Slovnični vodnik

Kaj je to?

Prislovi pogostosti kažejo, kako pogosto se dejanje zgodi.

Med pogoste prislove pogostosti spadajo:

• always — vsakič
• usually — večinoma
• often — velikokrat
• sometimes — občasno
• rarely — redko
• hardly ever — skoraj nikoli
• never — nikoli

Te besede opisujejo pogostost, ne da bi navedle natančno število.

Kdaj jih uporabljamo

Prislove pogostosti uporabljamo, ko govorimo o navadah, rutinah in ponavljajočih se dejanjih.

• I usually drink coffee in the morning.
• She often walks to work.
• They never eat meat.

Pogosto jih uporabljamo s Present Simple, ker ta čas opisuje redna dejanja in navade.

Nekateri izrazi izražajo natančnejšo pogostost:

• every day
• once a week
• twice a month
• three times a year

Ti izrazi običajno stojijo na začetku ali na koncu stavka.

• I exercise three times a week.
• Every Friday, we order pizza.

Struktura

Pri večini glagolov

Prislov pogostosti postavimo pred glavni glagol.

osebek + prislov pogostosti + glavni glagol

• We sometimes play tennis.
• He rarely drives at night.

Pri glagolu “be”

Prislov pogostosti postavimo za glagol be.

osebek + be + prislov pogostosti

• He is never late.
• We are usually at home on Sundays.

Pri pomožnih in modalnih glagolih

Prislov postavimo za prvi pomožni ali modalni glagol.

osebek + pomožni ali modalni glagol + prislov + glavni glagol

• She can always help you.
• I have never seen that film.
• They do not usually work on weekends.
• He will often call in the evening.

Sometimes, usually, and often

Sometimes, usually, in often lahko stojijo tudi na začetku stavka.

• Sometimes, I walk to work.
• Usually, we eat dinner at home.
• Often, she reads before bed.

Sometimes lahko stoji tudi na koncu.

• I cook dinner sometimes.

Never

Never ima že sam po sebi nikalni pomen. Ne uporabljajte ga z not.

• I never smoke.
• She is never rude.

Primeri

1. I always check my email in the morning.
2. She usually takes the bus to work.
3. We often cook dinner together.
4. He sometimes forgets his keys.
5. They rarely go to restaurants.
6. My parents hardly ever travel in winter.
7. I never drink coffee at night.
8. She is always friendly to customers.
9. We are usually busy on Mondays.
10. He can often solve difficult problems.

Izjeme

Nekateri izrazi pogostosti ne sledijo običajnemu položaju prislova.

Izrazi, kot so every day, once a week in three times a month, običajno stojijo na začetku ali na koncu stavka.

• I call my parents once a week.
• Every morning, she goes for a walk.

Prislov sometimes lahko stoji pred glavnim glagolom, na začetku ali na koncu stavka.

• I sometimes work from home.
• Sometimes, I work from home.
• I work from home sometimes.

Pogoste napake

1. Incorrect: I go always to work by bus. Correct: I always go to work by bus. Explanation: Prislov postavite pred glavni glagol.

2. Incorrect: She always is tired. Correct: She is always tired. Explanation: Prislov postavite za glagol be.

3. Incorrect: He does never eat breakfast. Correct: He never eats breakfast. Explanation: Never že ima nikalni pomen, zato ne uporabljajte does kot nikalnega pomožnega glagola.

4. Incorrect: They don't never arrive late. Correct: They never arrive late. Explanation: Ne uporabljajte skupaj not in never.

5. Incorrect: I am drink usually coffee. Correct: I usually drink coffee. Explanation: V Present Simple ne uporabljajte am pred glavnim glagolom.

6. Incorrect: She can drive always safely. Correct: She can always drive safely. Explanation: Prislov postavite za modalni glagol can.

7. Incorrect: We go to the gym often every day. Correct: We go to the gym every day. Explanation: Izogibajte se uporabi dveh izrazov pogostosti, če zadostuje eden.

8. Incorrect: He never is late. Correct: He is never late. Explanation: Pri glagolu be postavite prislov za glagol.