a small ppt about adverbs of frequency

1. ADVERBS
OF
FREQUENCY
MR. ANIBAL SILVA

2. OBJECTIVES
• Explanations of adverbs of frequency
• Table of usage of the adverbs of frequency
• Cause and effect
• Purpose and additions

3. WHAT ARE ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY?
• The so-called frequency adverbs are those adverbs that serve to express the regularity with which an action occurs.
Example:
ENGLISH SPANISH
ALWAYS Siempre
USUALLY Normalmente
OFTEN A menudo
SOMETIMES A veces
HARDLY EVER Casi nunca
NEVER Nunca

4. HOW ARE THE FREQUENCY ADVERBS USED?
• In affirmative sentences, frequency adverbs are always placed after the subject and before the main verb
and the rest of the sentence.
• Grammar formula : Subject + frequency adverb + main verb + (complement)
We sometimes go to the theatre.
(nosotros) A veces vamos al teatro.
I always go cycling on Sundays.
(yo) Siempre voy en bici los
domingos.

5. HOW ARE THE FREQUENCY ADVERBS USED?
• Hardly ever and never have a negative sense and are used in affirmative sentences.
My puppy hardly ever pees inside the house.
Mi cachorro casi nunca hace pipí dentro de casa.
Max never wants to work.
Max nunca quiere trabajar.

6. HOW ARE THE FREQUENCY ADVERBS USED?
• In negative sentences we place the frequency adverb between the auxiliary don't or doesn't
and the main verb.
• Grammar formula: Subject + don't/doesn't + frequency adverb + main verb + (complement)
I don't often watch TV.
No veo la televisión a menudo.
He doesn't usually go shopping.
Normalmente no va de compras.
.

7. HOW ARE THE FREQUENCY ADVERBS USED?
• In interrogative sentences, the frequency adverb is placed between the subject and the main
verb.
• Grammar formula Do/does + subject + frequency adverb + main verb + (complement) ?
Do you always go to university by bus?
(tú) ¿Siempre vas a la universidad en autobús?
Do you usually travel?
(tú) ¿Normalmente viajas?

8. HOW ARE THE FREQUENCY ADVERBS USED?
Frequency adverbs with the verb to be
• When we want to use a frequency adverb with the verb to be, the sentence has a different
structure than the one detailed above.
• In the case of affirmative sentences, the frequency adverb is placed after the verb and the
presence of the complement becomes essential.
• Grammar formula: Subject + to be + adverb of frequency + complement
Sally is always serious.
Sally siempre está seria.
Carl and Peter are usually angry.
Carl y Peter normalmente están enfadados.

9. HOW ARE THE FREQUENCY ADVERBS USED?
Frequency adverbs with the verb to be
• When the sentence is negative, we simply add the frequency adverb after the verb to be in the
negative form ('m not, isn't and aren't) followed by the complement.
• Grammar formula: Subject + to be + not + adverb of frequency + complement
Danny isn't usually nice.
Danny normalmente no es simpático
You aren't often at home.
No estás en casa a menudo.
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10. HOW ARE THE FREQUENCY ADVERBS USED?
Frequency adverbs with the verb to be
• In the case of interrogatives, the frequency adverb is placed between the subject and the
complement.
• Grammar formula: To be + subject + frequency adverb + complement?
Why is Sally always tired?
¿Por qué Sally siempre está cansada?
Are they sometimes at the beach?
(ellos/as) ¿Están a veces en la playa
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11. REMEMBER!
• Adverbs of frequency are used to express how regularly an action occurs
FREQUENCY ADVERB EXAMPLES
Always Siempre Do you always drink milk for breakfast?(tú) ¿Siempre bebes leche para desayunar?
Usually Normalmente We usually go cycling on Sundays.Normalmente vamos en bici los domingos.
Often A menudo Does Peter often go out with his friends?¿Peter sale con sus amigos a menudo?
Sometimes A veces We sometimes go to the cinema.A veces vamos al cine.
Hardly ever Casi nunca Mary hardly ever watches TV.Mary casi nunca mira la televisión.
Never Nunca They never go skiing.Nunca van a esquiar.