Frequency / Repetition
How often does it happen?
Signification
How many times or how regularly an event happens: once, often, always, never, repeatedly, usually, sometimes.
Comment le repérer
Find words that say how often something happens.
Exemples
always|often|sometimes|never|twice
every day|three times a week|again and again
He usually drinks coffee in the morning.
Visual guide
Event marks on time: |--x--|--x--|--x--| x = it happens How often? often / never / twice He usually drinks coffee.
Frequency vs habitual: Frequency: how many times? once, twice, every day Habitual: regular pattern He usually drinks coffee. Forms: adverb, reduplication, particle, special verb form
Vue par langue
Dans votre langue maternelle
Frequency is mainly expressed with adverbs such as souvent, toujours, jamais, and parfois.
Il boit souvent du café le matin.
He often drinks coffee in the morning.
Dans votre langue d’apprentissage
En anglais, les habitudes et les répétitions sont indiquées avec des adverbes de fréquence et des expressions de temps.
I often drink coffee.
often = fréquence répétée : l’action arrive souvent
Les apprenants placent parfois les adverbes de fréquence à un endroit peu naturel, par exemple I drink often coffee au lieu de I often drink coffee.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.