Los adverbios de frecuencia son palabras como never, always, sometimes, usually que

empleamos para expresar la frecuencia con que hacemos algo.

Ejemplo:

I always take a shower in the morning.

Siempre me baño en la mañana.

He never makes my breakfast.

Él Nunca se prepara el desayuno.

Expresado en porcentajes always representa el 100%, usually el 90%, sometimes el 50% y

never el 0%.

Tenga presente que existen otros adverbios como: often, rarely, y hardly ever.
En la oración los adverbios de frecuencia generalmente se colocan antes del verbo.

I always watch T.V at night

My brother never eats vegetables.
They usually go to church.
We sometimes run in the park.

Sin embargo, cuando empleamos el verbo to be (am, is, are) los adverbios se
ubican después.

I am always happy.
My brother is never late for class.
They are usually angry.
We are sometimes at home.

Esta es la pregunta que hacemos cuando queremos preguntarle a alguien:

Con qué frecuencia tu … / Con qué frecuencia usted…?

Veamos algunos ejemplos:

How often do you go to the movies? (Con qué frecuencia vas al cine?)

How often do you watch the news? (Con qué frecuencia miras las noticias)

How often do you meet your friends? (Con qué frequencia te reunes con tus amigos?)

How often do you study English? (Con qué frecuencia estudias inglés?)

Para responder este tipo de preguntas siempre debemos emplear un adverbio de

frecuencia.

How often do you go to the movies?

I rarely go to the movies.
How often do you watch the news?
I always watch the news.
How often do you study english?
I sometimes study english.

Exercises

Rewrite the sentences. Use the adverb of frequency in parenthesis.

Example:
I play tennis on Sundays. (often) I often play tennis on Sundays.

1. I have toast for breakfast. (always)

2. I drink beer. (never)
3. They go to work by bus. (usually)
 4. She doesn’t go to bed late. (often)
5. I listen to music. (rarely)
6. She watches TV. (hardly ever)
7. You go out for dinner (often)
8. I go shopping for clothes. (rarely)
9. We go to expensive restaurants. (sometimes)
10. They’re late. (sometimes)
11. He is happy. (never)
12. I’m late for work. (always)
13. I have breakfast in bed. (never)
14. I use public transport. (always)
15. Unfortunately, we meet anymore. (hardly ever)
16. What time do you finish work? (usually)
17. I’m hungry in the morning. (never)
18. I don’t read the newspaper. (often)
19. The food at this restaurant is very good. (usually)
20. I sometimes take sugar in my coffee. (sometimes)

Read the text about Hellen, a girl who lives in Australia and the activities she
and her family do. Then, according to the text answer True or False.

Hellen Bouchand

Hellen Bouchand lives in Sydney, Australia. She always walks to

school, because it is near her house. Her father works as a mechanic in
a small company. He usually fixes the employees’ cars. Her mother is a
housewife, but she often does housework. On weekends they sometimes
go downtown to eat in a restaurant. They hardly ever watch television,
and when they watch TV, they do it just at night. Hellen Bouchand
never goes to bed after midnight.

1. Hellen hardly ever watches TV in the morning.

True False
2. Hellen always goes down town to eat in a restaurant.
True False
3. Hellen’s mother often does housework.
True False
4. Hellen’s father always fixes the employees’ cars
True False
5. Hellen usually walks to school.
True False

Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

1. go swimming / sometimes / on Sundays / I
_______________________________________
2. in our house / cold / it’s / often
_______________________________________
3. usually / is / hungry / Sam / after school
_______________________________________
4. goes / never / my cousin / cycling
_______________________________________
5. Mark and Ted / books / hardly ever / read
_______________________________________
6. I / my homework / in my room / do / always
_______________________________________
7. snows / in this area / rarely / it
_______________________________________
Answer the following questions.
1. How often do you surf the Net
2. How often do you listen to classical music?
3. How often do you sing in the shower?
4. How often do your parents listen to the same music as you?
5. How often do you listen to music while you are doing your homework?
6. How often do you buy CDs?
7. How often do you go to live concerts?
8. How often do you play the guitar or other musical instruments?

The end!