¿Qué son los adverbios de frecuencia?

Los adverbios de frecuencia indican con qué frecuencia ocurre algo. Van en una escala del 100% (siempre) al 0% (nunca).

always

100% — cada vez

usually

~90% — la mayoría de las veces

often

~70% — muchas veces

sometimes

~50% — a veces

rarely / seldom

~10% — rara vez

never

0% — nunca

Posición: antes del verbo principal

Con la mayoría de los verbos, el adverbio va ANTES del verbo

Sujeto + adverbio + verbo → I always drink coffee.

always

She always arrives on time.

usually

I usually walk to work.

often

They often go to the cinema.

never

He never eats meat.

Excepción: después de 'to be'

Con am / is / are, el adverbio va DESPUÉS del verbo

Sujeto + be + adverbio + ... → She is always late.

Antes del verbo principal

I always drink coffee.

She never eats meat.

Después de to be

I am always tired.

She is never late.

"sometimes" y "usually" son flexibles

Estos dos también pueden ir al principio o al final de la oración

Principio

Sometimes I work from home.

Medio

I sometimes work from home.

Final

I work from home sometimes.

Always, never, often normalmente van en medio. No los pongas al final.

Preguntas con "How often?"

Usa "how often" para preguntar sobre la frecuencia

Pregunta

How often do you exercise?

Adverbio de frecuencia

I usually exercise three times a week.

Expresión de tiempo

I exercise three times a week / every day / twice a month.

How often do you read?

→ Every day.

How often does she travel?

→ Twice a year.

Errores comunes

Errores típicos de hispanohablantes

I drink always coffee.

→

I always drink coffee.

Adverbio antes del verbo principal

She always is late.

→

She is always late.

Después de "to be" — excepción

I go never to the cinema.

→

I never go to the cinema.

"Never" antes del verbo principal

I don't never eat meat.

→

I never eat meat.

Never = ya es negativo

Resumen

Escala

always > usually > often > sometimes > rarely > never

100% a 0%

Verbo principal

adverbio ANTES del verbo

I always drink coffee.

to be

adverbio DESPUÉS del verbo

She is always late.

Pregunta

How often + auxiliar + ...?

How often do you exercise?

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Adverbios de frecuencia