always
Juan always makes his friends laugh. almost always
My parents are almost always at home.
usually
generally, They usually/generally/normally/regularly normally, regularly go to the cinema on Sundays.
often
frequently
sometimes occasionally hardly ever, seldom, rarely, almost never, never
Paco often/frequently plays tennis with AndrĂŠs. He sometimes/occasionally studies English. Juan is hardly ever/seldom/rarely/almost neverupset. Paco never gets angry.
Rewrite the complete sentence using the adverb in brackets in its correct position. Example: I play tennis on Sundays. (often) Answer: I often play tennis on Sundays. 1) He listens to the radio. (often) 2) They read a book. (sometimes) 3) Pete gets angry. (never) 4) Tom is very friendly. (usually) 5) I take sugar in my coffee. (sometimes) 6) Ramon and Frank are hungry. (often) 7) My grandmother goes for a walk in the evening. (always) 8) Walter helps his father in the kitchen. (usually) 9) They watch TV in the afternoon. (never) 10) Christine smokes. (never) Adverbs of Frequency Quiz 1
2 3
Nancy and I [30%] coffee together. Andrea lives next door so we We meet Meeting.
go out for
see her. at the Annual General
4
My doctor
checks my
health 5
.
It [0%]
rains here in the summer.
6
we take the dog off his leash at the beach.
7
My sister in a row.
8
two days of school
My boyfriend and I take vacations together quite
9
.
Andy [10%] his cousins.
10
I
gets to visit with
went to college
.
Restablecer
once / twice / three times / four day / week / month / a times ... year daily / weekly / monthly / yearly / annually morning / afternoon / evening every
day / week / month / year Monday / Tuesday ... other day /now and then / so often
constantly / continuously Mondays / Tuesdays ... on
weekdays weekends
again and again from time to time / now and again
Spelling rules for adding -ly In most cases,- ly is simply added to the positive form of the adjective. For example: Adjective
Adverb
bad
badly
complete
completely
surprising
surprisingly
1. Adjectives ending in -ic When the adjective ends in -ic, the syllable -al is usually added before the -ly ending. For example: Adjective
Adverb
dramatic
dramatically
scientific
scientifically
specific
specifically
2. Adjectives ending in le When the adjective ends in -le preceded by a consonant, the final e is usually changed to y, to form the -ly ending. For example: Adjective
Adverb
favorable
favorably
humble
humbly
simple
simply
When the adjective ends in -le preceded by a vowel, in most cases, ly is simply added to the positive form of the adjective. For example: Adjective
Adverb
agile
agilely
sole
solely
However, in the case of the adjective whole, the final e is removed before the ending -ly is added: Adjective
Adverb
whole
wholly
3. Adjectives ending in -ll When the adjective ends in -ll, only y is added. For example: Adjective
Adverb
dull
dully
full
fully
shrill
shrilly
4. Adjectives ending in -ue When the adjective ends in -ue, the final e is usually omitted before the ending ly is added. For example:
Adjective
Adverb
due
duly
true
truly
5. Adjectives ending in -y When the adjective ends in y preceded by a consonant, the y is usually changed to i before the ending ly is added. For example: Adjective
Adverb
busy
busily
easy
easily
happy
happily
However, in the case of the adjectives shy and sly, -ly is simply added to the positive form of the adjective: Adjective
Adverb
shy
shyly
sly
slyly
When the adjective ends in -y preceded by a vowel, in most cases, -ly is simply added to the positive form of the adjective. For example: Adjective
Adverb
coy
coyly
grey
greyly
Click on all adverbs. 1. They worked hard to pass the exam. 2. She quickly crossed the street and managed to catch the bus. 3. He was extremely impolite when she disturbed him. 4. She is very good at German, but she does speak French well. 5. They play soccer badly. 6. Tracy's dress was extremely expensive. 7. She is an efficient secretary. 8 She is a famous actress in the U.S.A. 9. I don't know him well. 10. She could hardly get what they were talking about.
Exercise - Adjective or Adverb Write down the correct form of the word in brackets (adjective or adverb). slow
slow ly
1.
Tom is (slow)
2.
Sue is a (careful)
girl. She climbed up the ladder
3.
The dog is (angry)
. It barks
4.
He acted (excellent)
5.
. He works
.
.
. He's an
They learn English (easy) language.
actor.
. They think English is an
6.
Max is a (good)
7.
It's (awful)
8.
Dogs rely on their noses as they can smell (extreme / good)
singer. He sings
The little boy looked (sad) me
10.
.
cold today. The cold wind is
true, why does dog food smell so (terrible)
9.
. . If that is
? . I went over to comfort him and he looked at
. I tasted the soup (careful)
.
but it tasted (wonderful)
Q1 - Nunca Nunca ir allí. Nunca ir allí. Nunca voy allí. Q2 - Por lo general, Normalmente me levanto a las seis y media. llego normalmente a las seis y media. Q3 - A menudo A menudo voy allí. voy allí a menudo. Tanto Q4 - En general, En general, no leo el periódico. Yo no leo un periódico en general. Tanto Q5 - Rara vez Rara vez voy. voy allí raramente. Tanto Q6 - Pronto Lo haré pronto. Voy a hacer pronto. Tanto Q7 - Frecuentes Estoy con frecuencia tarde al trabajo. Con frecuencia llego tarde al trabajo. Tanto Q8 - Siempre Estoy siempre en el tiempo. siempre estoy a tiempo. Tanto P9 - Sin embargo, No he terminado todavía. No lo he terminado todavía. Tanto Q10 - Ahora Quiero ahora. lo quiero ahora. Tanto Q11 - Mañana Mañana voy a ir allí. Iré allí mañana. Tanto Q12 - Ayer Yo ayer fui allí. Fui allí ayer. Tanto P13 - Hoy Llega hoy. Ella llega hoy. Tanto Q14 - Sin embargo, Yo no lo he hecho todavía. todavía no he hecho. Tanto Q15 - Aún
Yo todavía no he terminado. Todavía no he terminado todavía. Tanto
ADVERBS a, hacia
to
acaso, en una de esas
maybe
abierto, cerrado
open, closed
ahora, luego
now, afterwards
alguna vez, algunas veces
ever, sometimes
ahora, después
now, later
al mismo tiempo (que)
at the same time (as)
alrededor
around
a menudo, raras veces
often, seldom
ante todo
above all
antes que, después que before, after a propósito, con intención
on purpose
a propósito (ya que hablamos del tema)
by the way
aquí, allí
here, there
aquí mismo, allí mismo, right here, right there, por allá over there arriba, abajo
above, below
así, de este modo
so, thus
a través
through
bastante, poco, mucho, enough, little, much,
demasiado
too much
bien, mal
well, badly
casi
nearly
cada vez mรกs
more and more
cerca de, lejos de
near, far from
conforme a
in accordance with
con gusto
with pleasure
con, sin
with, without
de
of
delante de, detrรกs de
in front of, behind
de mala gana
reluctantly
dentro, fuera
inside, outside
de repente
suddenly
desde ... hacia
from ... to
en
at, in, by
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