Materialien zu unseren Lehrwerken Englisch GRAMMAR SUPPORT GRAMMAR SUPPORT Adverbs of frequency © 2015 Cornelsen Schulverlage GmbH, Berlin. Alle Rechte vorbehalten. FOCUS ON FORM 1 normal sentences Adverbs of frequency go before the verb in normal sentences. – I usually drive to work. – They sometimes took part in our meetings. – He often brings the children to daycare. Note: Some adverbs of frequency can be used at the start of a sentence to show emphasis For example: 2 Usually, I drove to work. (= that was my normal routine) Sometimes, I drove to work. (= but I also used other means of transport) Always, I drink coffee. negative sentences In a negative sentence, the adverbs of frequency go between not and the verb. – You don’t usually eat breakfast. – We didn’t always remember to log out of the system. Note: Either never or not are used in a sentence, never both. For example: I don’t eat fish. I never eat fish. I never don’t eat fish. Autor: Kristen Acquaviva www.cornelsen.de/simply Seite 1 von 3 Materialien zu unseren Lehrwerken Englisch GRAMMAR SUPPORT 3 questions Adverbs of frequency go between the subject and verb in a question. – Do you often have virtual meetings? – Did they always speak Spanish? 3 sentences with auxilary verbs Adverbs of frequency go after to be and other auxiliary verbs like can, must, will and have (used in forms like the present perfect). – I am sometimes tired during late afternoon meeting. – We will rarely see him next year. – He has never tasted coffee. © 2015 Cornelsen Schulverlage GmbH, Berlin. Alle Rechte vorbehalten. FOCUS ON USE – Adverbs of frequency describe how often an action takes place. – They answer the question ‘how often?’ something happens. always almost always nearly always usually often sometimes occasionally normally regularly seldom rarely almost never never nearly never Note: ‘Always’ can be used with the present progressive (is/am/are + verb+~ing) to show something that seems to be happening continuously. For example: She is always talking on her phone. Autor: Kristen Acquaviva www.cornelsen.de/simply Seite 2 von 3 Materialien zu unseren Lehrwerken Englisch GRAMMAR SUPPORT Using certain adverbs of time to show frequency FOCUS ON FORM every + For example: amount of time every day/week/weekend every month/year every three days every for weeks etc. once twice / two times + amount of time © 2015 Cornelsen Schulverlage GmbH, Berlin. Alle Rechte vorbehalten. three times For example: once a day/week/month/year twice a day/week/month/year etc. FOCUS ON USE Adverbs of time go at the end of the sentence. They show exactly how often something takes places. – I drive to work every day. – She works on her car every weekend. – He has a meeting with India every three weeks. – They come to our office once a month. – I telephone with my supervisor three times a day. Note: There are other adverbial expressions, which are often idioms, that also show how often something takes places. For example: We see each other every now and then. (= occasionally) I go to the trade fair once in a blue moon. (= very rarely) She works overtime every once in a while. (= rarely) He speaks Spanish at work from time to time. (= occasionally) They play chess now and again. (= occasionally) Autor: Kristen Acquaviva www.cornelsen.de/simply Seite 3 von 3
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