the afternoon.

15. I have homework. (every day)

10. Christine seldom smokes after dinner.

Colocar el adverbio de frecuencia

Las respuestas correctas

1. He plays golf on Sundays. (sometimes)

1. He sometimes plays golf on Sundays.

2. The weather is always bad in November.

2. The weather is bad in November. (always)

3. It never rains in California.

4. We seldom have fish for dinner.

10. The weather is bad in July. (never)

5. She will rarely see him.

6. Peter doesnt usually get up before seven.

11. I have met him before. (never)

7. They do not always play tennis on Sundays.

8. Mary hardly watches TV.