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• Explains how adverbs of frequency are used to show how often an action happens.
• Places adverbs of frequency correctly before the main verb and after the verb be.
• Forms questions with How often and answers them with frequency adverbs or time expressions.
• Distinguishes the present simple from the present continuous in daily routine sentences.
• Uses the third person -s and -es endings correctly in statements about habits.

Anahtar fikirler

• In English the adverb of frequency comes before the main verb but after the verb be.
• Always, usually, often and sometimes describe regular actions; rarely and never show low frequency.
• How often is the standard question for asking about frequency, and it takes a short answer.
• The present simple is used for habits, while the present continuous shows a change or what is happening now.
• In questions and negatives with does, the main verb loses its -s ending.
• Frequency adverbs are not normally used in the present continuous; if both are needed, the adverb follows the auxiliary.

Konunun özeti

They stand after the verb be and before any other main verb. The present simple is the tense of habits, while the present continuous is used for what is happening now and for temporary changes. How often...? is the standard frequency question, it takes do or does, and the main verb returns to its base form after does.

Sık yapılan hatalar

• Putting the adverb after the main verb: the pattern drinks always tea is wrong; the frequency adverb stands before the main verb, so the sentence must read She always drinks tea.
• Forgetting the third person -s ending: after a frequency adverb the verb still needs its ending, so He often play football must become He often plays football.
• Leaving the -s on the verb after does: the pattern Does he watches is incorrect because does already carries the third person ending, so the question must be Does he watch TV?

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