English Grammar: Definite Adverbs of Frequency

Hi, James. Thank you very much for your classes cuase you always makes my smile and laugh when i meet you and Mr.E. You know one more thing – Every time you talk i learn from it more rather than from the board you write on). God Bless!

KevinKoch

Hi teacher James, there was mistake in Q no 1

Twice than twike

dhassan

Hi James, great lecture I am little bit confused about first sentence. Would you explain please.

Muhammad Abbas

I think question number 1, correct answer is “twice a week’ but it’s twike a week. so i had a little confused, please check again

nguyen van long

I also wondered what means twike?

zmytryc

Yes.

Same problem here.
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tfrank

Yes, I think too. “twice a week” is correct, isn’t it?

Andronix

Deville

yes i think you are true.

natiqbashir

Seems to me, it was made purposely to check our grammar. We see “twike”. Then the same we have at 6. “twi-weekly” (not sure by this one, however, I don’t know such term :) ). And again at 8th question “mothly”.
Cheers!

IrenaNC

It seems like there is a mistake in question 1. What “twike” is ?

ErrorGrisha

Hi, James! I like your lessons. I think you’ve tried our observation with that Q1 answer :)

Snezhenka

hi games, it’s a great lesson.
but I think the first question has a wrong answer. it should be twice not twik ???

Eman27

I am agree with you ?✌?️

Emilyrose_58

Great lesson James!!Thank you so much!!
And, as other students wrote above, question number one is wrong. The right answer is the third one. But don´t worry, you only make these mistakes rarely (indefinite)XD

knopfler86

I love your teaching, James,nevertheless I got 9 correct out of 10.And I agree with the views of guys.

Hagigat

Hi James, good lesson. It’s always important to refresh these little things in order not to fall behind. Keep up this good work, I appreciate very much your effort!! Just one thing, in first question the answer should be “twice”, shouldn’t it? Thanks a lot!!

Lukimori

Good day, teacher James!
You are very nice to listen to. I just want to express my gratitude to you.

MariaHutchcraft

Hi, James!
Thank you so much for such useful lessons you make, you’re a great teacher!
May I ask you a question? I’ve recently encountered the adverb “bi-monthly” and checked it in several dictionaries. There are two meanings of this adverb: twice a month and once for two months. How can I choose between these meanings, they are so similar and I think that context helps little here?
Thank you in advance.

Bra1n

Will hi answered to you, you think ? I don’t thin so … !?

Vladkabatkovich

That’s a really good question. (“Biweekly” is similar – it can either mean “twice a week” or “every two weeks”.) You are right that even in context, it often isn’t clear which meaning is intended. We should all probably just stop using “bimonthly” and forget the word ever existed.

engVid Moderator

Thanks James for this lesson, it was great and easy to understand..

marcos alexandre

Teacher, I have a question about the 1st exercise.
1. Mr. E goes to the gym __________ a week.
twince
twike
twice
two
I believe that the correct answer is “twice” but an automatic corrector show us “twike”.

Edu

I had the same result…

Vitalii UA

In fact, I am confused too!! I think the right answer is twice because I never heard about twike I am sure it was something wrong in the programme.

siby

Yes, the same for me. There is a mistake in the corrector.

epamynondas

It was cool. Thank you James. Nice teaching.

nkh

James, You are the best in performing information at the board! It’s make understanding easier. Thank you!

Vitalii UA

How do I print lessons

rcameron

Hi James ! I ddon’t like most of your lessons becouse of speed – your speech too hi. Could you speak a little slowly, plese ???

Vladkabatkovich

Somehow I agree with you!

nkh

Thank you my friend very much ! And Good luck !!! If you want we could speak by Skype ! My login batkovich1976. Well Come my friend!!!

Vladkabatkovich

somewhat fast

Aqeel.H.A

thank you james,but could you please write very cleary on the board ,it’s hard to read.

SKIKDA

Hi James! What does mean “twike” in the first question? Why are confused answers in questions with identify and definite? I have got 60, but I’m sure must be 100. Could you explain these tricks?

