TALK ABOUT HOW OFTEN YOU DO THINGS (Habla

sobre qu tan seguido haces las cosas)

Prof. Sarah J. Santos Q.

INTRODUCTION (Introduccin)
Para hablar sobre qu tan seguido hacemos las cosas, usamos los adverbios de
frecuencia.
El tema de los adverbios de frecuencia es unos en los que hay que poner especial cuidado,
sobre todo porque hay diversas formas de estructurar las oraciones al utilizarlos.
Usamos los adverbios de frecuencia para decir qu tan seguido hacemos tal o cual
actividad.
Lo relevante de estos adverbios es que no cambian, dependiendo del tipo de persona que
estemos hablando.
Para el uso adecuado de los adverbios de frecuencia, depender mucho la posicin de stos
en la oracin:

THE POSITION OF THE FREQUENCY ADVERB IN A SENTENCE

Un adverbio de frecuencia va
antes que el VERBO Principal.

Un adverbio de frecuencia va
despus que el Verbo TO BE.

Un adverbio de frecuencia va en
medio de el verbo Auxiliar
(can, would, might, could, have,
will, must, etc.) y el VERBO
Principal.
Solamente los adverbios de
frecuencia Sometimes y
Usually pueden ir tanto al
principio, como al final de la
oracin.

Subject + FREQUENCY ADVERB +

Main VERB
I always eat cereal for breakfast.
She usually exercises on Mondays.
They sometimes play here.
We never buy oranges.
Subject + to be + FREQUENCY
ADVERB
They are never pleased to see me.
She is always happy.
It is sometimes bored.
You are ever on time.
Subject + Auxiliary + FREQUENCY
ADVERB + Main VERB
She can sometimes beat me in a
race.
I would ever be unkind to someone.
They might never see each other
again.
They could occasionally talk in the
chat.
Usually, Im late.
Sometimes I watch TV.
The Internet is slow, sometimes.
They go to eat pizza usually.

En el caso de que se quiera realizar preguntas sobre qu tan seguido hacemos las cosas, se
usan las palabras How often.

GRAMMAR (Gramtica)
Questions with How often / Frequency adverbs
(Preguntas con Qu tan seguido / Adverbios de frecuencia)

Use How often to ask about frequency.

How often do you go out for
dinner?
About three times a week.
How often does she visit her
Every weekend.
parents?
Use frequency adverbs with the simple present tense.
I always take the bus to work.
Do you usually take the train to
100%
always
work?
70%
usually
He sometimes exercises in the
40%
sometimes
morning.
0%
never
My brother and his wife never go
to concerts.

FREQUENCY ADVERBS
%

100%
90%
80%
70%
50%
30%
10%
5%
0%

Frequency
adverb
ALWAYS
USUALLY
NORMALLY/GENERALLY
OFTEN/FREQUENTLY
SOMETIMES
OCCASIONALLY
SELDOM
HARDLY EVER/RARELY
NEVER

Example
I always study after class.
I usually walk to work.
I normally get good marks.
I often read in bed at night.
I sometimes sing in the
shower.
I occasionally go to bed late.
I seldom put salt on my food.
I hardly ever get angry.
Vegetarians never eat meat.

BIBLIOGRAFA
Open House English. Open One. Ed. Open English. U.S.A. 2012
Saslow, Joan. Ascher, Allen. Top Notch Fundamentals. Ed. Pearson-Longman. U.S.A. 2012
Thompson, Heinle. The Heine Picture dictionary for children. Ed. Cengage Learning, Inc.
U.S.A. 2008
Http://estudiamosingles.blogspot.in

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