General English Level 1 GELEV1 Unit 02 Topic 01.doc  LANGUAGE FOCUS 11 Adverbs of frequency How to say how often you do something Luis and Marianna say: Marianna: What do you do every day? Luis: I get up each weekday at 7 o’clock. I always have a big breakfast. Luis: Sometimes I relax but I usually answer my emails… I usually have dinner about 9 pm. I don’t often go to nightclubs. I never drink alcohol. Always, sometimes, usually, often and never are adverbs of frequency They tell us how often something happens. Look always often usually sometimes not often never Monday 9 9 Tuesday 9 9 Wednesday 9 9 9 Thursday 9 9 9 Friday 9 9 9 Saturday 9 9 9 Sunday 9 9 9 Look at the place of the verb. Examples 1. Read the examples. 2. Listen to your recording. 3. Practise saying the sentences. 1. He always goes to bed early. 2. We often eat rice. 3. I don’t often eat meat. 4. I never drink tea. 5. I always drink coffee. 6. He sometimes catches the bus. 7. He usually walks to work. 76 QUESTLANGUAGE