Grammar - Adverbs of Frequency

 

📚 Adverbs of Frequency 

✨ What are Adverbs of Frequency?

Adverbs of frequency tell how often something happens. We use them to describe actions in our daily routines, habits, or repeated activities.

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📑 List of Adverbs of Frequency

English	Spanish	Frequency (%)
Always	Siempre	100%
Usually	Usualmente / Normalmente	90%
Often	A menudo / Frecuentemente	70%
Sometimes	A veces	50%
Occasionally	Ocasionalmente	30%
Seldom	Rara vez	20%
Rarely	Raramente	10%
Hardly ever	Casi nunca	5%
Never	Nunca	0%

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🧭 Where do we place Adverbs of Frequency?

• With simple present, place them before the main verb:
  👉 She always gets up early.

• With verb "to be", place them after the verb:
  👉 He is often tired after work.

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📝 Example Sentences in English and Spanish

English Sentence	Spanish Translation
I always brush my teeth before bed.	Siempre me cepillo los dientes antes de dormir.
She usually goes to the gym in the morning.	Ella usualmente va al gimnasio en la mañana.
We often watch movies on weekends.	A menudo vemos películas los fines de semana.
He sometimes eats lunch at his desk.	Él a veces almuerza en su escritorio.
They occasionally travel abroad.	Ellos ocasionalmente viajan al extranjero.
I seldom drink soda.	Rara vez tomo refresco.
She rarely arrives late.	Ella raramente llega tarde.
We hardly ever go to parties.	Casi nunca vamos a fiestas.
He never smokes.	Él nunca fuma.

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📖 Reading: 

   

📘 Lectura: Mi Semana Ocupada

Me llamo Sophie y ¡tengo una semana muy ocupada!
Siempre me despierto a las 6:30 de la mañana porque tengo que prepararme para la escuela.
Usualmente desayuno con mi familia, pero a veces solo tomo un vaso de leche.
En la escuela, a menudo ayudo a mis compañeros con la tarea de inglés.
Después de la escuela, a veces voy al parque con mi perro.
Los miércoles, ocasionalmente visito a mi abuela y ceno con ella.
Raramente veo la televisión durante la semana porque tengo mucha tarea.
Por la noche, casi nunca me acuesto tarde.
Nunca olvido cepillarme los dientes antes de dormir.

📋 Phrasal Verbs + Adverbs of Frequency

Phrasal Verb	Meaning	Example Sentence
wake up	stop sleeping	I always wake up at 6:00 a.m. on weekdays.
get up	get out of bed	She usually gets up late on Sundays.
hang out	spend time socially	We often hang out at the mall after school.
run into	meet by chance	I sometimes run into my old teacher downtown.
work out	exercise	He occasionally works out at the gym.
show up	appear/arrive	They rarely show up on time for class.
give up	stop doing something	I hardly ever give up when I face a challenge.
take off	leave the ground (planes) / remove	Planes seldom take off during heavy storms.
stay in	not go out	We usually stay in on rainy days.
clean up	tidy or clean	She always cleans up her room before dinner.