Grammar Lesson

1. always usually often sometimes hardly ever never Adverbs of frequency Grammar Lesson

2. Adverbs of frequency We use frequency adverbs to describe how often something happens. usually always hardly ever sometimes never often

3. The following chart shows the relative frequencies of these adverbs.

4. Adverbs of frequency adverbs usually come: • after the verb “be”: eg. Peter is never late for his swimming lessons. • before any other verbs: eg. Joan always goes shopping with her friend, Pat.

5. after do not/don’t/does not/ doesn’t in a negative sentence eg. Pat doesn’t often play online games.

6. hardly ever and never are negative adverbs. Don’t use with “not” Note (Adverbs of frequency) eg. Tiger hardly ever plays golf now.

7. We can also put sometimes and usually at the beginning of a sentence. • eg. Sometimes, Tiger drives his wife to work.

8. It’s time to practice Fun fair always usually often sometimes seldom never never 1. Joey __________ goes to the fun fair. always 2. We are good students. We __________ greet teachers.

9. Fri & Sun always usually often sometimes seldom never Mon, Fri & Sun sometimes 3. The children ______________ watch films during the week. often 4. Bobby ____________ plays football during the week.

10. every day always usually often sometimes seldom never Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat & Sun 5. We ___________ brush our teeth in the morning. always 6. Ray likes reading very much. He ____________ goes to the library during the week. usually

11. Once a week Twice a day Three times a week Four times a day.

12. REWRITE WITH EXPRESSIONS OF FREQUENCY He phonesonMonday and Saturday. Theytaketheirdogfor a walkbeforebreakfast and in theevening. You can seethenewsat 9:00, 12:00, 5:30, and 10:15. I have a musiclessoneveryMonday. Buses come at 11:00 and 4:30.

13. He phonestwice a week. Theytaketheirdogfor a walktwice a day. You can seethenewsfour times a day. I have a musiclessononce a week. Buses come twice a day.