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2 USING FREQUENCY ADVERBS: ALWAYS, USUALLY, OFTEN, SOMETIMES,
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always usual, sometimes
100% 99%-90% 90?"75% 75%-25%
FREQUENCY
SIMPLE
SUBJECT f ADVERB + PRESENT VERB
(a) Bob
(b) Mary
(c) We
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(e They
( f Anna
(g) 1
always
I*PUOUY
often
sometimes
seldom
newer
m s to class.
corns8 to class.
watch TV at night.
drin& tea with dinner.
go to the movies.
makes a mistake.
eat paper.
seldom rarely never
25%-10% 10%-1% 0%
Always, usually, ooften, sotnutimes,
seldom, rare& and never are called
"frequency adverbs." They come between
the subject and the simple present verb.*
' always
usually
SUBJECT +
seldom
rarely
i never
*Some frequency adverbs can also come at the beginning or at the end of a sentence. For example:
Sometimes Iget up at s m . I sometimes get up at sewen. I get up at seven sometimes.
Also: See Chart 2-3 for the use of frequency adverbs with be.
I Sun. I Mon. I Tues. I Wed. I Thvs.
Joy never drlnks tea with lunch.
EXERCISE 2-ORAL: Find the SUBJECTS and VEWS in the sentences. Then add the
FREQUENCY ADVERBS in italics to the sentences. , 2 t r l
1. always
2. usually
3. often
4. never
5. seldom
6. sometimes
7. usually
8. rarely
I eat brealdast. + I always eat breakfast. t IIL .T
I get up at 7:OO.
I drink two cups of coffee in the morning. - -"'
I eat carrots for breakfast.
I watch TV in the morning.
I have tea with dinner.
Bob eats lunch at the cafeteria.
Ann drinks tea.