ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
Los adverbios de frecuencia en inglés indican con qué tanta frecuencia se realiza una acción. Los principales son: "always", "usually", "often", "sometimes", "rarely", y "never". Estos pueden ser usados para responder a la pregunta "¿How often?".
Aquí hay una lista más completa:
- Always: Siempre (100%).
- Usually: Usualmente, normalmente (80-90%).
- Often/Frequently: A menudo, frecuentemente (50-70%).
- Sometimes: Algunas veces, a veces (20-50%).
- Occasionally: Ocasionalmente, de vez en cuando (10-30%).
- Rarely/Seldom: Raramente, pocas veces (5-10%).
- Hardly ever: Casi nunca (5-10%).
🔹 1. PRESENT CONTINUOUS + ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
📌 Estructura general:
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✅ Afirmativa: [Sujeto + am/is/are + adverbio + verbo-ing]
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❌ Negativa: [Sujeto + am/is/are + not + adverbio + verbo-ing]
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❓ Interrogativa: [Am/Is/Are + sujeto + adverbio + verbo-ing?]
✅ Afirmativa: [Sujeto + am/is/are + adverbio + verbo-ing]
❌ Negativa: [Sujeto + am/is/are + not + adverbio + verbo-ing]
❓ Interrogativa: [Am/Is/Are + sujeto + adverbio + verbo-ing?]
✔️ Ejemplo: always / talk
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Afirmativa: She is always talking during class.
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Negativa: She is not always talking during class.
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Interrogativa: Is she always talking during class?
Afirmativa: She is always talking during class.
Negativa: She is not always talking during class.
Interrogativa: Is she always talking during class?
✔️ Ejemplo: often / study
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Afirmativa: We are often studying in the library.
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Negativa: We are not often studying in the library.
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Interrogativa: Are we often studying in the library?
Afirmativa: We are often studying in the library.
Negativa: We are not often studying in the library.
Interrogativa: Are we often studying in the library?
🔹 2. PAST CONTINUOUS + ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
📌 Estructura general:
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✅ Afirmativa: [Sujeto + was/were + adverbio + verbo-ing]
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❌ Negativa: [Sujeto + was/were + not + adverbio + verbo-ing]
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❓ Interrogativa: [Was/Were + sujeto + adverbio + verbo-ing?]
✅ Afirmativa: [Sujeto + was/were + adverbio + verbo-ing]
❌ Negativa: [Sujeto + was/were + not + adverbio + verbo-ing]
❓ Interrogativa: [Was/Were + sujeto + adverbio + verbo-ing?]
✔️ Ejemplo: sometimes / watch TV
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Afirmativa: They were sometimes watching TV at night.
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Negativa: They were not sometimes watching TV at night.
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Interrogativa: Were they sometimes watching TV at night?
Afirmativa: They were sometimes watching TV at night.
Negativa: They were not sometimes watching TV at night.
Interrogativa: Were they sometimes watching TV at night?
🔹 3. NOTAS IMPORTANTES
✅ Los adverbios de frecuencia van después del verbo "to be" en tiempos continuos.
❌ Nunca pongas el adverbio entre "to be" y el verbo-ing (Incorrecto: ❌ She is talking always).
❌ Nunca pongas el adverbio entre "to be" y el verbo-ing (Incorrecto: ❌ She is talking always).
Posición de los adverbios de frecuencia en la oración:
En el Present Simple, los adverbios de frecuencia generalmente se colocan antes del verbo principal (pero después del verbo to be).
