Adverbio de frecuencia

1. ADRIANA LUCIA CAICEDO MANTILLA

2.  Los adverbs of frequency/ adverbios de frecuencia they allow you to know the time
or period in which an action or activity is carried out.

4. They are the ones we use to express or describe how often we perform an action. There
are 6 main adverbs of frequency used in English: always, usually (or normally), often,
sometimes, rarely, and never. Each of them has a similar meaning:
 Always: siempre.
 Usually: usualmente.
 Normally: normalmente.
 Often: seguido o a menudo.
 Sometimes: algunas veces.
 Rarely: rara vez, pocas veces o raramente.
 Never: nunca.

8. As you can see in the table below, the most common position for adverbs of
frequency is between the subject and the verb, which is the grammatically correct
way to place them. Here you can find some simple examples:
 Sara always goes out on Saturday evenings.
 Her boyfriend usually picks her up and they drive into the city centre.
 They often meet friends and have a drink together.
 In the winter they sometimes go to the cinema.
 They rarely go in the summer because they prefer to stay outside.
 They never get home before midnight.

9. But since all rules have an exception, it could not be different in this case. With
sentences that use the verb to be, the adverb of frequency is placed after the verb.
Look at this example so you can write this exception in easy English:
 There are always lots of people in the city centre on Saturday nights.
 It’s often difficult to find a place to park.
 But our friends are never on time so it doesn’t matter if we’re late.