ADVERBES DE FREQUENCE

Adverbs of frequency in French are words that are used to express how often something happens. They are typically placed after the conjugated verb in simple tenses (present, future, past historic) and after the auxiliary verb (avoir or être) in compound tenses.

Here are some of the most common adverbs of frequency in French:

  • Toujours (always): This adverb is used to express that something happens all the time or without exception.
    • Ex: Je vais toujours à la plage en été. (I always go to the beach in the summer.)
  • Souvent (often): This adverb is used to express that something happens regularly or on a regular basis.
    • Ex: Il fait souvent du soleil dans le sud de la France. (It often sunny in the south of France.)
  • Parfois (sometimes): This adverb is used to express that something happens occasionally or not on a regular basis.
    • Ex: Je mange parfois des hamburgers. (I sometimes eat hamburgers.)
  • Rarement (rarely): This adverb is used to express that something happens very infrequently or not often.
    • Ex: Il pleut rarement en été. (It rarely rains in the summer.)
  • Jamais (never): This adverb is used to express that something does not happen at all or not ever.
    • Ex: Je n’ai jamais été à Paris. (I have never been to Paris.)
  • Généralement (generally): This adverb is used to express that something happens most of the time or as a general rule.
    • Ex: Les gens sont généralement gentils en France. (People are generally nice in France.)
  • Habituellement (usually): This adverb is used to express that something happens as a matter of habit or custom.
    • Ex: Je me lève habituellement à 7 heures du matin. (I usually wake up at 7 o’clock in the morning.)
  • D’habitude (usually): This adverb is another way to express that something happens as a matter of habit or custom.
    • Ex: D’habitude, je prends le métro pour aller au travail. (I usually take the metro to work.)
  • Régulièrement (regularly): This adverb is used to express that something happens at fixed intervals or on a consistent basis.
    • Ex: Elle fait du sport régulièrement. (She exercises regularly.)
  • Occasionnellement (occasionally): This adverb is used to express that something happens from time to time or not very often.
    • Ex: Je mange occasionnellement des desserts. (I occasionally eat desserts.)

In addition to these common adverbs, there are a number of other expressions that can be used to indicate frequency in French:

  • De temps en temps (from time to time): This expression is similar to “parfois” and means “occasionally” or “from time to time.”
    • Ex: De temps en temps, je vais au cinéma. (I go to the movies from time to time.)
  • Une fois par semaine (once a week): This expression is used to indicate that something happens once every week.
    • Ex: Je fais mes courses une fois par semaine. (I do my grocery shopping once a week.)
  • Deux fois par jour (twice a day): This expression is used to indicate that something happens twice every day.
    • Ex: Je me brosse les dents deux fois par jour. (I brush my teeth twice a day.)
  • Tous les jours (every day): This expression is used to indicate that something happens every single day.
    • Ex: Je prends le café tous les matins. (I drink coffee every morning.)

By using adverbs of frequency correctly, you can add precision and nuance to your speech and writing in French. You can effectively communicate how often things happen and make your descriptions more vivid and engaging.

always

toujours, tout le temps

Image: always

never

jamais

Image: never

early

tôt

Image: early

late

tard

Image: late

spend time

passer du temps

Image: spend time

go shopping

faire du shopping/faire les magasins

Image: go shopping

stay at home

rester à la maison

surf the Net

surfer sur internet

Image: surf the Net

every day

tous les jours

Image: every day

every month

tous les mois

Image: every month

every week

toutes les semaines

Image: every week

in the morning

le matin

Image: in the morning

in the evening

le soir

Image: in the evening

in the afternoon

l’après-midi

Image: in the afternoon

at night

la nuit

Image: at night

listen to music

écouter de la musique

Image: listen to music

other

autre

Image: other

sometimes

parfois, quelquefois

Image: sometimes

often

souvent

Image: often

usually

d’habitude, généralement, habituellement

Image: usually

rarely, seldom

rarement

Image: rarely, seldom

regularly

régulièrement

ice rink

patinoire

Image: ice rink

lie down

s’allonger

Image: lie down

go to bed

aller se coucher, aller au lit

Image: go to bed

work

travailler

Image: work

get dressed

s’habiller

Image: get dressed

visit my family/friends

rendre visite à ma famille, mes amis

Image: visit my family/friends

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