Outstanding - 6º Ano de Escolaridade - Gramática

Inglês 6º

1. Adverbs of frequency

2. Read these sentences.

3. When do we use adverbs of frequency? We use adverbs of frequency – like sometimes   or   usually   – to say how often we do things , or how often things happen .

4. We put the adverbs of frequency: After the subject and before the verb → He usually goes to school on foot. After the verb to be → I am never late for school.

5. We put the adverbs of frequency: Negative: between the auxiliary verb and the main verb → Grace doesn’t always play volleyball. Interrogative: before the main verb → Do you often visit your grandparents?

6. We put once and twice at the end of the sentence: → We eat an ice cream once a week . → The boys have got football practice twice a week .

7. We use: once for 1 time twice for 2 times

8. GRAMMAR PRACTICE Now you try…

9. Put the following adverbs of frequency in the right order: from the most frequent to the least frequent ( 1 - 6 ). usually never sometimes always hardly ever often

10. Now , check your work . 2 usually 6 never 4 sometimes 1 always 5 hardly ever 3 often

11. a. Michael goes to the cinema. ( often ) b. John has cereal for breakfast. ( once a week ) c. Norma doesn’t listen to pop music . ( usually ) d. Michael goes to bed at 11 o’clock . ( hardly ever ) e. They are late for guitar lessons . ( never ) Write the adverbs of frequency in brackets in the right place .

12. Now , check your work . a. Michael often goes to the cinema. b. John has cereal for breakfast once a week . c. Norma doesn’t usually listen to pop music . d. Michael hardly ever goes to bed at 11 o’clock . e. They are never late for guitar lessons .