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 • • • • • • • • 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