ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY

PRESENTE SIMPLE

El presente simple se utiliza para: Explicar cosas habituales y describir

rutinas. She plays golf every week

Juega al golf todas las semanas Expresar verdades generales y

definiciones. Paris is the capital of France París es la capital de Francia

Indicar gustos, opiniones She likes computer games Le gustan los juegos de ordenador

I love golf

ENGLISH PRESENT SIMPLE

USOS

Para expresar acciones que ocurren habitualmente,con una determinada frecuencia (hábitos, rutinas...).Me levanto a las 8 todas las mañanas.I get up at eight o'clock every morning.

Para expresar hechos o verdades generales.La tierra gira alrededor del sol.The Earth goes around the Sun.

Para expresar situaciones permanentes. Él vive en Londres.He lives in London.

Para hablar de acciones futuras ya planificadas.Me voy de Madrid mañana por la mañana.I leave Madrid tomorrow morning.

FORMAS DEL PRESENTE SIMPLE

Oraciones afirmativas Sujeto+infinitivo sin

‘to’ + complementos I like photography Me gusta la fotografía

Particularidad: En la 3ª persona del singular (he/she/it) hay que añadirle una -s al verbo

He likes football Le gusta el fútbol

Negativa-Interrogativa Suj.+don’t/doesn’t

+ inf. del verbo sin ‘to’ + complementos

Kelly doesn’t need any help / Kelly no necesita ayuda

Do/Does + sujeto + infinitivo sin ‘to’ + complementos

Do you usually eat fruit? / ¿Comes fruta habitualmente?

ENGLISH PRESENT SIMPLE

FORMACIÓN

AFIRMATIVO

NEGATIVO

ADVERBIOSDE

FRECUENCIA

INTERROGATIVO

ENGLISH PRESENT SIMPLE

AFIRMATIVO

Sujeto + Infinitivo sin “to”

I live in London. Lions eat meat.You like reading comics.

En las terceras personas del singular añade una “s” al verbo

He plays football. Alice comes to school by bus.

My dog sleeps in the garden.

Si el verbo acaba en "s"-"sh"-"ch"-"x" o "z"en las terceras persona del singular añade "es".

Si el verbo acaba en "y" precedida deconsonante cambia la “y” en “i” y añade "es".

My brother watches TV at night. His kite flies very high.

ENGLISH PRESENT SIMPLE

NEGATIVO

Sujeto + don't + Infinitivo sin “to”

I don't live in London. Lions don't eat grass.You don't like reading books.

En las terceras personas del singular:Sujeto + doesn't + infinitivo sin “to”

He doesn't play football.

Alice doesn't come to school by car.

doesn't = does not

My dog doesn't sleep in the kitchen.

don't = do not

ENGLISH PRESENT SIMPLE

INTERROGATIVO

Do + Sujeto + Infinitivo sin “to” + ...?

Do I live in London? Do lions eat grass?Do you like reading books?

En las terceras personas del singular:Does + Sujeto + infinitivo sin “to” + ...?

Does he play football?

Does my dog sleep in the kitchen?

Does Alice come to school by car?

Los adverbios de frecuencia son palabras que se utilizan para decir con qué frecuencia realizamos una acción.

Se colocan delante del.verbo principal. We usually go

to the cinema on Sunday. Normalmente vamos al cine los domingos.

Con menos frecuencia

Frecuencia normal

Con más frecuencia

ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY TELL US HOW OFTEN SOMETHING HAPPENS.

These are : Always (100%) Usually (75%) Often ( 50%) Sometimes ( 25 %) Seldom (10%) Never (0%)

The adverbs often, usually, sometimes and occasionally can go at the beginning of a sentence.Sometimes I go swimming.Often we surf the internet.

Sometimes these adverbs are put at the end of the sentence.We read books occasionally.

The adverbs rarely and seldom can go at the end of the sentence.He eats fish very seldom.

Adverbs of Frequency go before the main verb but after auxiliary verbs and the verb To-be .

Examples : 1.- We are never late for University.2.- She always arrives late for work.3.- She is usually early for University.4.- Do you often go swimming?

5.- I don’t usually get up late on Sundays.6.- I sometimes have lunch at the university.7.- They never work on Sundays.

The position of adverbs in sentences We can put adverbs in different positions in

sentences. There are three main positions but also a lot of exceptions.

In English we never put an adverb between the verb and the object.

