Adverbs of Frequency
Introduction
In this lesson, you'll learn how to use the English adverbs of frequency. You'll also learn some useful adverb sentence templates.
The lesson starts with a short conversation between Sarah and Cathy who are shopping for a new shirt.
Conversations
English
Cathy needs a new shirt, so she and Sarah walk into a clothing store.
Sarah: This t-shirt is very nice.
Cathy: Yeah, but it's too small.
Sarah: How about this blouse?
Cathy: I don't like the colour.
Sarah: These shirts are on sale and they are very cheap.
Cathy: I like the blue shirt and the red shirt.
Sarah: I think I want to buy one of these shirts too.
Cathy: Which color do you like?
Sarah: I like the white shirt.
Cathy: Let's go buy them.
Vocabulary
This t-shirt is very nice.
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このTシャツはとてもいいです。 |
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How about this blouse?
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このブラウスはどうですか？ |
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I don't like ___.
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私は好きではありません ___。 |
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I think I want to buy one of these shirts too.
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私もこれらのシャツの1つを買いたいと思います。 |
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Let's go buy them.
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それらを買いに行きましょう。 |
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cheap
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安いです |
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shirt
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ワイシャツ |
広告
Adverbs of Frequency
When talking about routines and habits, adverbs of frequency are often used. The following table shows these adverbs ordered from most frequent to least frequent.
| 100% | always |
| almost always | |
| usually | |
| often | |
| frequently | |
| sometimes | |
| occasionally | |
| seldom | |
| hardly ever | |
| rarely | |
| 0% | never |
Examples
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They always go to the store on Monday. |
彼らはいつも月曜日に店に行きます。 |
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I'm never late. |
私は決して遅れません。 |
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She never drinks coffee. |
彼女はコーヒーを飲むことはありません。 |
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I often drink tea in the afternoon. |
私は午後によくお茶を飲みます |
Sentence Templates
A very common sentence template in English is:
subject + be very + adjective.
The subject of a sentence can be a noun or pronoun.
Examples
| The pizza is very good. | ピザはとても良いです。 |
| We are very hungry. | 私たちはとても空腹です。 |
| I am very happy. | 私はとても幸せです。 |
| She is very smart. | 彼女はとても賢い。 |
| The TV is very expensive. | テレビはとても高価です。 |
| The store is not very busy. | 店はあまり忙しくありません。 |
Another common sentence template in English is:
subject + be too + adjective.
Examples
| The coffee is too cold. | コーヒーは寒すぎます。 |
| I am too tired. | 私はあまりにも疲れています。 |
| The TV is too expensive. | テレビは高すぎます。 |
| Is the TV too expensive? | テレビは高すぎますか？ |
| The TV is not too expensive. | テレビは高すぎません。 |
Here are some more very common sentence templates that use the verb be, adjectives and adverbs.
- subject + be really + adjective.
- subject + be quite + adjective.
- subject + be so + adjective.
- be + subject + really so + adjective?
- subject + be pretty + adjective.
Similar templates can be used with the other linking verbs.
Examples
| She is really happy. | 彼女は本当に幸せです。 |
| He is quite tall. | 彼はかなり背が高い。 |
| You are so nice! | あなたはとても優しです！ |
| Is it really so hard? | 本当に難しいですか？ |
| The coffee is pretty strong. | コーヒーはかなり強いです。 |
| The cookies are so good! | クッキーはとても良いです！ |
| It was pretty easy. | とても簡単でした。 |
| She seems really nice. | 彼女は本当にフレンドリーなようです。 |
| I feel so tired. | 私はとても疲れを感じます。 |
| The ice feels so cold. | 氷はとても冷たく感じます。 |
| Does it really look so bad? | それは本当にとても悪く見えますか？ |
| They look pretty tired. | 彼らはかなり疲れているように見えます。 |
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Quiz
Put the words in the correct order. Make sure to use correct capitalization and punctuation.
Question: good very drink is the. Answer: The drink is very good.
1) not it very is expensive.
2) too is pizza the cold.
3) often boy hungry is the.
4) long too movie the is?
5) tired very girl the is.
6) always go I store the to.
7) angry look the people very.
8) pillow soft very not the is.
9) too cup hot the feels.
10) hard really it so is?
