Course: Legal Technician

English
Lesson 04: ADVERBS OF
FREQUENCY.
TEACHER: MG. KAREN Y. ESCALERA VICENTE
• Play soccer
• Surf the internet
• Cook dinner
• Drink coffee
• Read a book
• Go to the cinema
• Wake up at six o
´clock
 Write four more things that you do after you wake
up on a university day.

1.- ………………………………………

2.-……………………………………….

3.-………………………………………

4.-………………………………………
ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
• Adverbs of frecuency say HOW OFTEN something happens. We use
adverbs of frequency to say how often we do something.

He always studies.
Adverbs of frequency come after the verb BE
I AM

ALWAYS
USUALLY
OFTEN Happy
YOU/ THEY/ WE ARE Late
SOMETIMES
SELDOM Watching tv.
NEVER

HE/ SHE/ IT IS

• I am always late
• They are sometimes playing
• She is seldom in the office
In Simple Present:Adverbs of frequency usually come
before OTHER VERB

I
ALWAYS
USUALLY
OFTEN Main VERB
YOU/ THEY/ WE
SOMETIMES
SELDOM
NEVER
HE/ SHE/ IT

• I always eat cereal for breakfast.

• She usually exercises on Mondays.
• They never buy oranges
 Adverbs of frequency usually comes
between Auxiliary verb and main Verb

Can
Would ALWAYS
Might USUALLY
YOU/ THEY/ WE Will OFTEN Main VERB
SOMETIMES
Could SELDOM
Have NEVER
must

HE/ SHE/ IT

• She can sometimes beat me in a race.

• They could occasionally talk in the chat.

• Rule 1: Adverbs of frequency are
words that tell how often something
happens.
• Rule 2: In a sentence, an adverb of
frequency usually comes after be but
befor other verbs.
• Rules 3: the Word sometimes can
occur in all three places: in front of a
sentence, in the middle of a sentence,
or at the end of a sentence.
• Sometimes we practice together.
• We sometimes practice together.
• We practices together sometimes.
• Rule 4: to ask about the
frequency of an action, use
ever or How often: Do you
ever play golf? How often do
you play golf?
• Rule 5: Negative adverbs of
frequency such as rarely,
seldom an never should be
used with an affirmative verb.
Double negatives are not
posible.
What's wrong?
• Usually I'm late
• I'm usually late
• I'm late usually

• Sometimes I watch TV
• I sometimes watch TV
• I watch TV sometimes
 Adverbs of frequency can also come at the
beginning or end of a sentence.

Sometimes
Usually

• Usually, I´m late.

• Sometimes I watch TV.
• The internet is slow, sometimes.
• They go to eat pizza usually
• The dog eats his homework sometimes.
What´s the correct sentences?
• Janice doesn´t never eat fish.
• They usually work late
• We are not never early for school.
• They are never early for class.
• Tony rarely eats vegetables.
• We never are late.
• Rarely we go to the class.
Veamos el siguiente ejemplo que hace referencia a
una chica llamada Kim. En la tabla se muestra una
relación de actividades y los días de la semana en la
cual los practica.
 Use HOW OFTEN to ask about frequency

• How often do you study with a partner?

I rarely study with a partner.

• How often does Amy do housework?

Amy always does housework.

• How often does Amy play basketball?

Amy never plays basketball.
How often do you….?
• How often do you do your homework?
____________________________________
• How often do you go to the dentist?
____________________________________

• How often do you use the computer?

_____________________________________
 Write a paragraph about your daily routine
• Example: I usually get up at 6:00 am then I have breakfast. After that ,
I go to school, my classes start at 7:00 and finish at 2:00. I usually
have lunch around 3:00 p.m. In the afternoon I………… In the evening
I……………… I usually go to bed at …………… On weekends, I…………..