Objective •Distinguish expressions of frequency.

Objective
•Distinguish expressions
of frequency.
Expressions of Frequency
• To talk about how often
someone does something ,
you use expressions of
frequency
Common expressions of frequency
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siempre
todos los dias
mucho
a veces
de vez en cuando
poco
rara vez
nunca
always
every day
often
sometimes
once in a while
a little
rarely
never
Expressions of Frequency
•Expressions of frequency
are adverbs and they are
placed in different parts
of a sentence
Adverbs placed before the verb
• siempre
(always)
• rara vez
(rarely)
• Nunca
(never)
Juan siempre llega tarde
Nosotros rara vez compramos
video juegos
Yo nunca preparo la comida
Adverbs placed after the verb
• mucho
Yo estudio mucho
(often)
• poco
( a little)
Mi amigo habla poco en clase
Adverbs placed at the beginning or the
end of the sentence
• Todos los dias
Yo estudio todos los dias
( every day)
• A veces
Luis ayuda a veces
(sometimes)
• De vez en cuando
(once in a while)
De vez en cuando Juan
contesta el telefono