Adverbs of frequency : Adverbs used to show how often an action is done.
Ex: once, twice, often, never, always, occasionally, again, frequently, seldom sometimes.
Ex: - They talked to each other again.
- We visited DAN twice.
- They never go to films.
Adverbs that change or qualify the meaning of a sentence by telling us how often or how frequently something happens are defined as adverbs of frequency.
An adverb of frequency is exactly what it sounds like – an adverb of time. Adverbs of frequency always describe how often something occurs, either in definite or indefinite terms. An adverb that describes definite frequency is one such as weekly, daily, or yearly. An adverb describing indefinite frequency doesn’t specify an exact time frame; examples are sometimes, often, and rarely.
These simple rules for adverbs of frequency will help you to use them correctly:
Each sentence contains an example of an adverb of frequency; the examples are italicized for easy identification.
This list of adverbs of frequency contains many of the most common; keep in mind though that there are many other words which can serve in this capacity.
Always
Annually
Constantly
Daily
Eventually
Ever
Frequently
Generally
Hourly
Infrequently
Monthly
Never
Next
Nightly
Normally
Now
Occasionally
Often
Quarterly
Rarely
Regularly
Sometimes
Soon
Then
Today
Tonight
Weekly
Yearly
Yesterday
Yet