Talk about how often you do things
- 1. TALK ABOUT HOW OFTEN YOU DO THINGS (Habla sobre qué tan seguido haces las cosas) Prof. Sarah J. Santos Q. INTRODUCTION (Introducción) Para hablarsobre qué tan seguidohacemoslascosas, usamos losadverbiosde frecuencia. El temade los adverbios de frecuenciaesunosenlosque hayque ponerespecial cuidado,sobre todoporque hay diversasformasde estructurarlasoracionesal utilizarlos. Usamos losadverbiosde frecuenciaparadecir“qué tan seguido”hacemostal ocual actividad. Lo relevante de estosadverbiosesque nocambian,dependiendodel tipode personaque estemoshablando. Para el uso adecuadode losadverbiosde frecuencia,dependerámucholaposiciónde éstosenlaoración: THE POSITION OF THE FREQUENCY ADVERB IN A SENTENCE Un adverbiode frecuenciava antesque el VERBO Principal. Subject+ FREQUENCYADVERB + Main VERB I always eat cereal forbreakfast. She usuallyexercisesonMondays. They sometimesplayhere. We neverbuy oranges. Un adverbiode frecuenciava después que el Verbo TO BE. Subject+ to be + FREQUENCY ADVERB They are neverpleasedtosee me. She is always happy. It is sometimesbored. You are everon time. Un adverbiode frecuenciava enmedio de el verbo Auxiliar(can, would,might, could,have,will,must, etc.) yel VERBO Principal. Subject+ Auxiliary+ FREQUENCYADVERB + Main VERB She can sometimesbeatme in a race. I would everbe unkindto someone. They might neversee each otheragain. They could occasionallytalk in the chat. Solamente los adverbiosde frecuencia “Sometimes”y “Usually”puedenir tanto al principio,comoal final de la oración. Usually,I’mlate. SometimesIwatch TV. The Internetisslow, sometimes. Theygo to eat pizzausually. En el caso de que se quierarealizar preguntassobre qué tanseguidohacemoslascosas,se usanlaspalabras“How often”.
- 2. GRAMMAR (Gramática) Questions with How often / Frequency adverbs (PreguntasconQué tan seguido / Adverbiosdefrecuencia) Use How oftento ask about frequency. How oftendoyougo out for dinner? How often doesshe visitherparents? Aboutthree timesaweek. Everyweekend. Use frequencyadverbs withthe simple presenttense. 100% 70% 40% 0% always usually sometimes never I always take the bus to work. Do youusually take the train to work? He sometimesexercises inthe morning. My brotherandhiswife nevergo to concerts. BIBLIOGRAFÍA Open House English. Open One. Ed. Open English. U.S.A. 2012 Saslow, Joan. Ascher, Allen. Top Notch Fundamentals. Ed. Pearson-Longman. U.S.A. 2012 Thompson, Heinle. The Heine Picture dictionary for children. Ed. Cengage Learning, Inc. U.S.A. 2008 Http://estudiamosingles.blogspot.in www.grammar.cl/Basic/adverbs_frecuancy.htm