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What I do and how I live
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The adverbs of frequency in the following chart are called adverbs of
de
¿
nite
frequency
because you know exactly how many times the action occurs.
hourly
(cada hora)
daily (diariamente)
weekly (semanalmente)
monthly (mensualmente)
yearly (anualmente)
every second (cada segundo)
once
(una vez)
once a day (una vez al día)
twice (dos veces)
twice a year (dos veces al año)
once or twice (una vez o dos
veces)
three times (tres veces)
Adverbs of de
¿
nite frequency usually go at the end of a sentence. Look at these
examples:
•
Most people pay the rent
monthly
.
•
The doctor checks the patient
every
hour
.
•
To review progress, the teachers check notebooks
weekly
.
Usually for reasons of emphasis or style, some adverbs of de
¿
nite frequency may go
at the front of the sentence. Look at the example:
• Every day
, more than a million kids go to school.
Look at the following rules of adverbs of frequency.
1. Adverbs of frequency are often used with the present simple because they
indicate repeated or routine activities.
2.
Adverbs of frequency can be placed in different places in the sentence depending
on the focus.
• I
sometimes
visit my aunt/
Sometimes
I visit my aunt/I visit my aunt
sometimes
.
• We
often
see her pass by the house/We see her pass by the house
often
.
•
My friend is
always
late for school/My friend is late for school
always
.
3. Rarely
and
seldom
can also go at the end of a sentence (often with “very”).
•
We see them very
rarely
.
•
Luis eats meat
seldom
.