Frequency adverbs & expressions of frequency

Vocabulary / Grammar

And expressions of frequency

Examples:I go to the cinema twice a month. She cooks dinner every day.

Frequency adverbs

• In affirmative sentences, they go between the subject and the verb.

I always watch TV in the afternoon.

• In questions, they go between the subject and the verb.

Do you usually wake up very early?

• In negative sentences, they go between don't / doesn't and the verb.

I don't usually go shopping.

• With verb To Be, frequency adverbs go after the verb in affirmative and negative sentences.

I am / am not always very happy.

• With verb To Be, frequency adverbs go after the subject in questions.

Are you often busy?

For learning more about frequency adverbs and expressions of frequency

Now, do the exercises A and B from Unit 4C on page 217

Then, play How often do you ... ? with your classmate and enjoy!

Acknowledgements

- Inglés paso a paso con Lucie (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoO3D00z-ck- https://grammartop.com/adverbs-of-frequency/ - https://www.edu.xunta.gal/espazoAbalar/sites/espazoAbalar/files/datos/1574073827/contido/frequency_adverbs_and_expressions.html - https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/grammar-practice/adverbs-frequency - English File Elementary A1/A2. Fourth Edition, Oxford University Press

The end

María del Rocío García Leiva, 2025