Adverbs of frequency

Adverbs of frequency are words used to express the

periodicity of some actions

Always frequently generally hardly ever

infrequently never normally

Occasionally often rarely regularly

Seldom sometimes usually

 Position of the adverbs in the
phrase
We usually put these adverbs in the middle of the sentence, between the subject
and the verb:

- I often go to the cinema.

- She sometimes visits me at home.
- We usually drink coffee.

REMEMBER: The adverb goes BEFORE the verb:

- I usually have cereal for breakfast.

- She sometimes* plays football.

*The only exception is Sometimes, that can start a phrase:

Sometimes She plays football.
 Adeverbs of frequency with the verb to be
When we use the verb to be we place the adverb after the verb to be, like this:

- Carl and Peter are usually angry
- Sally is almost always serious.

If there is a negation, the adverb goes after the negation:

- Danny isn't usually nice.
- You aren't often at home.
Adverbial phrases (adverbial expressions)*
An adverbial phrase is a group of words that functions as an adverb

• I go to the cinema twice a week.

• She takes these tablets three times a day.
• I change the sheets once a fortnight (fortnight = two weeks).
• They meet him several times a year.
• I visit my parents once a month.
• We go to the cinema once in a while.
• She drinks wine every now and again.
• From time to time I visit my mother

*They usually go in the last part of the phrase or in the beginning.

 OTHER EXPRESSIONS

• once a day una vez al día

• twice a day dos veces al día
• three times a day tres veces al día
• once a weekuna vez a la semana
• twice a week dos veces a la semana
• three times a week tres veces a la semana
• once a month una vez al mes
• twice a month dos veces al mes
• three times a month tres veces al mes
• daily diariamente
• weekly semanalmente
• monthly mensualmente
• yearly / annually anualmente
• every day todos los días
• every week todas las semanas
• every month todos los meses
• every year todos los años
• every other daydía por medio
• on Mondays los lunes
• on weekdays los días de semana
• on weekends los fines de semana
• constantly constantemente
• continuously continuamente
• again and again una y otra vez
• every now and then de vez en cuando
• from time to time de tanto en tanto