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How often do you take a shower? How often do you walk your dog? How often do you eat out? Always, generally, hardly ever or never? These are some ways of answering all of these questions. These words are adverbs-more specifically, Spanish adverbs of frequency.

The definition of an adverb is a word that modifies:

Most adverbs in Spanish are an adjective followed by the suffix -mente (similar to the English "-ly"). For example if you have the adjective fuerte (strong),add -mente to turn it into fuertemente (strongly).

We use adverbs of frequency to describe how often an action happens. They modify adjectives and verbs only (not other adverbs) and they're very useful to talk about habits, customs, and your everyday life!

How to Ask about the Frequency of an Action in Spanish

Before expressing ourselves, it's convenient to know how to ask someone else about the frequency of their actions. In Spanish, there are several ways to do this. Some of the most common questions are:

Example Questions in Spanish

¿Cada cuánto haces ejercicio?How often do you exercise?

PRO TIP: The question: ¿Qué tanto...? is the equivalent to "how much" in English, however, if you use it with a verb ( nadar in this case), it's clear that you're asking about the frequency of the action and not the amount of time or distance that you swim.

Indefinite Adverbs of Frequency in Spanish

An indefinite adverb of frequency does not tell us exactly how often an action occurs.

The following words are ordered by higher frequency to lower.

Eternamente - eternally

Eternamente is not a very common adverb of frequency, but it is the equivalent to "eternally" in English. While we don't use it that much in our everyday life we can use it in special occasions when we want to add extra emphasis to something.

Siempre - always

Siempre means "always" and it's a common adverb of frequency.

Casi Siempre - almost always

Add the word casi (almost) in front of siempre to reduce its frequency just a little bit.

Muy A Menudo o Muy Seguido - very often

Muy a menudo and muy seguido are synonyms that translate to "very often."

PRO TIP: Reduce the frequency of these adverbs even further by removing " muy." In other words, m uy seguido and muy a menudo are more frequent than seguido and a menudo.

Constantemente - constantly

Constantemente means "constantly" in English.

Generalmente o por lo general - generally

Generalmente and por lo general are interchangeable and mean "generally."

Usualmente - usually

Usualmente and generalmente express a similar frequency. Usualmente means "usually."

Normalmente - normally

Regularmente - regularly

A veces - sometimes

We have reached an important adverb of frequency. A veces means "sometimes" and expresses things that happen (more or less) half the time.

Algunas veces - sometimes

Wait! Aren't a veces and algunas veces the same? While this can be technically true, Spanish speakers perceive algunas veces as an adverb of frequency with a little lower frequency than a veces. They both mean sometimes, though.

De vez en cuando - every once in a while

De vez en cuando is the adverb of frequency equivalent to "every once in a while" in English. It is very common to use and very important to understand how to use it. Check out these sentences:

PRO TIP: If you add the word "muy" to de vez en cuando you will reduce its frequency.

Rara vez - rarely

Rara vez means "rarely" (we don't say "raramente") and it's similar to "every once in a while."

Casi nunca - hardly ever

Similar to the positive side of the spectrum, "casi" modifies how absolute the adverb of frequency is. While nunca is "never," casi nunca is the equivalent to "hardly ever."

Nunca o jamás - never

Nunca and jamás are the exact same thing. Both are equivalent to "never."

PRO TIP: While nunca and jamá s are negative adverbs, they can follow the word "no" since double negatives are common in Spanish.

Definite Adverbs of Frequency in Spanish

Unlike their indefinite counterparts, these Spanish adverbs of frequency are precise and exact.

We can build these adverbs with the help of other adverbs, such as:

Cada means "each" in Spanish. Some common time words to combine it with are:

Additionally, you can combine cada with some non-specific words, such as:

Todos o todas - every

Todos o todas means "every" (or all). Combine this with:

Adverbs Ending in -mente

Earlier I mentioned you could add -mente to a word to turn it into an adverb. Here are some definite adverbs of frequency that do so:
Me voy de viaje anualmente.
I take a trip yearly.

Adverb Placement in Spanish

Spanish is more fluid compared to English when it comes to placing adverbs of frequency. Unlike English, though, we do not place them between the auxiliary and main verb. Instead, we may put them in the beginning of a sentence, the end, or next to the verb.

Check out the various possible orders in the following examples:

Adverbs of Frequency That Modify Verbs

When we modify a verb with an adverb of frequency in Spanish, we'll put it in front of the verb like this:

or after the verb like this:

but not starting the sentence in front of the subject:

Adverbs of Frequency That Modify Entire Sentences

When we want to modify an entire sentence with an adverb of frequency, we can place it pretty much anywhere, except, as I mentioned, between the auxiliary and main verbs.

Él ha siempre sido una buena persona.(incorrect!)

Correct options include:

When you want to talk about negative adverbs of frequency ( nunca o jamás) be sure to put them before the verb and use another negative ( no) to complement them. Don't say:

Ella come jamás pescado.(incorrect!)

or

Ella come pescado jamás. (incorrect!)

Correct options include:

Adverbs of Frequency Quiz:

Adverbs of Frequency Quiz:

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How often do you take a shower? How often do you walk your dog? How often do you eat out? Always, generally, hardly ever or never? These are some ways of answering all of these questions. These words are adverbs-more specifically, Spanish adverbs of frequency.