FREQUENCY ADVERBS

FREQUENCY ADVERBS

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We use some adverbs to describe how frequently we do an activity.
These are called adverbs of frequency and include:

Frequency	Adverb of Frequency	Example Sentence
100%	always	I always go to bed before 11pm.
90%	usually	I usually have cereal for breakfast.
80%	normally / generally	I normally go to the gym.
70%	often* / frequently	I often surf the internet.
50%	sometimes	I sometimes forget my wife's birthday.
30%	occasionally	I occasionally eat junk food.
10%	seldom	I seldom read the newspaper.
5%	hardly ever / rarely	I hardly ever drink alcohol.
0%	never	I never swim in the sea.

* Some people pronounce the 'T' in often but many others do not.



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FREQUENCY ADVERBS

 

The Position of the Adverb in a Sentence

An adverb of frequency goes before a main verb (except with To Be).

Subject + adverb + main verb
I always remember to do my homework.
He normally gets good marks in exams.

An adverb of frequency goes after the verb To Be.

Subject + to be + adverb
They are never pleased to see me.
She isn't usually bad tempered.

When we use an auxiliary verb (have, will, must, might, could, would, can, etc.), the adverb is placed between the auxiliary and the main verb. This is also true for to be.

Subject + auxiliary + adverb + main verb
She can sometimes beat me in a race.
I would hardly ever be unkind to someone.
They might never see each other again.
They could occasionally be heard laughing.

We can also use the following adverbs at the start of a sentence:
Usually, normally, often, frequently, sometimes, occasionally

• Occasionally, I like to eat Thai food.

BUT we cannot use the following at the beginning of a sentence:
Always, seldom, rarely, hardly, ever, never.


We use hardly ever and never with positive, not negative verbs:

• She hardly ever comes to my parties.
• They never say 'thank you'.

We use ever in questions and negative statements:

• Have you ever been to New Zealand?
• I haven't ever been to Switzerland. (The same as 'I have never been Switzerland').

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.

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COMPARISONS WITH AS...AS

Comparativos con as...as


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Para decir que dos cosas son iguales, usamos la estructura “as … as” que en español traduce en “tan … como”, y para decir que no son equales simplemente ponemos la negación “not”. O sea, “not as … as”.


Hay 4 formas:

A) con un verbo:  as + verbo + as

• I don’t eat as much as you. - No como tanto como tu.

B) con un adjectivo:  as + adjetivo + as   

• Mary is as tall as Jane. - Mary es tan alto como Jane.
• New York is not as old as London. - Nueva York no es tan vieja como Londres.

C) con un adverbio: as + adverbio + as

• He writes as carefully as the others. -  El escribe tanto cuidado como los demás.
• He doesn't drive as slowly as me. - El no conduce tan lentamente / despacio como yo

D) as + many + (sustantivo contable) +as    

• There are as many people in this restaurant as the other. - Hay tanta gente en este restaurante como la otra.
• You don't have as many friends as me. - No tienes tantos amigos como yo.

as many as y not as many as

Mary doesn’t have as many friends as Peter. - María no tiene tantos amigos como Pedro.

as much as y not as much as

• I talk as much as you. - Hablo tanto como tu.
• I don’t have as much money as you. - No tengo tanto dinero como tu.
• I like to read / reading as much as watching TV. - A mi me gusta leer tanto como ver la TV.

 

 

Adjectives

What is an adjective?

Adjectives are words that describe or modify other words. They can identify or quantify another person or thing in the sentence. Adjectives are usually positioned before the noun or the pronoun that they modify.

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El comparativo y el superlativo

Los adjetivos en grado comparativo

El comparativo se usa en inglés para comparar diferencias entre los dos objetos a los que modifica (larger, smaller, faster, higher). Se emplea en oraciones donde comparamos dos nombres, de la manera siguiente:

Nombre (sujeto) + verbo + adjetivo en grado comparativo + than + nombre (objeto).

El segundo término de la comparación puede omitirse si se entiende a partir del contexto. (ver el último ejemplo).

Ejemplos

• My house is larger than hers.
• This box is smaller than the one I lost.
• Your dog runs faster than Jim's dog.
• The rock flew higher than the roof.
• Jim and Jack are both my friends, but I like Jack better. ("than Jim" se sobreentiende)

Los adjetivos en grado superlativo

El superlativo se emplea para describir un objeto que se encuentra en el extremo superior o inferior de una cualidad (the tallest, the smallest, the fastest, the highest). Se utiliza en oraciones en las que comparamos un sujeto con un grupo de objetos, como aquí:

Nombre (sujeto) + verbo + the + adjetivo en grado superlativo + nombre (objeto).

El grupo con el que se efectúa la comparación puede omitirse si se entiende a partir del contexto (ver el último ejemplo).

Ejemplos

• My house is the largest one in our neighborhood.
• This is the smallest box I've ever seen.
• Your dog ran the fastest of any dog in the race.
• We all threw our rocks at the same time. My rock flew the highest. ("of all the rocks" está sobreentendido)

Formación de comparativos y superlativos regulares

En inglés, es simple formar el comparativo y el superlativo de la mayoría de los adjetivos. La forma dependerá del número de sílabas del adjetivo.

Adjetivos de una sílaba

Añadir -er para el comparativo y -est para el superlativo. Si el adjetivo termina en consonante + vocal + consonante, la última consonante debe repetirse antes de añadir la terminación.

Adjetivo	Comparativo	Superlativo
tall	taller	tallest
fat	fatter	fattest
big	bigger	biggest
sad	sadder	saddest

Adjetivos de dos sílabas

Los adjetivos de dos sílabas pueden formar el comparativo añadiendo -er, como los adjetivos de una sílaba, o bien colocando more delante del adjetivo, como ocurre con los de tres sílabas. Igualmente, estos adjetivos pueden formar el superlativo añadiendo la terminación -est o bien poniendo most delante el adjetivo. En muchos casos se utilizan las dos formas, aunque uno de los usos será más habitual que el otro. Si no estamos seguros de que un adjetivo pueda tomar las terminaciones de comparativo o superlativo, es mejor utilizar more y most. Cuando un adjetivo de dos sílabas termina en y, hay que cambiarla por i antes de añadir la terminación.

Adjetivo	Comparativo	Superlativo
happy	happier	happiest
simple	simpler	simplest
busy	busier	busiest
tilted	more tilted	most tilted
tangled	more tangled	most tangled

Adjetivos de tres sílabas o más

Los adjetivos de tres sílabas o más forman el comparativo colocando more antes del adjetivo y el superlativo colocando most.

Adjetivo	Comparativo	Superlativo
important	more important	most important
expensive	more expensive	most expensive

Comparativos y superlativos irregulares

Algunos adjetivos muy corrientes tienen formas irregulares en los grados comparativo y superlativo.

Adjetivos	Comparativos	Superlativos
good	better	best
bad	worse	worst
little	less	least
much	more	most
far	further / farther	furthest / farthest

Ejemplos:

• Today is the worst day I've had in a long time.
• You play tennis better than I do.
• This is the least expensive sweater in the store.
• This sweater is less expensive than that one.
• I ran pretty far yesterday, but I ran even farther today.