Lesson 1
Lesson 1
Lesson 1
Professor
María Antonieta Palma, Mg.Sc
Maria.palma@utm.edu.ec
Suficiencia de Inglés I
Lesson 1 – Grammar LESSON 1
THERE ARE FOUR BEDROOMS.
Asking Questions:
AN APPLE
YES NO
APPLES
YES NO
Adverbs of frequency are used to say how often we do things or how often things happen.
Here are some common adverbs of frequency (in order from most frequent to least frequent):
•always (do 100% of the time - e.g. She always drinks coffee in the morning.)
•almost always / nearly always
•often
•usually / frequently
•sometimes (do approximatley 40%-60% of the time - e.g. I sometimes go for a walk in the
evening.)
•occasionally
•rarely / seldom
•hardly ever / almost never
•never (do 0% of the time - e.g. He never passes his English test.)
However, the exception is when the sentence contains the verb 'to be'. In this
case it goes after the verb:
•I am usually hungry after school. (subject + to be + adverb)
In addition, when there is an auxiliary verb (e.g. have, will, must, might, could,
would, can, etc.), the adverb is placed between the auxiliary verb and the main
verb.
•She can almost always beat her brother at chess. (subject + auxiliary
+ adverb + main verb)
These adverbs of freqnecy can also be used at the beginning of a sentence:
Usually, normally, often, frequently, sometimes, occasionally