THE ADVERB OF FREQUENCY
Definition: A kind of adverb which is used to
express how often something happens.
HERE IS A LIST OF ADVERB OF FREQUENCY
1: Group A
Always
Never
Often
Sometimes
Usually
Rarely
Seldom
Frequently
Occasionally
Not often
2: Group B
Once a day
Once a week
Once a month
Once a year
Twice a day
Twice a week
Twice a month
Twice a year
Three times a day
Three times a week
Three times a month
Three times a year
Every two hours
every two days
Every two years
Every four years
Every Monday
Every Tuesday
Every Wednesday
Every Thursday
Every Friday
Every Saturday
Every Sunday
POSITIONS OF ADVERB OF
FREQUENCY
1: Group A: This kind of adverb comes
before other main verb, but after the verb “To Be”:
Always
Never
Often
Sometimes
Usually
Rarely
Seldom
Frequently
Occasionally
Not often
I often play tennis.
She always respects her parents.
They usually go to school early.
We rarely meet him.
John never smiles.
You seldom play football.
I am usually late for work.
We are never at school.
He is often late for school.
NB: But “usually and
sometimes” can come at the beginning or at the end of the sentence.
Sometimes she plays cards.
Or she plays cards sometimes.
Usually she plays tennis.
Or she plays tennis usually.
NB: The words “always and
never” usually do not come at the beginning of the sentence, but in an
imperative sentence, it can be used.
For example:
Always respect your
parents.
Always obey the traffic
rules.
Never walk on the grass.
Never say rude words to
your parents.
The Detail Use of Adverb of
Frequency:
N°
|
ADVERB OF FREQUENCY
|
PERCENT OF ACTION
|
1
|
ALWAYS
|
100%
|
2
|
USUALLY
|
90%
|
3
|
GENERALLY / NORMALLY
|
80%
|
4
|
OFTEN / FREQUENTLY
|
70%
|
5
|
SOMETIMES
|
50%
|
6
|
OCCASIONALLY
|
30%
|
7
|
SELDOM
|
10%
|
8
|
HARDLY EVER / RARELY
|
5%
|
9
|
NEVER
|
0%
|
2: Group B: usually comes at the end of the
sentence, but occasionally comes at the beginning of the sentence.
Once a day
Once a week
Once a month
Once a year
Twice a day
Twice a week
Twice a month
Twice a year
Three times a day
Three times a week
Three times a month
Three times a year
Every two hours
every two days
Every two years
Every four years
Every Monday
Every Tuesday
Every Wednesday
Every Thursday
Every Friday
Every Saturday
Every Sunday
I eat three times a day.
Every four years, we meet each other
in France.
Once a week I get up late.
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