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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这件T恤非常好看。 |
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How about this blouse?
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这件衬衫怎么样？ |
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I don't like ___.
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我不喜欢___。 |
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I think I want to buy one of these shirts too.
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我想我也想买这些衬衫中的一件。 |
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Let's go buy them.
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我们去买吧。 |
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cheap
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廉价 |
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shirt
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衬衫 |
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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. |
他们总是去商店周一。 |
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I'm never late. |
我从不迟到。 |
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She never drinks coffee. |
她从来不喝咖啡。 |
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I often drink tea in the afternoon. |
我经常在下午喝茶。 |
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. | 比萨是非常好的。 |
| We are very hungry. | 我们非常饿。 |
| I am very happy. | 我很高兴。 |
| She is very smart. | 她很聪明。 |
| The TV is very expensive. | 电视机是非常昂贵的。 |
| The store is not very busy. | 这家商店是不很忙吧。 |
Another common sentence template in English is:
subject + be too + adjective.
Examples
| The coffee is too cold. | 咖啡太冷。 |
| I am too tired. | 我太累了。 |
| The TV is too expensive. | 电视机是非常昂贵的。 |
| Is the TV too expensive? | 是电视太贵了？ |
| The TV is not too expensive. | 电视是不是太昂贵。 |
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. | 她是真的很开心。 |
| He is quite tall. | 他是相当高的。 |
| You are so nice! | 你人真好！ |
| Is it really so hard? | 难道真的这么难吗？ |
| The coffee is pretty strong. | 咖啡很坚固。 |
| The cookies are so good! | 饼干是那么好！ |
| It was pretty easy. | 这是很容易。 |
| She seems really nice. | 她似乎真的很好。 |
| I feel so tired. | 我觉得这么累。 |
| The ice feels so cold. | 冰感觉如此寒冷。 |
| Does it really look so bad? | 它是否真的看起来那么糟糕吗？ |
| They look pretty tired. | 他们看起来很累。 |
练习
按音频图标，然后写出您听到的英语单词或句子。按验证按钮，看看你的答案是正确的。
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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?
