1. always 频率最高,表示动作重复、状态继续,表示“一直、总是”,其反义词为never。always等与not连用时,表示部分否定。如:
The rich are not always happy. 有钱的人并不总是快乐的。
如果要变为否定句,应将always改为never才能全部否定。如:
Li Ping is always late for school. 李平上学总是迟到。
Li Ping is never late for school.(全部否定)
Li Ping is not always late for school. (部分否定)
频度副词通常和一般现在时连用,表示动作发生的频率。但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. 她总是问些愚蠢的问题。(厌烦)2. usually 意为“通常”,表示习惯性动作或状态,很少有例外。如:
We usually go to school at seven in the morning. 我们通常在早上七点上学。
3. Often意为“经常,时常”,表示反复性的动作或状态,中间有间断,不如usually那么频繁。其反义词是seldom。often在句尾时常被very或quite修饰。如:
It often rains here in April. 这儿四月份常下雨。
The boys often eat noodles and the girls sometimes eat them. 男生经常吃面条,女生有时吃。
I often chat with my friends under the big tree. 我经常在这棵大树下和朋友聊天。
He writes to his friends quite often. 他常给他的朋友写信。4. sometimes意为“有时”,频率不及often,表示动作偶尔发生,间断时间较长。其位置比较灵活,放在句首、句中、句末都可。如:
Sometimes we go to the cinema and at other times we go for a walk.有时我们去看电影,有时我们去散步。
I sometimes watch TV in the evening. 我有时晚上看电视。
My father has lunch in the factory sometimes. 我父亲有时在工厂吃午饭。5. seldom意为“很少”,这个副词表示否定意义,动作几乎不会发生。如:
He seldom eats breakfast. 他很少吃早餐。
The little girl seldom goes out. 这个小女孩很少外出。
I will never forget your kindness. 我永远忘不了你的好意。6. hardly具有否定意义,表示“几乎不、简直不”,除非特殊情况,否则不会发生。如:
The boy is so young that he could hardly understand it. 这个孩子太小了,不可能懂得这件事。7. never意为“从不”表示动作不会发生.例如:
I never go to school by taxi.我从不坐出租车去上学。
The boys never eat chocolate and the girls seldom eat it. 男生从不吃巧克力,女生很少吃。8.对上述频度副词提问时,用how often。如:
I write to my brother sometimes.
→How often do you write to your brother?
4. 句型转换和其他频度用词
(1)[句型转换]
疑问句:用how often对频率进行提问。
如:
-How often do you go swimming?
-I sometimes go swimming