TENSE TUESDAY: ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
09 / 02 / 2016
TENSE TUESDAY: ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY: meaning and examples
Hello. It's time for Tense Tuesday; are you ready?
During the last few weeks, we have looked at Conditionals. This week we are taking a break from this type of grammar. Instead, we are discussing where to place ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY.
We use adverbs of frequency to talk about how often things happen. Examples of frequency adverbs include SOMETIMES, ALWAYS, USUALLY, RARELY and NEVER.
We place these words before the main verb in a sentence.
Example 1: I sometimes eat breakfast for dinner.
Example 2: He rarely orders dessert.
If the main verb is the verb TO BE, then we place these words after the BE verb.
Example 3: She is always tired at work.
Example 4: My boss is never late.
If the sentence has AUXILIARY VERBS (HAVE or MODAL VERBS), then the adverb comes after the AUXILIARY VERBS.
Example 5: I can usually understand Shakespeare plays.
Example 6: I have always called my mother on her birthday.
There are a few more rules to using frequency adverbs, and we will look at them soon. Until then, remember: you can ALWAYS ask us for English advice on our Facebook or Twitter pages.
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You can also post a question in the Daily Vitamin section on our website; click on the "add a comment" button after the lesson. We'll supply the correct answer(s) later. We USUALLY respond very quickly.
Thanks for reading!
During the last few weeks, we have looked at Conditionals. This week we are taking a break from this type of grammar. Instead, we are discussing where to place ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY.
We use adverbs of frequency to talk about how often things happen. Examples of frequency adverbs include SOMETIMES, ALWAYS, USUALLY, RARELY and NEVER.
We place these words before the main verb in a sentence.
Example 1: I sometimes eat breakfast for dinner.
Example 2: He rarely orders dessert.
If the main verb is the verb TO BE, then we place these words after the BE verb.
Example 3: She is always tired at work.
Example 4: My boss is never late.
If the sentence has AUXILIARY VERBS (HAVE or MODAL VERBS), then the adverb comes after the AUXILIARY VERBS.
Example 5: I can usually understand Shakespeare plays.
Example 6: I have always called my mother on her birthday.
There are a few more rules to using frequency adverbs, and we will look at them soon. Until then, remember: you can ALWAYS ask us for English advice on our Facebook or Twitter pages.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZigguratEscuelaCorporativadeIdiomas/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZigguratIdiomas.
You can also post a question in the Daily Vitamin section on our website; click on the "add a comment" button after the lesson. We'll supply the correct answer(s) later. We USUALLY respond very quickly.
Thanks for reading!
