NB1 - Frequency Courtesy of Isabel M. Bastida EOI Cartagena

1. EXPRESSING FREQUENCY
EOI CARTAGENA, A1
Isabel Bastida

2. 1. FREQUENCY ADVERBS

3. 1. FREQUENCY ADVERBS
MIDDLE POSITION
• Before the main verb
• After the verb to be
SPECIAL CASES
•Sometimes in initial, middle and
final position
Sometimes he has a siesta.
He sometimes has a siesta.
He has a siesta sometimes.
•Never and hardly ever in positive
sentences
I hardly ever go for a walk

4. 2. EXPRESSIONS OF FREQUENCY
EVERY + Expression of time
Every day I get up at 7:30
I go to a concert with my boyfriend every year.
ONCE/ TWICE/ THREE TIMES + A/ AN + Expression of time
The nurse gives the patient the medicine five times a day.
Once a week he visits his grandmother.

5. 3. QUESTIONS
HOW OFTEN …?
How often does Paul
go for a swim?
He goes for a swim every
Thursday
He goes for a swim once a
week
He always goes for a swim
on Thursday

6. 4. YOUR TURN

7. 4. YOUR TURN