ADVERB
OF FREQUENCY
Adverb of
frequency
adalah kata keterangan yang digunakan untuk menyatakan frekuensi kegiatan seseorang
misalnya selalu, sering, kadang-kadang, dan tidak pernah. Kata keterangan ini
khusus digunakan dalam kalimat Simple Present Tense. Perhatikan letaknya dalam
kalimat.
Adverb of Frequency
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How often do you usually
exercise?
I lift weight every day.
I go jogging about once a week.
I exercise three times a week.
I don’t exercise very often/ very much.
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Do
you ever watch TV in the evening?
Yes,
I almost always watch TV after
dinner.
I
sometimes watch TV before bed.
Sometimes I watch TV before bed.
I
seldom watch TV in the evening.
No,
I never watch TV.
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always
almost
always
usually
often
sometimes
seldom
hardly
ever
almost
never
never
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Dari
contoh di atas dapat kita simpulkan bahwa adverb
of frequency ‘always, almost always, usually, often, sometimes, seldom,
hardly ever, almost never, dan never’ diletakkan antara subyek dan kata kerja,
kecuali sometimes dapat diletakkan di
depan sebelum subyek atau antara subyek dan kata kerja. Kata keterangan lain
seperti every day, once a week, dan three times a week dapat diletakkan baik
sebelum maupun sesudah kalimat. Contoh:
1. Siti goes to the library three times a week. atau
2. Three times a week Siti goes to the library.
1. Siti goes to the library three times a week. atau
2. Three times a week Siti goes to the library.
TUGAS 1
Kerjakan,
Ubah kalimat dengan menggunakan adverb of
frequency dan adverb yang
terdapat di dalam kurung pada setiap kalimat pada tempat yang tepat.
1. A : What
do you do on Saturday morning (usually)
B : Nothing much. I sleep until noon.
(almost always)
(almost always)
2. A : Do you go bicycling? (ever)
B : Yeah. I go bicycling on Saturdays. (often)
3. A : How often do you play sport? (usually)
B : Well, I play tennis. (twice a week)
4. A : What do you do after class? (usually)
B : I go out with my classmates. (about
three times a week)
three times a week)
5. A : How often do you exercise (= berlatih)?
(usually)
(usually)
B : I exercise. (seldom)
READING
Untuk lebih memperdalam pemahaman tentang
adverb of frequency dalam Simple
Present Tense, anda dipersilahkan membaca bacaan di bawah ini.
People never consider
afternoon tea as meal. But, we usually have tea or coffee at about 16.00 to
17.00 o’clock. At this time, parents take the opportunity to get together with
the family. They listen to the music or watch the television. Sometimes fathers
read ‘evening newspaper’ and mothers serve hand-made cakes or cookies for the
family. Pisang goreng or fried banana seems to be the most popular cookies for
this occasion. Biscuits are also other things, especially for children.
TUGAS 2
Terjemahkan bacaan paragraf
di atas ke dalam Bahasa Indonesia yang (baik dan benar (baku) lengkap dengan
struktur yang benar.
TUGAS 3
Buat kalimat SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE tentang:
1. Kebenaran umum (5 kalimat yang berbeda)
2. Rutinitas (5 kalimat yang berbeda)
1. Kebenaran umum (5 kalimat yang berbeda)
2. Rutinitas (5 kalimat yang berbeda)
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