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1. ADVERBIAL PHRASES OF
FREQUENCY

2. ADVERBIAL PHRASES OF FREQUENCY
DESCRIBE
HOW OFTEN SOMETHING HAPPENS
Use:
An adverbial phrase is a group of words
which always go together. they describe
where, when or how often something
happens.

3. every morning,
 every afternoon
every day
 daily
 every week
weekly
every month
monthly
every year
every Sunday
on Sundays
on Sunday afternoons
 once a day
twice a day
three / four / five times
a day
all the time

4. Form:
1) Adverbs of frequency often go in
present simple sentences.
 I have toast for breakfast on Saturday.
We visit our grandparents twice a
month.
2) Note that ‘on Saturday’ refers to one day.
‘On Saturdays’ means ‘every Saturday’.

5. Common mistakes
1) Some students write adverbs of frequency in the
wrong place.
 We every day go the park. => We go to the park every day.
2) Some students use the plural form with every
John goes swimming every days. => John goes
swimming every day.

6.  Katy practices the piano regularly.
 I’ll never make that mistake again.
 We’ve been to Disneyland twice.
 The newspaper is delivered daily.
 We walk home from school every day.
 I clean my bedroom every week.
 Have you forgotten my name? I’ve told you three times already.
 Dad polishes his shoes twice a week.
 You should go to the dentist once every six months.

7. How often …
do you take a shower?
do you eat vegetables?
do you go to the cinema?
do you take vacations?
do you eat adobo?
do you brush your teeth?
do you go to the beach?
do you celebrate Christmas?