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Grammar Elementary. Adverbs of freguency. Meaning. always 100% frequently u sually often sometimes occasionally s eldom , hardly ever r arely never 0%. Position. Frequency adverbs can be placed at various points in the sentence . The most commonly are used :
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Grammar Elementary Adverbs of freguency
Meaning • always100% • frequently • usually • often • sometimes • occasionally • seldom, hardlyever • rarely • never0%
Position • Frequency adverbs can be placed at various points in the sentence. • Themost commonly are used: 1) before the main verbs. 2) after be verb.
Before the main verbs: • I alwayswatch TV afterschool. • Sheoftenarriveslatefordinner. • Theyusuallygetupatsix o’clock. • Wesometimeshave a match on Friday. • He hardlyeverdoes his homeworkathome. • I nevereatjunkfood.
Compare • Alwaysandusually are slightlydifferent. They express howoftensomethinghappens, butonlyat a particulartime. • Weoften go to thecinema. • Weusually go to thecinema. ??? • Weusually go to thecinema on Saturdays. • He sometimesplaystennis. • He alwaysplaysthe piano. ??? • He alwaysplaysthe piano afterschool.
Afterbe verb • I’m alwaysatschoolbefore 8 a.m. • These customers are usuallysatisfied. • Mathsissometimesquitedifficult. • He ishardlyeverlate. • Sheisnevermoody.
Note • Some adverbs of frequency can be used in different positions in the sentence. • I listen to theradiosometimes. • SometimesI go out on Saturdays. • Occasionally they play duets on the piano. • They visit usoccasionally. • We have a cup of coffee after lunchusually. • Usually I getupveryearly.
Literatura • CLARKE, S. MacmillanEnglish Grammar In ContextEssential. 1. vyd. Oxford: Macmillan Publisher Ltd, 2008. ISBN 978-1-5040-7049-2.
Writesentencesfrom these words: • always/Jane/come/late • usually/have/we/lunch/at 12.30 • TV/my mum/watch/never • on Sundays/go/I/never/to thecinema/on • Sometimes/forgot/homework/his/he • Often/she/expensive/buy/clothes
Writeaboutyourself • I never… • I often… • I usually… • Or • I don’t… • E.g. I don’t watch TV veryoften…I neverwatch TV…I ussualywatch TV in theevenins.