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.
Español
Cathy necesita una camisa nueva, así que ella y Sarah entran en una tienda de ropa.
Sarah: Esta camiseta es muy bonita.
Cathy: Sí, pero es demasiado pequeño.
Sarah ¿Qué tal esta blusa?
Cathy: No me gusta el color.
Sarah: Estas camisetas están de oferta y son muy baratas.
Cathy: Me gusta la camisa azul y la roja.
Sarah: Creo que quiero comprar una de estas camisas también.
Cathy: ¿Qué color te gusta?
Sarah: Me gusta la camisa blanca.
Cathy: Vamos a comprarlos.
Vocabulary
This t-shirt is very nice.
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Esta camiseta es muy bonita. |
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How about this blouse?
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¿Qué tal esta blusa? |
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I don't like ___.
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No me gusta ___. |
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I think I want to buy one of these shirts too.
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Creo que quiero comprar una de estas camisas también. |
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Let's go buy them.
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Vamos a comprarlos. |
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cheap
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barato |
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shirt
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camisa |
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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. |
Siempre van a la tienda los lunes. |
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I'm never late. |
Nunca llego tarde. |
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She never drinks coffee. |
Ella nunca toma café. |
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I often drink tea in the afternoon. |
A menudo bebo té por la tarde. |
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. | La pizza es muy bueno. |
| We are very hungry. | Tenemos mucho hambre. |
| I am very happy. | Estoy muy feliz. |
| She is very smart. | Ella es muy inteligente. |
| The TV is very expensive. | La televisión es muy caro. |
| The store is not very busy. | La tienda no es muy concurrida. |
Another common sentence template in English is:
subject + be too + adjective.
Examples
| The coffee is too cold. | El café es demasiado frío. |
| I am too tired. | Estoy demasiado cansado. |
| The TV is too expensive. | La televisión es demasiado caro. |
| Is the TV too expensive? | ¿Es la televisión demasiado caro? |
| The TV is not too expensive. | La televisión no es demasiado caro. |
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. | Ella es realmente feliz. |
| He is quite tall. | Él es bastante alto. |
| You are so nice! | ¡Eres tan agradable! |
| Is it really so hard? | ¿Es realmente tan difícil? |
| The coffee is pretty strong. | El café es bastante fuerte. |
| The cookies are so good! | ¡Las galletas son tan buenas! |
| It was pretty easy. | Fue bastante fácil. |
| She seems really nice. | Ella parece muy agradable. |
| I feel so tired. | Me siento tan cansado. |
| The ice feels so cold. | El hielo se siente tan frío. |
| Does it really look so bad? | ¿Realmente se ve tan mal? |
| They look pretty tired. | Parecen muy cansados. |
Practicar
Pulsa el icono de audio, a continuación, escribir la palabra o frase inglés que se oye. Pulsa el botón Verificar para ver si tus respuestas son correctas.
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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?
