What is an adverb ? | parts of speech: adverbs | adverb types: indefinite & definite frequency | word order | how often | ELT & ESL

ASKING ABOUT FREQUENCY: 

HOW OFTEN … ?

SIMPLE PRESENT

ADVERBS are one of the 9 parts of speech.

There are DEFINITE & INDEFINITE ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY that you can use to describe and indicate the number of repetition of your routines and habits, generally when using the simple present tense.

HOW OFTEN DO YOU … ?

We normally use adverbs of frequency to do answer to this question:

Indefinite adverbs of frequency:  always, usually, frequently, often, sometimes, rarely, occasionally, hardly ever, never

Definite adverbs of frequency:  once a week, four times a year, every two days, monthly, etc

These definite adverbs of frequency include:

Number + Times + A + Time Period = three times a month.

Remember to use: ONCE (not one time) and TWICE (not two times).

Every + Time Period  =  every day, every week.

Time adverbs that end in -LY:  weekly = every week, monthly = every month

Every + a number + Time Period  =   every two days, every three weeks.

Finally there is a practice section where we ask question that contain “How often…?” which the viewer should answer according to their own life.

for more info & practise on simple present, visit:

https://brainperks4u.wordpress.com/2019/06/16/easy-english-grammar-verb-tenses-present-simple-esl-elt/

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for routines & habits (verbs) & adverbs of frequency, visit:

https://brainperks4u.wordpress.com/2019/06/19/easy-english-grammar-vocabulary-verb-tenses-present-simple-esl-elt-routines-habits-frequency-adverbs/

https://brainperks4u.wordpress.com/2019/06/19/easy-english-grammar-verb-tenses-present-simple-esl-elt-story-activity/

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