BASIC-GRAMMAR-U-4.3

	4.3	*Adverbs of frequency*

	Woman:	Му husband and Ilove the opera.
	Маn:	Really? How often do you go?
	Woman:	Every month. What about you?
	Маn:	Ме? I never go to the opera.
		I prefer football.
	Woman:	Then why are you here?
	Маn:	Oh, I’ve got а free ticket. Do you ever watch football?
	Woman:	No, I don’t.

PRESENTATION

Use adverbs of frequency to talk about how often уоu do sоmеthing.

Adverbs of frequency: one-word adverbs

Adverbs of frequency: phrases

When the adverb is а phrase, it goes at the end of the sentence.

0%	25%	50%	75%	100%
never	not often	sometimes	often	always

Hе goes to the opera

once a

twice а

three times а

day.

week.

month.

year.

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every

day.

week.

month.

year.

Questions

often

sometimes

never

goes to the opera.

watches football.

Do you ever

How often do you

go to the opera?

walch football?

*but one-word adverbs go after the verb to bе: She is often late for work.

dоn’t

often

go to the opera.

watch foolball.

She

doesn’t

Use а timе reference with always: I always go to the cinema at the weekend.

Key vocabulary

Sport and leisure: (play/watch) football, tennis, golf, basketball; (go to the) cinema, theatre, opera

Days of the week: Sunday, Моndау, Tuesday, Wеdnеsdау, Thursday, Friday, Saturday