What are they?
• They are adverbs that tell us how often or how frequently an action is done.
What are the two types of adverbs of frequency?
Definite adverbs of frequency
Used to describe definite frequency
Examples:
- hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, yearly
- every second, once a minute, twice a year
- once, twice, once or twice, three times
We usually put it in end position of the sentence.
Examples:
- My sister checks up on me Every hour.
- We go abroad yearly.
- We hang out weekly.
Sometimes we put it at the front.
Example:
- Every day, millions of people suffer from pollution.
Indefinite adverbs of frequency
Used to describe indefinite frequency
We usually put it in the middle position of the sentence.
They go before the main verb (except the main verb “to be”)
- We usually hang out on Saturday.
- I have often done that.
- They are always late.