TECHNICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION OF COMMERCE
VIRGINIA GÓMEZ - CIENAGA MAGDALENA- 2021
AREA : ENGLISH GRADE : 7 GUIA : N° 10
TEACHER: CARMEN ESCOBAR ACOSTA
Utilizamos los adverbios de frecuencia para indicar con que frecuencia («How often») realizamos una determinada actividad o acción.
Aunque hay más, los adverbios de frecuencia más usuales con su traducción aproximada son:
- Always (siempre)
- Usually ( usualmente)
- Normally // Generally (normalmente // generalmente)
- Often // Frequently (frecuentemente // a menudo)
- Sometimes (algunas veces)
- Occasionally (ocasionalmente)
- Seldom (pocas veces)
- Hardly ever // Rarely (casi nunca // rara vez)
- Never (nunca)
En la siguiente imagen podemos ver claramente que «frecuencia» indica cada uno:
| Frequency | Adverb of Frequency | Example Sentence |
|---|---|---|
| 100% | always | I always go to bed before 11 p.m. |
| 90% | usually | I usually have cereal for breakfast. |
| 80% | normally / generally | I normally go to the gym. |
| 70% | often* / frequently | I often surf the internet. |
| 50% | sometimes | I sometimes forget my wife's birthday. |
| 30% | occasionally | I occasionally eat junk food. |
| 10% | seldom | I seldom read the newspaper. |
| 5% | hardly ever / rarely | I hardly ever drink alcohol. |
| 0% | never | I never swim in the sea. |
¿Como se utilizan?
- Adverbs of frequency go before the main verb but after verb “to be” (se colocan antes del verbo principal pero después del verbo «to be»).
- They don´ t usually watch TV.
- She never eats sweets.
- They are usually in bed by 11:30
- She´s never eaten Chinese food.
- Have you ever had a really serious illness? (= ever = alguna vez)
- Sometimes, usually, normally, frequently, often and occasionally can also go at the beginning or end of a sentence. (en ocasiones, los adverbios indicados, pueden ir al principio o al final de la oración).
- Sometimes I walk to work.
- Do you see your parentes often?
- Frequency expressions or adverbs phrases of frequency (every evening, once a week, twice a week…) normally go at the end a clause (las «expresiones de frecuencia» se colocan al final de la oración).
- I watch TV every evening.
- I go to the cinema twice a week
- We use “How often…?” to ask (utilizamos la fórmula «How often…» para preguntar por la frecuencia con la que alguien hace algo).
- How often do they watch TV? They watch TV every evening.
- How often do you go swimming? I go swimming once
EXERCISES
ES COGER LA OPCIÓN CORRECTA
COLOCA EN LA POSICIÓN CORRECTA EL ADVERBIO DE FRECUENCIA QUE SE ENCUENTRA EN PARENTESIS
- She goes to the movies. (often)
- they listen to classical music. (usually)
- He write the local newspaper. (often )
- Sara smiles. (never)
- She complains about her husband. (sometimes)
- I eat fish . (rarely)
- Ana is ill. (often)
GOD BLESS YOU—DIOS TE BENDIGA
SUCCESS - ÉXITO
