Adverbs of Frequency — Practice

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Adverbs of Frequency — Practice

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Adverbs of Frequency — Practice — Exercises

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  1. "I always get up early": "_______ me levanto temprano."
    (Siempre / Nunca / A veces) 
  2. Translate the adverb: "Sometimes I eat fish" = "_______ como pescado."
  3. Which sentence is correct?
    (No como carne nunca / Como carne nunca / No nunca como carne) 
  4. Complete: "Estudio español _______ los días." (every day)
  5. "On Mondays I have class": "_______ tengo clase."
    (Los lunes / En los lunes / El lunes pasado) 
  6. Complete: "Nado dos _______ a la semana." (twice a week)
  7. "I hardly ever watch TV": "_______ veo la tele."
    (Casi nunca / Casi siempre / A menudo) 
  8. Where does "mucho" go? "I travel a lot."
    (Viajo mucho / Mucho viajo / Yo mucho viajo) 

Adverbs of Frequency — Practice — Answer Key

Practice

  1. Siempre Explanation: "Always" = SIEMPRE. It naturally goes at the start or before the verb phrase: Siempre me levanto temprano.
  2. a veces Explanation: "Sometimes" = A VECES. Like most frequency adverbs, it can start the sentence: A veces como pescado.
  3. No como carne nunca Explanation: When nunca follows the verb, "no" must come before the verb — the double negative is required in Spanish: No como carne nunca. (Nunca como carne is also correct.)
  4. todos Explanation: "Every day" = TODOS los días (masculine plural agreeing with días).
  5. Los lunes Explanation: "Los + day" means every week on that day, with no preposition: Los lunes tengo clase. "En los lunes" is an anglicism.
  6. veces Explanation: "Times" in frequency expressions = VECES: dos veces a la semana (twice a week), una vez (once — singular).
  7. Casi nunca Explanation: "Hardly ever" = CASI NUNCA (literally "almost never"). Casi siempre = almost always; a menudo = often.
  8. Viajo mucho Explanation: Unlike siempre/nunca, MUCHO goes AFTER the verb: Viajo mucho.