英文频度副词

频度副词 usually sometimes always often 等词在英文中被称为 频度副词 是用来表示动作频率的 但程度上有别 一般来说可按频率大小排列 always usually often sometimes seldom 很少 hardly ever never 从不 频度副词的位置 1 在 be 动词之后 如 She is sometimes very busy 她有时很忙 2 在第一个助动词或情态动词之后 如 I will never forget the first time I met you 我将永远忘不了和你的第一次见面 3 在实义动词之前 如 We often go there 我们常去那儿 4 sometimes 也可放在句首 句中或句末 often 也可放在句末 如 Sometimes she writes to me 她有时候给我写信 She writes to me often 她经常给我写信 注 如果有两个助动词 频度副词通常放在第一个助动词后面 We have never been invited to one of their parties 他们聚会 一次也没邀请过我们 She must sometimes have wanted to run away 她有时候一定想到过要逃走 用法 1 often always usually 等通常和一般现在时连用 表示现在经常或反复发生的动作 如 It often rains here in April 这儿四月份常下雨 2 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 她老是问些愚蠢的问题 厌烦 3 对这些频度副词提问时 用 how often 如 I write to my brother sometimes How often do you write to your brother 4 情态动词后动词用原形 一 频度副词位于助动词之前两种情况 1 为了表示强调 频度副词有时也可位于动词 be 助动词 情态动词之前 此时助动 词等应重读 She always was late 她老是迟到 I never can remember 我永远也记不住 He never should have joined the army 他根本不应当参军 2 在简略答语中 当频度副词与动词 be 助动词或情态动词位于句末时 频度副词必 须前置 Philip is late again Yes he always is 菲利普又迟到了 是的 他总是迟到 Can you park your car near the shops Yes I usually can 你可以在商店附近停车吗 是的 通常可以 I know I should take exercise but I never do 我知道我应该进行体育锻炼 但我从来没这样做过 二 频度副词在否定句中的用法 在否定句中 有的频度副词位于否定词之前或之后均可 而有的频度副词则必须位于 否定词之后 而还有的频度副词却必须要位于否定词 大致情况如下 1 频度副词 usually 和 often 可位于否定词 not 之前或之后 他们不常开这样的晚会 正 They don t often hold such parties 正 They often don t hold such parties 星期日我们一般不在 9 点以前起床 正 We don t usually get up before nine on Sundays 正 We usually don t get up before nine on Sundays 在否定句中 频度副词用于句中或句首 有时但会导致意思不同 He doesn t usually sleep for two days at a time 他很少一连睡两天 Usually he doesn t sleep for two days at a time 他连续两天不睡觉是常事 2 频度副词 always 总是位于否定词之后 不可位于否定句之前 Things are not always what they seem to be 外表往往是靠不住的 Silence must not always be read as consent 沉默并不见得一定意味着同意 3 频度副词 sometimes 总是位于否定词之前 不可位于否定词之后 Jim is sometimes not very punctual 吉姆有时不太准时 Debbie is sometimes not responsible for what she does 戴比有时对她所做的事不负责任 三 频度副词位于句末的用法 1 sometimes 常可用于句末 We all get into trouble sometimes 我们有时都会遇到麻烦 You can t work all the time it does you good to go out and enjoy yourself sometimes 你不能总是工作 有时出去放松一下会对你有好处 2 often 有时可置于句末 但通常会带有 very quite fairly more so 等修饰语 如 We ve been there quite often 经常去那里 When I was young I used to play tennis very often 我年轻时经常打网球 Diana used to travel a lot These days she doesn t go away so often 戴安娜过去经常旅游 最近她不常出门了 We re not exactly on intimate terms but we see each other fairly often 我们虽算不上关系密切 但还常见面 注 有时也可不带修饰语 但主要见于否定句或疑问句 He writes to me often 他经常给我写信 Do you come here often 你常来这儿吗 I don t come here often 我不常来这儿 3 usually 有时也用于句末 其前不用修饰语 I m not late usually 我通常不迟到 I get paid on Fridays usually 我通常在星期五领工资 4 seldom 一般不用于句末 除非其前带有 only very 等修饰 We go out very seldom 我们绝少外出 I play basketball very seldom indeed 我很少打篮球 5 always 一般不用于句末 偶尔用于句末 此时它不表法 总是 而表示 永远 I ll love you always 我将永远爱你 另外 有时用于句末是因为句子有所省略的缘故 Generally they walked together on Sunday but not always 他们一般在星期日一起散步 但并不总是如此 句中的 but not always but they didn t always walk together on Sunday 四 频度副词位于句首的用法 1 sometimes 常可用于句首 Sometimes she comes late 有时她来得晚 Sometimes she didn t agree with me 有时她和我意见不一致 Sometimes we get a lot of rain in August 有时在 8 月份雨水很大 2 often 用于句首时 通常表示强调 且其前一般有 quite very 修饰 Very often he comes in late 他常常迟到 Quite often the phone rings when I m in the bath 电话经常在我洗澡时响 3 usually 有时也用于句首 其前不用修饰语 Usually I get up early 我平时起得早 Sometimes he comes by bus but usually he comes by taxi 有时他坐公共汽车来 不过他通常还是打的来 Usually cooking pots have two small handles but pans have one long handle 通常地深底煮锅有两只把手而平底锅只有一个长长的把手 4 always 一般不用于句首 除非是用在祈使句中 Always remember this 请时刻记住这一点 Always look in the mirror before starting to drive 一定要先看看反光镜再开车 另外 never 也可用于祈使句的句首 Never tell him the news 千万不要告诉他这消息 Never ask her a