WEBVTT 00:00.150 --> 00:02.250 Welcome to this tutorial. 00:02.250 --> 00:06.390 Today we're going to talk about adverbs of frequency. 00:06.420 --> 00:07.680 Let's get started. 00:09.530 --> 00:18.330 Remember that an adverb is a word or set of words that modifies verbs adjectives or other adverbs. 00:18.440 --> 00:28.500 No usually adverbs modify verbs telling us how how often when or where something was done. 00:28.550 --> 00:31.510 Have a look at the example over here. 00:31.640 --> 00:39.580 We walked really slowly note that there are two adverbs in the sentence. 00:39.640 --> 00:49.540 Now the adverb really modifies the other adverb which is slowly in the adverb slowly modifies the verb 00:49.780 --> 00:53.590 walked and tells us how we walked 00:56.720 --> 00:58.240 adverbs of frequency. 00:58.250 --> 01:00.970 Tell us how often something happens. 01:01.190 --> 01:10.190 They are also used to indicate routine or repeated activities have a look at the example over here. 01:10.190 --> 01:12.890 I always do my homework. 01:13.100 --> 01:23.170 Now the adverb of frequency in the sentence always tells us how often I do my homework remember that 01:23.170 --> 01:31.180 these adverbs are usually placed before the main verb but after auxiliary verbs now have a look at the 01:31.180 --> 01:39.110 examples we know our company frequently has branches with potential clients. 01:39.250 --> 01:50.270 Note that has in this sentence is the main verb in the adverb frequency frequently comes before it but 01:50.270 --> 01:56.900 in this sentence you should always wait for the green light to cross the road. 01:56.900 --> 02:07.380 Should is an auxiliary verb and it comes before the adverb a frequency always in the main verb is wheat. 02:08.760 --> 02:13.410 Now the only exception is when the main verb is to be. 02:13.410 --> 02:20.510 In which case the adverb goes after the main verb as in the example below. 02:20.760 --> 02:29.310 We are usually optimistic now when the frequency is 100 percent. 02:29.450 --> 02:35.850 The adverb of frequency we use would be always for example. 02:35.930 --> 02:46.480 Sara always helps her mom with dinner and when the frequency is 90 percent we use usually. 02:46.510 --> 02:47.620 For example. 02:47.620 --> 02:58.280 We usually go out on Fridays and for 80 percent frequency we use normally or generally. 02:58.440 --> 03:09.160 For example Sean normally eats breakfast at 8 a.m. for 70 percent often or frequently. 03:09.450 --> 03:13.740 For example they often go to their parents at weekends. 03:15.660 --> 03:19.700 50 percent sometimes for example. 03:19.770 --> 03:29.760 Peter sometimes forgets his kids birthdays and for a 30 percent frequency we use occasionally. 03:29.890 --> 03:34.770 For example I occasionally eat vegetarian food. 03:36.290 --> 03:41.000 And for a 10 percent frequency we use seldom. 03:41.000 --> 03:51.380 For example we seldom go on vacation together for 5 percent hardly ever or rarely. 03:51.470 --> 04:03.670 For example Meredith hardly ever drinks coffee and for zero percent frequency we use never for example. 04:03.960 --> 04:09.230 They never eat junk food. 04:09.250 --> 04:16.090 Now we can also use the following expressions when we want to be more specific about the frequency. 04:16.090 --> 04:27.190 For example every day once a month twice a year three times a day every other week daily monthly annually 04:27.520 --> 04:32.320 etc. Have a look at the example over here. 04:32.530 --> 04:36.450 I usually eat pizza once a month. 04:36.700 --> 04:41.730 Now if you need to use more than one adverb of time in a sentence. 04:41.890 --> 04:46.980 Use them in the following order first. 04:47.070 --> 04:48.470 How long. 04:48.510 --> 04:50.860 Second how often. 04:50.870 --> 04:57.000 And third when Have a look at the example over here. 04:57.000 --> 05:04.680 Peter worked at the mall for four days every week last year. 05:04.670 --> 05:05.600 Four date. 05:05.790 --> 05:07.170 How long. 05:07.170 --> 05:08.130 Every week. 05:08.160 --> 05:09.630 How often. 05:09.630 --> 05:11.310 Last year when.