Unit 7 - Adverbs of Frequency
Adverbs of Frequency
Unit 7 - Adverbs of Frequency
1.
What do you do on the weekend?
I always go out on
Saturday. Sometimes I go to a restaurant, and
sometimes I watch a movie. I never go to concerts,
but I often go to my friend's house. I always
have a good time!
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2.
What kind of person are you?
Well, I'm friendly and outgoing, and I'm usually very happy. I don't often complain, and I never shout or get really angry. How about you?
I'm friendly too, and I'm a little shy.
I'm always happy, but sometimes I'm very busy. I always try to have a happy face.
Me too!
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3.
What are some customs in your country?
We always bow to people we meet, and we never joke about people's names.
That's good. Here we never ask about people's salary, it's rude. Also we usually aren't late for meetings.
That's good too!
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Key Vocabulary
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weekend |
get angry |
Grammar
Adverbs of frequency show how often something happens. For example: "I always brush my teeth" means I brush my teeth every day.
Here are some common adverbs of frequency.
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Adverb Always
- He always eats breakfast. For infrequent events we can use: Don't usually - He doesn't usually eat breakfast. |
Frequency 100%
20% |
Affirmative/Negative Frequency Adverbs
Affirmative frequency
adverbs can be made negative, for example:
- I don't always eat rice for breakfast.
- He doesn't usually come home late.
Negative frequency
adverbs can't be made negative: for example:
- I don't never eat rice for breakfast
- This is incorrect
Adverb Position
Adverb position varies
greatly in English. However as a general rule,
adverbs of frequency come before the main verb.
For example:
These are correct:
"sometimes" comes before the main
verb "play"
- We sometimes play sports.
- We don't often play sports.
These are incorrect:
- We play sometimes sports.
- We don't play often sports.
Other positions are
also possible, for example:
- We play sports sometimes.
Here the adverb is in the end position.
- Sometimes we come home late.
The beginning positon is possible, especially
when adding emphasis.
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Grammar Exercises
Exercise 1
Unscramble these sentences.
Example: get always up you 7.00 at. - You always get up at 7.00.
1. sometimes at We restaurant a eat.
2. happy always Shane is.
3. doesn't always She take a taxi.
4. often listens music Tom to.
5. is Paul never late.
6. Sally to sometimes gym goes the.
7. Dad cook sometimes dinner.
8. usually well do I math tests in.
9. looks William good always.
10. you do often study English?
Answers
1. = "We sometimes eat at a restaurant.";2. = "Shane is always happy.";
3. = "She doesn't always take a taxi.";
4. = "Tom often listens to music.";
5. = "Paul is never late.";
6. = "Sally sometimes goes to the gym.";
7. = "Dad sometimes cooks dinner.";
8. = "I usually do well in math tests.";
9. = "William always looks good.";
10. = "Do you often study English?";
Exercise 2
What do you do on the weekend?
I 1. go out on Saturday. 2. I go to a restaurant, and 3. I watch a movie. I 4. go to concerts, but I 5. go to my friend's house. I 6. have a good time!
What kind of person are you?
Well, I'm friendly and outgoing, and I'm 1. very happy. I don't 2. complain, and I
3. shout or get really angry. How about you?I'm friendly too, and I'm a little shy.
I'm 4. happy, but 5. I'm very busy. I 6. try to have a happy face.
Me too!
What are some customs in your country?
We 1. bow to people we meet, and we 2. joke about people's names.
That's good. Here we 3. ask about people's salary, it's rude. Also we 4. aren't late for meetings.
That's good too!
Answers
1. = "always";2. = "sometimes";
3. = "sometimes";
4. = "never";
5. = "often";
6. = "always";
7. = "usually";
8. = "often";
9. = "never";
10. = "always";
11. = "sometimes";
12. = "always";
13. = "always";
14. = "never";
15. = "never";
16. = "usually";