GRAMMAR: Adverbs of frequency

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English class 5a HANDOUT 2 Adverbs of frequency (Averbien der Häufigkeit) KW 18

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GRAMMAR: Adverbs of frequency

1 REGEL:

Häufigkeitsadverbien (always, usually, often, sometimes, never) stehen gewöhnlich:

→ direkt vor dem Vollverb → before the main verb

→ direkt hinter am, are is (be) → after a form of be

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Jo often plays basketball. (ENGLISH)

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Jo spielt oft Basketball. (DEUTSCH) (!!!) ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓

subject predicate object = SPO Subjekt Prädikat Objekt ↓ ↓

adverb of frequency Adverb der Häufigkeit

• never • nie

• sometimes • manchmal

• often • oft

• usually • gewöhnlich

• always • immer

2 BEISPIELSÄTZE:

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I never go to football matches.

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Jack always writes good marks in his tests.

Ich gehe nie zu Fußballspielen. Jack schreibt immer gute Noten in seinen Tests.

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Sam is usually nice to Lily.

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I don’t often ride my bike.

Sam ist (für) gewöhnlich nett zu Lily. Ich fahre nicht oft Fahrrad.

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TEST YOURSELF:

1 Regel: ► Häufigkeitsadverbien stehen gewöhnlich: _______ / 2 BE →_________________________________________________

→_________________________________________________

2 Averbs of frequency : Translate them into German . _______ / 2.5 BE

• never _________________________ • usually _________________________

• sometimes _________________________ • always _________________________

• often _________________________

3 Sentence snakes: Adverbs: word order _______ / 2.5 BE Cross out the wrong word. Colour the correct word.

(Streiche das falsche Wort durch. Male das richtige Wort farbig aus.)

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4 Wendy Webb: Adverbs of frequency _______ / 4 BE A Put in the right words. (1 verb +1 adverb)

1. Wendy Webb ___________________________________ at half past six.

2. She ________________________________________ to school late.

3. She________________________________________ things in the bus.

4. The children _____________________________________________

their things the next day.

B Now write 6 sentences what you always, often, never, sometimes, usually do.

_______ / 3BE

_1___________________________________________________________________________________

_2___________________________________________________________________________________

_3___________________________________________________________________________________

_4___________________________________________________________________________________

_5___________________________________________________________________________________

_6___________________________________________________________________________________

5 Wendy Webb’s cat: Adverbs of frequency word order _______ / 5 BB Write correct sentences into your folder (→exercise part) or on an extra sheet of paper.

1. Wendy’s cat. / Hello, / I am 6. the Wilson’s dog, / barks at me. / Bonzo, / sometimes 2. wakes me up / always / early. / Wendy 7. always / afraid / Then / I am / and / run away.

3. together. / have breakfast / often / We 8. likes / me. / like / and / Wendy / I / Wendy 4. in the bus. / never / go with her / I 9. Wendy / finds me / But / in her bed. / sometimes 5. at the window / and wash my face. / I / sit / often 10. angry. / is / Then / she

always never

sometimes often

get up collect get

find