Adverbs of Frequency

1.

Adverbs of Frequency
We use adverbs of frequency – like
sometimes or usually – to say how
often we do things, or how often
things happen.

2.

USING ADVERBS of FREQUENCY : ALWAYS, USUALLY,
OFTEN, SOMETIMES, SELDOM, RARELY, NEVER
They always drink coffee
in the morning.
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3.

USING ADVERBS of FREQUENCY : ALWAYS, USUALLY,
OFTEN, SOMETIMES, SELDOM, RARELY, NEVER
100%
90%- 99%
75%- 90%
25%- 75%
(a) Sasha always walks to school.
(b) Sasha usually walks school.
(c) Masha often drinks milk.
(d) Ann sometimes eats hamburgers.
5%- 10%
(e) Ann seldom eats hamburgers.
1%- 10%
(f) Olya rarely makes tea.
0%
(g) Olya never does the gardening.
Adverbs of frequency
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4.

USING ADVERBS of FREQUENCY WITH BE
Bill is
always dirty.
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5.

USING ADVERBS of FREQUENCY WITH BE
SUBJECT + BE + FREQUENCY
ADVERB
Oleg
+
is +
am
is +
are
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seldom
usually
never
often
rarely
dirty.
always
sometimes
Adverb of
frequency

6.

ADVERBS of FREQUENCY
SUBJECT
Misha
+
FREQUENCY
ADVERB
OTHER SIMPLE
PRESENT VERBS
seldom
+ sometimes
usually
rarely
often
never
always
frequency
adverb
+
6
+
+ rides a bike.
all simple
present
verbs
except be

7.

Let’s Practice
She is happy.
______________________________________
7
usually

8.

Let’s Practice
Bill is
sad.
never
_________________________________________
8

9.

Let’s Practice
She is angry.
______________________________________
9
always

10.

Let’s Practice
She is busy.
______________________________________
10
often

11.

Let’s Practice
She is upset.
______________________________________
11
never

12.

Let’s Practice
They work in the garden.
12
often

13.

Let’s Practice
It snows in the south.
13
rarely

14.

Let’s Practice
He swims in the sea.
14
never

15.

Let’s Practice
He
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swims in the sea.
hardly ever

16.

Let’s Practice
Shesurfs the Internet.
16
usually

17.

We can use some adverbs of frequency at the
beginning or end of a sentence for emphasis.
• I sometimes think about
becoming a vet.
• He usually goes jogging
in the morning.
• He doesn’t often call
me.
• We often surf the
Internet.
• We occasionally read
books
• Sometimes I think
about becoming a vet.
• Usually he goes jogging
in the morning
• He doesn’t call me
often.
• Often we surf the
Internet.
• We read books
occasionally.