3. Paco is always happy

Adverbs of frequency

Paco is always happy

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Paco never gets angry. He is always happy now. He has a lot of things to do and, above all, he is happy because he is making many people happy with his money. He often goes to hospitals to give away some presents to children. He also usually supports some NGO's (non-Governmental Organization) related with sick children and poor people. He is sometimes really miserable because of that.

Identify in the text all the adverbs of frequency you know and try to place them according to their frequency grade.

Important

Notice the place of the adverbs of frequency in the following examples:

AFTER THE VERB TO BE	BEFORE ANY OTHER VERB
Paco is sometimes miserable.	Paco never gets angry.

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Curiosity

Do you know the origin of the word robot?

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It comes from the Czech word robota, which means work. In 1920, the Czech playwright Karel Capek used it as part of the title of one of his plays: R.U.R. Rossum's Universal Robots.

This play was performed in English in London in 1923. Since then, the word was introduced into the English language with the meaning we know.

	Paco's friends go often for a mountain bike ride.
	Paco's friends sometimes go for a mountain bike ride.

	Sonia is usually very friendly.
	Sonia usually is very friendly.

	Andrés and Alex are always hungry.
	Andrés and Alex always are hungry.

	Paco often plays tennis.
	Paco plays often tennis.

	Paco smokes never.
	Paco never smokes.