Adverbs of Frequency
Introduction
In this lesson, you'll learn how to use the English adverbs of frequency. You'll also learn some useful adverb sentence templates.
The lesson starts with a short conversation between Sarah and Cathy who are shopping for a new shirt.
Conversations
English
Cathy needs a new shirt, so she and Sarah walk into a clothing store.
Sarah: This t-shirt is very nice.
Cathy: Yeah, but it's too small.
Sarah: How about this blouse?
Cathy: I don't like the colour.
Sarah: These shirts are on sale and they are very cheap.
Cathy: I like the blue shirt and the red shirt.
Sarah: I think I want to buy one of these shirts too.
Cathy: Which color do you like?
Sarah: I like the white shirt.
Cathy: Let's go buy them.
Vocabulary
This t-shirt is very nice.
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How about this blouse?
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I don't like ___.
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I think I want to buy one of these shirts too.
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Let's go buy them.
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cheap
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shirt
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Adverbs of Frequency
When talking about routines and habits, adverbs of frequency are often used. The following table shows these adverbs ordered from most frequent to least frequent.
| 100% | always |
| almost always | |
| usually | |
| often | |
| frequently | |
| sometimes | |
| occasionally | |
| seldom | |
| hardly ever | |
| rarely | |
| 0% | never |
Examples
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They always go to the store on Monday. |
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I'm never late. |
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She never drinks coffee. |
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I often drink tea in the afternoon. |
Sentence Templates
A very common sentence template in English is:
subject + be very + adjective.
The subject of a sentence can be a noun or pronoun.
Examples
| The pizza is very good. | |
| We are very hungry. | |
| I am very happy. | |
| She is very smart. | |
| The TV is very expensive. | |
| The store is not very busy. |
Another common sentence template in English is:
subject + be too + adjective.
Examples
| The coffee is too cold. | |
| I am too tired. | |
| The TV is too expensive. | |
| Is the TV too expensive? | |
| The TV is not too expensive. |
Here are some more very common sentence templates that use the verb be, adjectives and adverbs.
- subject + be really + adjective.
- subject + be quite + adjective.
- subject + be so + adjective.
- be + subject + really so + adjective?
- subject + be pretty + adjective.
Similar templates can be used with the other linking verbs.
Examples
| She is really happy. | |
| He is quite tall. | |
| You are so nice! | |
| Is it really so hard? | |
| The coffee is pretty strong. | |
| The cookies are so good! | |
| It was pretty easy. | |
| She seems really nice. | |
| I feel so tired. | |
| The ice feels so cold. | |
| Does it really look so bad? | |
| They look pretty tired. |
Practice
Play the audio, then write the English word or sentence that you hear. Press the Check button to see if your answers are correct.
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Quiz
Put the words in the correct order. Make sure to use correct capitalization and punctuation.
Question: good very drink is the. Answer: The drink is very good.
1) not it very is expensive.
2) too is pizza the cold.
3) often boy hungry is the.
4) long too movie the is?
5) tired very girl the is.
6) always go I store the to.
7) angry look the people very.
8) pillow soft very not the is.
9) too cup hot the feels.
10) hard really it so is?
