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Simple Present Adverbs of Frequency Ñ > > Lesson Objective = By the end of the lesson, students will be able formulate sentences using the present simple tense and identify and use key vocabulary related to daily routines, habits, and general truths. 4 € e The simple present with 'be' e She is always late. e He is not here. e Are you at home? e Why are they so happy? “4— 4-4 The simple present with other verbs e | (don't) read the news every day. .He speaks very little. e She (doesn't) have a job. e Do you study every nigh? e Does he have a job? e Where do you live? “4— 4-4 For a situation that we think is more or less permanent. e Where do you live? e She works in a bank. Habits or things that we do regularly e | play tennis every Tuesday. e | dont travel very often. 4— 4-4 We use the present simple to talk about the future when we are discussing a timetable or a fixed plan. e School begins at nine tomorrow. e What time does the film start? e The plane doesnt arrive at seven. e lt arrives at seven thirty. “4— 4-4 We use the present simple in the first and the zero conditionals. elf it rains, we wont Come. e |f you heat water to lOO degrees, ¡it boils. “4— 4-4 Adverbs of Frequency We use some adverbs to describe how frequently we do an activity. G —-— $ Frequency Adverb of Frequency Example Sentence 100% always always go to bed before 11 p.m. 90% usually usually have cereal for breakfast. 80% normally / generally normally go to the gym. 70% often* / frequently often surf the internet. 50% sometimes sometimes forget my wife's birthday. 30% occasionally occasionally eat junk food. 10% seldom seldom read the newspaper. 5% hardly ever / rarely hardly ever drink alcohol. 0% never never swim in the sea. WM MANANANANaANaANaANaAAaAaAaAaAAaAAaAAAaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Án adverb of frequency goes after the verb To Be. Subject + to be + adverb e They are never pleased to see me. e She isnt usually bad tempered, “4— 4-4 When we use an auxiliary verb, the adverb is placed between the auxiliary and the main verb. Subject + auxiliary + adverb + main verb e She can sometimes beat me in a race. e | would hardly ever be unkind to someone. e They might never see each other again. “4— 4-4 We use hardly ever and never with positive, not negative verbs: e She hardly ever comes to my parties. o They never say thank you. We use ever in questions and negative statements: Have you ever been to New Zealand? | haven't ever been to Switzerland, A Adverbs of Definite Frequency We can also use the following expressions when we want to be more specific about the frequency: every day, once a month, twice a year, four times a day, every other week, daily, monthly. “4— 4-4 Say the minutes first and then the hour. For minutes |-30 we use PAST after the minutes. For minutes 31-59 we use TO after the minutes. e 2:35 - les twenty-five to three e 11:20 - les twenty past eleven e 4:18 - les eighteen past four “4— 4-4 Asking for the time e What time is it? e What is the time? e Could you tell me e the time please? e What time does the flight to New York leave? e When does the bus arrive from London? e When does the concert begin? “4— 4-4 
