Grammar 2.7

2.7 KEY GRAMMAR POINT - ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY

ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY - FREKVENSSIADVERBIT
Frekvenssiadverbit osoittavat montako kertaa jokin tapahtuu, ja kuinka usein tapahtuma toistuu.
Which newspapers do you read?

ALWAYS - aina I ALWAYS read The Mirror. (I read it every day)

USUALLY - tavallisesti I USUALLY read the Evening News (nearly every day)

OFTEN - melko usein I OFTEN read The Daily Telegraph (4 or 5 times a week)

SOMETIMES - joskus I SOMETIMES read The Daily Mail (about 2 or 3 times a week)

OCCASIONALLY -
satunnaisesti I OCCASIONALLY read The Sun (about once a week)

SELDOM - harvoin I SELDOM read The Star ( I read it once a month or less)

NEVER - ei koskaan I NEVER read Chinese newspapers.

FREKVENSSIADVERBIN PAIKKA

1) Olla-verbin jäljessä
I        am     OFTEN          in Pori at the weekend.
He     is       USUALLY      late.

2) Kaikkien muiden verbien edessä
I        ALWAYS      go           to work by bike.
He     NEVER        smoke     cigarettes.

Seuraavanlaisiin kysymyksiin vastataan frekvenssiadverbejä käyttämällä:
1) Do you ever...? 2) Do you often...? 3) How often...?

Do you ever speak French?
Do you ever go to the cinema?
Do you ever buy an evening paper?
Yes, I sometimes speak French. / Yes, sometimes.
No, I seldom go to the cinema. / No, seldom.
Yes, I usually buy one. / Yes, usually.
Do you often go to the theatre?
Do you often go abroad in spring? No, we seldom go to the theatre.
Yes, we usually go abroad, we seldom stay at home.
How often do you play tennis?
How often do you buy food?
How often does Paul go swimming? once a day
twice a week
three times a month
four times a year
five times an hour

ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY - FREKVENSSIADVERBIT Frekvenssiadverbit osoittavat montako kertaa jokin tapahtuu, ja kuinka usein tapahtuma toistuu.
Which newspapers do you read?
	ALWAYS - aina	I ALWAYS read The Mirror. (I read it every day)
	USUALLY - tavallisesti	I USUALLY read the Evening News (nearly every day)
	OFTEN - melko usein	I OFTEN read The Daily Telegraph (4 or 5 times a week)
	SOMETIMES - joskus	I SOMETIMES read The Daily Mail (about 2 or 3 times a week)
	OCCASIONALLY - satunnaisesti	I OCCASIONALLY read The Sun (about once a week)
	SELDOM - harvoin	I SELDOM read The Star ( I read it once a month or less)
	NEVER - ei koskaan	I NEVER read Chinese newspapers.

FREKVENSSIADVERBIN PAIKKA
1) Olla-verbin jäljessä I am OFTEN in Pori at the weekend. He is USUALLY late. 2) Kaikkien muiden verbien edessä I ALWAYS go to work by bike. He NEVER smoke cigarettes.

Seuraavanlaisiin kysymyksiin vastataan frekvenssiadverbejä käyttämällä:
1) Do you ever...?	2) Do you often...?	3) How often...?

Angler

How often do you get fish?

Takaisin Unit 2 sivulle.

Do you ever speak French? Do you ever go to the cinema? Do you ever buy an evening paper?	Yes, I sometimes speak French. / Yes, sometimes. No, I seldom go to the cinema. / No, seldom. Yes, I usually buy one. / Yes, usually.
Do you often go to the theatre? Do you often go abroad in spring?	No, we seldom go to the theatre. Yes, we usually go abroad, we seldom stay at home.
How often do you play tennis? How often do you buy food? How often does Paul go swimming?	once a day twice a week three times a month four times a year five times an hour