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LA FRECUENCIA FREQUENCY |
In Spanish we express frequency by means of certain expressions which convey how often we do or donīt do actions. Here are some of the most common expressions:
| (todos) los | lunes | todos/as los/las | años |
| martes | meses | ||
| miércoles | semanas | ||
| jueves | mañanas | ||
| viernes | tardes | ||
| sábados | noches | ||
| domingos | días | ||
| fines de semana |
| muchas | siempre | |
| a | casi siempre | |
| algunas | veces | de vez en cuando |
| no muchas | ||
| pocas |
| todos/as ->every |
| muchas veces ->many times |
| a veces/ algunas veces ->sometimes |
| no muchas veces / pocas veces ->seldom |
| siempre ->always |
| casi siempre ->almost always |
| a menudo ->often |
| de vez en cuando ->from time to time |
These expressions can be placed in different slots in the sentence:
| Vamos siempre a esquiar a Francia |
| Vamos a esquiar siempre a Francia |
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Siempre vamos a esquiar a Francia |
(Adapted from the grammar section of the GENTE 1 workbook by Ernesto Martín Peris, Pablo Martínez Gila and Neus Sans Baulenas)
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