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4. Adverb of Frequence (Kata Keterangan Frekuensi)

a. Setelah kata kerja to be, misalnya:
• She is always late for the class.
Dia selalu terlambat ke sekolah.
• We are always happy.
Kami selalu bahagia.
• He is usually busy.
Dia biasanya sibuk.
• She is often sad.
Dia sering sedih.

b. Sebelum kata kerja atau di antara kata kerja bantu dan kata kerja,
misalnya:
• My mother always drinks tea every morning.
Ibu saya selalu minum teh setiap pagi.
• I usually wake up at 4.30 a.m.
Saya selal bangun jam 4.30 pagi.
• My friend has often helped me with money.
Temanku sering membantuku dengan uang.
• Armed sometimes goes to his home town.
Armed kadang-kadang pulag kampung.
• I shall sometimes come and see you.
Saya kadang-kadang akan datang dan mengunjungimu.
• I seldom smoked before my father.
Saya jarang merokok di depan ayahku.
• He has seldom paid back the money in time.
Dia jarang mengembalikan uang pada waktunya.
• We shall never forget your kindness.
Kami tidak akan pernah melupakan kebaikannmu.

c. Kadang-kadang “sometimes, usually, normally, occasionally” dapat
juga diletakkan di awal atau di akhir kalimat, misalnya:
• Sometimes we miss you.
We miss you sometimes.
Kami kadang-kadang merindukanmu.
• Usually she buys pencils here.
She buys pencils here usually.
Dia biasanya membeli pensil-pensil di sini.
• Occasionally I meet my girlfriend on saturday night.
I meet with my girlfriend on Saturday night occasionally.
Saya bertemu dengan pacar saya pada hari sabtu malam
kadang-kadang.

d. Kadang-kadang kata “often” diletakkan di akhir kalimat, misanya:
• Do you come to my uncle’s house often?
Apakah kamu sering datang ke rumah pamanku?

952 Dr. H. Pauzan, S.Pd, S.IPI, M.Hum, M.Pd.