Adverbs of frequency
Always, usually, regularly, normally, often, sometimes, occasionally, rarely, seldom, never are adverbs of frequency.The position of these adverbs is:
a) before the main verb (precede al verbo más importante de la oración, no al auxiliar)
| Adverb of frequency | Main Verb | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | always | get up | at 6.45. | |
| Peter | can | usually | play | football on Sundays. |
| Mandy | has | sometimes | got | lots of homework. |
b) after a form of to be am, are, is (was, were) (después del verbo ser/estar)
| Verb | Adverb of frequency | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Susan | is | never | late. |
c) The adverbs often, usually, sometimes and occasionally can go at the beginning of a sentence. (estos adverbios pueden ir a comienzo de la oración)
Sometimes I go swimming.
Often we surf the internet.
Sometimes I read in bed.
d) Sometimes these adverbs are also put at the end of the sentence. (estos adverbios a veces también van al final de la oración)
We read books occasionally.
I eat chocolate sometimes.
Now do these two exercises in the following page:
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/adjectives_adverbs/adverbs_of_frequency.htm
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/adjectives_adverbs/adverbs_of_frequency1.htm
