Adverbs of frequency

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo b, k
• Leerjaar 2,4

Bijwoorden van frequentie / Adverbs of Frequency

• Voorbeelden van bijwoorden van frequentie zijn:
  always, never, usually, often, sometimes, still, seldom.
  Deze bijwoorden geven aan hoe vaak  iets gebeurt. 
• Ze staan altijd vóór het werkwoord. Uitzondering is het werkwoord to be.

For example:

Sue always wears jeans.

My dog never attacks me.

Adverbs of frequency

1. Always

2. Never

3. Often

4. Sometimes

5. Usually

Vaak 

Gewoonlijk

Nooit

Altijd

Soms

Zelden

Af en toe

Vaak

Over het algemeen

Rarely

Occasionally

Frequently

Generally

Seldom

BIJWOORDEN van FREQUENTIE

always

usually

regulary

often

sometimes

seldom

never

vóór het werkwoord

talk / write / watch / sit / can / have / move / etc.

na to BE 

am / are / is

was / were

Add: "often"
We laugh at their jokes.

1. We often laugh at their jokes.
2. We laugh often at their jokes.

Add: "always"
I work at AH on Monday.

1. I always work at AH on Monday.
2. I work always at AH on Monday.

Add: "never"
He is nervous.

1. He is nervous never.
2. He never is nervous.
3. He is never nervous.

Add: "usually"
We relax after school.

1. We usually relax after school.
2. We relax usually after school.

Add: "sometimes"
She asks me to write for her website.

1. She asks sometimes me to write for her website.
2. She sometimes asks me to write for her website.

Add: "seldom"
I read books.

1. I read books seldom.
2. I read seldom books.
3. I seldom read books.

Add: "generally"
I do my homework.

1. I generally do my homework.
2. I do generally my homework.
3. I do my homework generally.

BIJWOORDEN van FREQUENTIE

• Vóór het hoofdwerkwoord:
  

School always starts at 8.30pm.

I never sing in public.

• na een vorm van to be: am, are, is, was, were:
  

There is always something to see.

His jokes are sometimes boring.

Place and time

Plaats en tijd komen in de zin allebei achteraan.

My mom works in Utrecht.

My mom works every day.

Plaats en tijd? Plaats staat VOOR tijd.

My mom works in Utrecht every day.

1. He _________ listens __________ to the radio.

2. They ___________ read ___________ a book.

3. Tom _________ is _________ very friendly. 

4. Pete _________ gets _________ angry. 

5. We _________ are _________ on time. 

Sleep het bijwoord op de juiste plek

often

sometimes

usually

never

always