Read the sentences and write them in the

third person singular. The first example 1 Mary brushes her teeth every morning.
has been done for you.
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I write a story 3
every month.
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1 Mary: “I brush my teeth every morning.” 7

2 Jake: “I do my homework after school.”

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3 Mark: “I always listen to my teacher.”
4 John: “I usually have cornflakes for 9

breakfast.”
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5 Tom: “I never go to school on foot.”
6 Jilly: “I usually go to the cinema once a 11
week.”
7 Tommy: “I have swimming lessons on 12

Saturdays and Sundays.”

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8 Jane: “I sometimes visit my grandparents at
weekends.” 14

9 Marisol: “I always have a glass of milk before

15
I go to sleep”.
10 Jillian: “I drink a glass of orange juice 16
every day”.
11 Julie: “I sometimes go shopping with my 17

parents”.
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12 Michael: “I always watch TV in the
evenings”. 19

13 Stephen: “I always help my mum do the

dishes”.
14 Markus: “I always go to school on foot”.
15 Miriam: “I often iron my clothes”.
16 Minnie: “I eat an apple every day”.
17 Carry: “I ride my bike on Sundays”.
18 Shon: “I go skiing every winter”.
19 Jason: “ I always play football with my
friends after school”.
Adverbs of Frequency
Los principales adverbios de frecuencia en inglés son: never (nunca),hardly ever (casi
nunca), seldom (raramente), rarely (raramente),occasionally (ocasionalmente), sometimes (algunas veces), often (a
menudo), usually (normalmente) y always (siempre).

¿Dónde se coloca el adverbio de frecuencia? Los adverbios de frecuencia en inglés se colocan siempre después del sujeto y antes del verbo
principal EXCEPTO con el verbo to be y losverbos modales, en los que el adverbio de frecuencia se coloca después de estos.

* TAMBIÉN, algunos de ellos como usually, sometimes y occasionally pueden ir al inicio de una oración.

Puedes ver un ejemplo de cada tipo de colocación y su explicación aquí [Adverbios de frecuencia en inglés: ejemplos de tipos de colocación]

2. REGLAS PARA LA COLOCACIÓN DE LOS ADVERBIOS DE FRECUENCIA EN INGLÉS

1. ADVERBIO DE FRECUENCIA DESPUÉS DEL SUJETO Y ANTES DEL VERBO: En todas las oraciones el adverbio de frecuencia se
coloca después del sujeto y antes del verbo, excepto cuando el verbo principal es un verbo modal o el verbo to be.

2. ADVERBIO DE FRECUENCIA DESPUÉS DEL VERBO TO BE O UN VERBO MODAL: En las oraciones en las que el verbo principal sea
el to be o un verbo modal, el adverbio de frecuencia se coloca después de estos.

3. ADVERBIO DE FRECUENCIA AL PRINCIPIO DE UNA ORACIÓN: Los adverbios de frecuencia sometimes, usually y ocasionally,
además de seguir las reglas anteriores, pueden ir al principio de la oración.

A continuación se muestra la lista de los adverbios en inglés más usados para expresar frecuencia, junto a sus
respectivos ejemplos:

always (ólweis)
siempre I always liked mysterious characters more
Siempre me gustaron los personajes misteriosos
usually (iúshuali)
habitualmente I usually take a shower in the evening
Yo habitualmente tomo una ducha en la noche

frequently (fríkuentli)
There are frequently earthquakes in Japan
frecuentemente
Frecuentemente hay terremotos en Japón

often (ófen)
I often think about the place where I met you
a menudo
A menudo pienso en el lugar donde te encontré

sometimes (sámtáims) Sometimes I can't help showing emotions

algunas veces A veces no puedo evitar mostrar emociones

occasionally(okéishonali) They visited me occasionally

ocasionalmente Ellas me visitaban ocasionalmente

Rarely do I listen to the radio

rarely (rérli)
Casi nunca escucho la radio
casi nunca

Raul seldom writes to his parents

seldom (séldom)
Raúl casi nunca escribe a sus padres
casi nunca

Carla hardly ever celebrates her birthday

hardly ever (járdli éver) Carla casi nunca celebra su cumpleaños
casi nunca
I will never forget seeing you
never (néver) Yo nunca olvidaré verte
nunca
KEY
Read the sentences and write them in the third person singular. The first example has been
done for you.

1 Mary: “I brush my teeth every morning.” Mary brushes her teeth every day.
2 Jake: “I do my homework after school.” Jake does his homework after school.
3 Mark: “I always listen to my teacher.” Mark always listens to his teacher.
4 John: “I usually have cornflakes for breakfast.” John usually has cornflakes for breakfast.
5 Tom: “I never go to school on foot.” Tom never goes to school on foot.
6 Jilly: “I usually go to the cinema once a week.” Jilly usually goes to the cinema once a week.
7 Tommy: “I have swimming lessons on Saturdays and Sundays.” Tommy has swimming lessons on
Saturdays and Sundays.
8 Jane: “I sometimes visit my grandparents at weekends.” Jane sometimes visits her grandparents at
weekends.
9 Marisol: “I always have a glass of milk before I go to sleep”. Marisol always has a glass of milk before
she goes to sheep.
10 Jillian: “I drink a glass of orange juice every day”. Jillian drinks a glass of orange juice every day.
11 Julie: “I sometimes go shopping with my parents”. Julie sometimes goes shopping with her parents.
12 Michael: “I always watch TV in the evenings”. Michael always watches TV in the evenings.
13 Stephen: “I always help my mum do the dishes”. Stephen always helps his mum do the dishes.
14 Markus: “I always go to school on foot”. Markus always goes to school on foot.
15 Miriam: “I often iron my clothes”. Miriam often irons her clothes.
16 Minnie: “I eat an apple every day”. Minnie eats an apple every day.
17 Carry: “I ride my bike on Sundays”. Carry rides her bike on Sundays.
18 Shon: “I go skiing every winter”. Shon goes skiing every winter.
19 Jason: “ I always play football with my friends after school”. Jason always plays football with his
friends after school.