Adverbs of frequency are kind of adverbs, more precisely are kind of adverbs of time, they tell us about how often an action happens. Adverbs of frequency are of two types, definite frequency adverbs, and indefinite frequency adverbs.
What are Definite and Indefinite Frequency Adverbs?
-Definite frequency adverbs tell us about the exact time and frequency of happening of something.
-Indefinite frequency adverbs do not tell us about the exact time and frequency of happening of something.
Below are some examples:
- Daily, weekly, and yearly, etc.
These are examples of definite frequency adverbs, daily, weekly, or yearly are the adverbs that tell us about the exact time and frequency.
Below are some examples of indefinite frequency adverbs:
- Annually, ever, etc.
List of Adverbs of Frequency
Below is the list of adverbs of degree:
- Tonight
- Eventually
- Yesterday
- Regularly
- Infrequently
- Today
- Next
- Nightly
- Yearly
- Yet
- Annually
- Monthly
- Soon
- Quarterly
- Always
- Hourly
- Later
- Daily
- Never
- Normally
- Now
- Sometimes
- Constantly
- Often
- Weekly
- Frequently
- Then
- Rarely
- Generally
- Ever
- Occasionally
Examples of Adverbs of Frequency
Here are some examples of Adverbs of Frequency:
| Adverbs of frequency | Example |
| Always | I always wake up at 7 o’clock. |
| Usually | I usually come home after school. |
| Normally/ Generally | I normally swim after work. |
| Often/ Frequently | I often spend Christmas with friends |
| Sometimes | I sometimes play tennis on the weekend. |
| Occasionally | I occasionally eat Vietnamese food |
| Seldom | I seldom go to the library. |
| Rarely / Hardly ever | I rarely listen to the radio. |
| Never | I never listen to rock music. |
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Related: List of Adverbs of Time
Related: List of Adverbs of Manner
Related: List of Adverbs of Place
Related: List of Adverbs of Degree
