EXPRESSING FREQUENCY

EOI CARTAGENA, A1

Isabel Bastida

1. FREQUENCY ADVERBS

1. FREQUENCY ADVERBS

MIDDLE POSITION• Before the main verb• After the verb to be

SPECIAL CASES•Sometimes in initial, middle and final position

Sometimes he has a siesta.He sometimes has a siesta.He has a siesta sometimes.

•Never and hardly ever in positive sentences

I hardly ever go for a walk

2. EXPRESSIONS OF FREQUENCY

EVERY + Expression of time Every day I get up at 7:30I go to a concert with my boyfriend every year.

ONCE/ TWICE/ THREE TIMES + A/ AN + Expression of timeThe nurse gives the patient the medicine five times a day.Once a week he visits his grandmother.

3. QUESTIONS

HOW OFTEN …?

How often does Paul go for a swim?

He goes for a swim every Thursday

He goes for a swim once a week

He always goes for a swim on Thursday

4. YOUR TURN

4. YOUR TURN