We often play handball. - CORRECT We play often handball. - WRONG

The three main positions of adverbs in English sentences

1) Adverb at the beginning of a sentence Unfortunately, we could not see Mount

Snowdon. 2) Adverb in the middle of a sentence The children often ride their bikes. 3) Adverb at the end of a sentence Andy reads a comic every afternoon.

. always (ólweis) - siempre

usually (iúshuali) - habitualmente

frequently (fríkuentli) - frecuentemente

often (ófen) - a menudo

sometimes (sámtáims) algunas veces

occasionally (okéishonali) - ocasionalmente

rarely (rérli) - casi nunca

seldom (séldom) - casi nunca

hardly ever (járdli éver) - casi nunca

never (néver) - nunca

annually (ániuali) - anualmente

yearly (íerli) - anualmente

monthly (mánzli) - mensualmente

weekly (uíkli) - semanalmente

every other day (évri oder déi) - cada dos días

every day (évri déi) - todos los días

from time to time (from táim tchu táim) - de vez en cuando

once in a while (uáns i a uáil) - de vez en cuando

every now and then (evri náu an den) - de vez en cuando

ever (éver) - alguna vez

yearly (íarli) - anualmente

every month (évri mónz) - todos los meses

every year (évri íer) - todos los años

normally (nórmali) - normalmente

regularly (régüiularli) – regularmente

once (uáns) - una vez

twice (tchuáis) - dos veces

three times (zríi táims) - tres veces

once a day (uáns e déi) - una vez al día

twice a month (tchuáis a mánz) - dos veces al mes

EXERCISES

1. Encuentra 8 adverbios de frecuencia :Always, Usually, Often,Frequently, Sometimes, Seldom, Never, Everyday,

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EXERCISES

2. Adverbs and expressions of frecuency :

a). I play computer games, (often).---------------------------------- computer games.

b). My brother goes to the gym. (every day).My brother --------------------------------------.

c). She watches TV in the mornings. ( never).------------------------------------------ in the mornings.

d). The at rice . (three time a week).

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EXERCISES

e). Paul travels by bus. (twice a day).

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3. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

a).

b).

c).

d).

You out take every the rubbish evening

Have for breakfast. I always cereals

They ever hardly go to the cinema

after usually her friends school. metts She

EXERCISES

e).

4. Advers and expressions of frecuency 3.Put the sentences in order of frecuency from 1 (o%) to 6 (100%).

a). I often cook in the evenings.

b). She Usually plays tennis the afternoon.

c). He never walks to school.

d). My best friend hardly ever goes to the cinema.

e). We always drink water witch our meals.

watches sister sometimes the dishes, My

EXERCISES

f). The sometimes watchs cartoons on TV.

5. Write the letters in the correct order to make adverbs of frecuency.

a). Laulysu ------------------------------.

b). Renve ----------------------------------.

c). Mostimese --------------------------------.

d). Enfot -----------------------.

EXERCISES

6. Grammar exercises:

Unscramble these sentences.

Exemple: Get always up you 7.00 at,

a). Sometimes at we restaurant a eat.

b). Happy always Shane is

c). Doesn’t always She take a taxi

d). Often listens music Tom to

e). Is Paul never late

EXERCISES

f). Sally to sometimes gym goes the

g). Dad cook sometimes dinner

h). Usually well do I math tests in

i). Loock William’s good always

j). You do often Study English ?

OTHER EXPRESIONS OF FRECUENCY

Evary day: Todos los dias.Every month: Todos los meses.Every two years: Cada dos años.Once: Una vez.Twice: Dos veces.There times a week: Tres veces a la semana.

LAS SIGUIENTES FRASES TE SERVIRÁN PARA INTERCAMBIAR LA INFORMACIÓN SOBRE LA FRECUENCIA CON LA QUE SE HACE ALGO:

How often do you go the gym ? ¿Con que frecuencia vas al gimnasio?I go everydayYo voy todos los días

BIBLIOGRAFIA

http://www.mailxmail.com/curso-ingles-principiantes/adverbios-frecuencia-always-sometimes

www.shertonenglish.com/resources/es/adverbs/adverbs-frequency.php  www.prepafacil.com/cbtis/Main/AdjetivosDeFrecuencia  curso-gratis-ingles.euroresidentes.com/2008/05/adverbios-de-frecuencia-en-

ingles.html 

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