Hi everyone thanks for clicking, I’m Niharika and in today's lesson, we are going to look
at adverbs of frequency. Yes, it is a grammar lesson for you. So what exactly are adverbs
of frequency? Well they are adverbs of time. So adverbs of frequency which are adverbs
of time, well they answer the question that how often you do something or frequently something
is done. So there are various words in English that are used as adverbs of frequency but
then we have two types of adverbs of frequency and what are they and what are the differences,
well that's what we are going to learn in today's lesson.
We have two types of adverbs of frequency and what are they and what are the differences,
well that's what we are going to learn in today's lesson. So the two types of adverbs
of frequency are definite frequency and the other one is indefinite frequency. Now what's
the difference? Well if you look at the example here, which is I watch TV daily. So the word
daily is your adverb of frequency. But then here it gives you an idea, when I say I watch
TV daily, it gives you an idea that how often I watch TV? Well I watch it daily, so it's
giving an exact, a definite idea that yes, I watch TV daily. So therefore, this will
be considered as definite frequency. Okay and if you look at another example which is,
I always watch TV. So here, always is your adverb of frequency but then there's no definite
period that I’m talking about. Always just gives you an idea that yes probably I watch
TV in the morning, probably I watch it in the afternoon, evening or in the night. it
doesn't matter. I love watching TV, so I always watch TV. So here always is the adverb of
frequency but it is indefinite frequency. Okay so that's the difference when we talk
about definite time, then it's definite frequency. But then we just talk about general time not
an exact time, then it’s indefinite frequency. Now we are going to look at these adverbs
here especially the ones that come under definite frequency and we'll understand how to use
them correctly in your sentences. Now usually or typically, definite frequency adverbs,
they come at the end of a sentence. So how would you really use them? And which are the
adverbs that come under definite frequency are hourly, okay so for example, I watch news
hourly. So I love to know what's happening around the world. So I'm definitely addicted
to the news channels and therefore I am using the word hourly which is a definite frequency
adverb. So I would say that I watch TV news hourly, okay. Then I have daily, well daily,
yes we learnt here, I watch TV daily. Then we have weekly, I go for my yoga classes weekly.
Yes I am a fitness freak, I love to do yoga. So I go for yoga classes weekly. Then we have
monthly, I get my salary check monthly. Yes, I do. So that's monthly. Yearly, I pay my
taxes yearly or annually. Both are correct. Either you can use the adverb yearly or annually.
Then we have adverbs like every, like we have every second. You can also use it as every
hour, every month, right? Then we have once a minute or once an hour. Hmm.... people who
are addicted to face book, they check face book once a minute. Yes, do you do that? Well
if you are an addict, I’m sure you do that. But this is the way you will use this adverb
of frequency. So either you can use it, once a minute, once an hour, once a month, okay
and then we have twice. Twice a year, I go to London, twice a year. So this is the way,
you would use these adverbs of frequency. So if you really go through the examples that
I just said, I just mentioned you will realise that most of these words that I have used,
they come at the end of a sentence. So therefore, you need to make a note that definite frequency
adverbs will always come at the end of a sentence.
Okay, now let's understand which are the adverbs that come under indefinite frequency. Well
that's what we are going to look at and also you need to keep in mind that usually the
indefinite frequency adverbs come in the middle of a sentence. Okay, so now let's understand
how you would use it in your sentences. Well, the first one that I have for you is, always
like we saw an example here, that I always watch TV. So here we are not talking about
a particular time or a definite time, hence it comes under indefinite frequency. So I
always watch TV. Then the other one that we have for you is generally. Well how do you
use this? I generally watch TV soaps. Yes I love too much of drama, hence I generally
watch TV soaps. Then we have usually. Well usually kids watch too much of cartoon on
TV. Yes little kids, they love watching cartoon channels. So if I have to use this adverb
of frequency, I would say that they usually watch cartoon channels on the TV.
Then we have occasionally, like I occasionally watch movies on the TV. I don't like watching
movies on the TV because I like to go to the theatre. I like to watch movies on the big
screen. So I occasionally watch TV. I’m sorry I occasionally watch movies on the TV,
okay. Then we have rarely, I rarely watch action movies. Uh... action movies, there's
too much of violence, I don't like it. I don't enjoy action movies and therefore I’m using
an adverb of frequency which is rarely. So I rarely watch action movies on the TV, right.
Let’s have a look at another indefinite frequency adverb which is frequently. So I
visit my parents frequently. So I’m not talking about the exact day. I’m not talking
about a particular time that I visit my parents. So it's just frequently, so either it can
be on Mondays, either it can be once a week, either it can be on the weekends. Yes I frequently
visit my parents. Then we have regularly. My parents regularly come see me. Yes, they
love me too much, so they visit me on regular basis, therefore I’m using the word regularly
as an indefinite frequency adverb. And then also have a very common adverb which is, sometimes.
I sometimes go to the supermarket for grocery shopping. Either I order online or there are
just sometimes that I would really take that effort to step out of my house and go for
grocery shopping. So that's why I'm using sometimes. Okay so this is the way, you would
use adverbs of frequency, which are actually adverbs of time. The only difference that
you need to keep in mind is that in definite frequency the adverb comes at the end of a
sentence, whereas in indefinite frequency, the adverb comes at the middle of a sentence,
okay. So use them, they are really easy, so when you have to talk about how often or how
frequently, you do something or how frequently something happens, you will use adverbs of
frequency. Okay so do a take a test also and let me know how much did you score. I'll be
back with a new lesson soon, till then you take care.