It explains what adverbs of indefinite frequency are, the different adverbs, how to use them with the verb Be and other verbs.

1. ADVERBS OF INDEFINITE
FREQUENCY.
MADE BY BRENDA GARCIA.

2. ADVERBS OF INDEFINITE
FREQUENCY
They are used to describe how
often we do an activity.
Indefinite frequency because
the exact frequency is not
defined.

3. ADVERBS OF INDEFINITE FREQUENCY
% ADVERBS OF INDEFINITE FREQUENCY
100 Always
95 Almost always
90 Usually
80 Normally / Generally
70 Often / Frequently
50 Sometimes
30 Occasionally
15 Seldom
10 Hardly ever / Rarely
5 Almost never
0 Never

4. ADVERBS OF INDEFINITE FREQUENCY
These adverbs go:
 Before all verbs (except be):
- I always have breakfast before 7 o’clock on weekdays.
- My sister doesn’t usually watches movies on Netflix.
- He often goes to the gym by car. NOT He goes often to the gym by car.
 After be:
- They are almost always late. NOT They almost always are late.
- He isn’t usually moody.
- I’m occasionally stressed.

5. ADVERBS OF INDEFINITE FREQUENCY
Notes:
 Use affirmative sentences with never, almost never, hardly ever and
rarely:
- Alan never smokes. NOT Alan doesn’t never smoke.
- Ella rarely watches news. NOT Ella doesn’t never watch news.
 Usually and sometimes can begin a sentence:
- I sometimes drink coke = Sometimes I drink coke.
- Hank usually listens to music at night= Usually Hank listens to
music at night.

6. EXERCISES
Order the words to make sentences:
1. Never /Sasha/ to bed/ before/ midnight/ goes.
2. A shower/ always/ morning/ I/ in the morning/take.
3. Read/ my/ father/ magazines/ often/ doesn’t.
4. Very/ is/ tea/ good/ usually/ this.
5. At work/ we/ have/ don’t/ lunch/ usually.
6. Closes/ almost/ the restaurant/ late/ always.
7. Has/ ever/ for breakfast/ hardly/ Ana/ sandwich.
CHECK YOUR ANSWERS

7. ANSWERS
Order the words to make sentences:
1. Sasha never goes to bed before midnight.
2. I always take a shower in the morning.
3. My father doesn’t often read magazines.
4. This tea is usually very good.
5. We don’t usually have lunch at work.
6. The restaurant almost always closes late.
7. Ana hardly ever has sandwich for breakfast.