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Friday, 14 January 2011

FREQUENCY ADVERBS

Ordered from more to less frequency - How often + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb?:

ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%)
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%)
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
NEVER (0%)

Word order:

After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here

- you can NEVER speak fast
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Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television

How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4

These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week

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