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What I do and how I live
Look at the adverbs in the following box.
AB
Daily (Diariamente)
Weekly (Semanalmente)
Yearly (Anualmente)
Often (Seguido)
Sometimes (A veces)
Rarely (Raramente)
You probably see a difference between A and B above. With words like
daily
we
know exactly how often. The words in A describe
de
¿
nite
frequency. On the other
hand, the words in B describe
inde
¿
nite
frequency, words like
often
give us an idea
about frequency but they don’t tell us exactly. Look at the examples.
•
I go to school
daily
.
•
My father cleans the car
weekly
.
•
We go to “La Villa”
yearly
.
• He
often
goes to the doctor.
• She
sometimes
reads a book.
• My mom
rarely
gets angry.
There are adverbs of inde
¿
nite and de
¿
nite frequency. An
adverb of inde
¿
nite
frequency
is used to express how many times an event occurs. Look at the following
chart.
Adverbs of inde
¿
nite frequency/
Adverbios de frecuencia inde
¿
nida
Frequency/Frecuencia
Always
Constantly
Continually
I
always
do my homework.
She goes out
constantly
.
I
continually
read.
Most of the time
Usually
Normally
Generally
He
usually
does homework.
I
normally
sleep eight hours.
He
generally
wakes up at seven.
Almost all of the time
Often
Frequently
Regularly
She
often
goes to the market.
Luisa
frequently
sings at church.
I
regularly
buy the paper.
More than half of the time
Sometimes
Occasionally
They
¿
ght
sometimes
.
Occasionally
we travel to Mexico City.
Less of the time
Rarely
Seldom
My little sister
rarely
cries.
My uncle
seldom
smokes.
Almost never of the time
Never
I
never
drink tequila.
Never, not even a day