频度副词
定义一、usually, sometimes, always, often等词在英文中被称为“频度副词”,是用来表示动作频率的,但程度上有别。一般来说可按频率大小排列:
always>usually>often>sometimes>seldom(很少)>hardly ever>never(从不)
频度副词的位置1. 在be动词之后。如:
She is sometimes very busy. 她有时很忙。
2. 在第一个助动词或情态动词之后。如:
I will never forget the first time I met you. 我将永远忘不了和你的第一次见面。
3. 在实义动词之前。如:
We often go there. 我们常去那儿。
4. sometimes也可放在句首、句中或句末,often也可放在句末。如:
Sometimes she writes to me. 她有时候给我写信。
She writes to me often. 她经常给我写信。
用法1. often, always, usually等通常和一般现在时连用,表示现在经常或反复发生的动作。如:
It often rains here in April. 这儿四月份常下雨。
2. always与进行时连用时,并不强调动作正在进行,而是表示赞叹、厌烦等情绪。如:
He is always thinking of others. 他总是想着别人。(赞叹)
She is always asking silly questions. 她老是问些愚蠢的问题。(厌烦)
3. 对这些频度副词提问时,用how often。如:
I write to my brother sometimes.
How often do you write to your brother?
4.情态动词后动词用原形。