Vladimir

Hi,
Thanks for this lesson. Please, get a look on the answer of the first question. I suppose it’s twice not twike. It’s C instead of K.
Thank you for your disponibility.

Gilbert Emaha Pente

Your representation of frequency adverbs is like the circles of Hell in Dante’s inferno:)Great..
very useful, thanks

byte

Dear teacher,
Are your answers to the questions all right?I did not understand why answer to the question 1 is “twike”?I have nerev seen this word before.What does this word mean?

Shu Hua Chen

What country are you from?

Cisnerosjulian

By the way,thank you very much for your teaching.

Shu Hua Chen

Great lesson, James! I also answered the first question “twice”,that I think is right but the results of the test said “twike” is the right answer!!!

Ravishol

Great lesson. I got 09.And, there is a mistakes in ans. Of quest 01.Anyhow, Thanks a lot james ☺

Annie

Dear James, please check the answer of first question. All of us believe that it’s wrong.

nkh

1) twice a week ))) … definitely

inetden

Hi James, In the first sentence the right answer is twice a week.

pedroalacid

Hi James, I was wondering if the first question the answer is twice a week because the test said the answer is twike. I never heard that. could you explain that to me? Thanks

siby

Thank you alot ?

Emilyrose_58

Thank you James for your useful lesson! I was a little bit confused about 1st answer,but I believe as everyone there that it is a programme mistake. I’ve got 09!!

NiniDumbadze94

Is the word ” twike ” correct ? Or it’s just a joke ?

Natalia

that is what i thinking about

Aqeel.H.A

Hi, James.. Thank you again… I wondering the same thing who our friend above.. I’m curious if there is this word (twike). I have tried to seek, but I had no success.

Thank you.

Fernando Moreira

The question 1 (one) is wrong. The correct answer is TWICE not TWIKE.

Camy.pp

Hi James, Thank you again,, I deal with my friend about the first question ,I think The Correct answer is twice, can you explain that point for us.

thank you .

emadhaimour

More than the same about “twice” or not “twice”, that’s the question because there isn’t “twike” in the dictionary like a concept only I have found this: http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/twike ;
in this case maybe “twinkle” which sounds similar to “twike” and means “shine” or “bright”. A great lesson about definite and indefinite adverbs of frequency. Thanks a lot teacher James from Engvid.

angardiobel

Thank you. But it is something wrong with the answer of the first question.

Taranvd

hi,James
I`m new here,but you need to correct the first answer in the quiz .
it`s “twice” not “twike”

Mina zakaria

Thank you to everyone who pointed out the error in question 1: the right answer is twice, not twike (which is a misspelling). It’s fixed now!

engVid Moderator

Hi! Thanks for the Q1. How about questions 3 and 4? It seems answers are confused. Once a week – it is identify. Isn’t it?

Vladimir

Hi James ! I undersand … – in this lesson (as in your many previous lessons) you sould give ditales if your speed of speach like this.

Vladkabatkovich

Nice lesson James, I build on my English skill every single day, or in other words “daily”. In Brazil we say Adverbs of Frequency as “Advérbios de Tempo” (Adverbs of Time), something like that.

pablovinicius

Can someone please elaborate on the usage of ‘thrice’ for ‘three times’? Thanks in advance.

lauftammo

This comes from Old and Middle English, where “-s” or “-es” could make an adjective into an adverb. (The “-ce” is probably influenced by French spelling.) “Once” = “one + s”, “tw(o) + s”, “thr(ee) + s”. I don’t know why there isn’t a “fource”, “fice”, and so on.

We see this with common words like “backward/backwards”, “beside/besides”, and “sometime/sometimes”. There are also the adverbs “whence”, “thence”, and “hence”, which are old-fashioned and not used often now, but mean “from where”, “from there”, and “from here”.

engVid Moderator

Thanks. it is really precious wealth of information

struggleForEng

Hi James!

Thank you so much for this lesson. You have taught us a long list of adverbs, so that you enriched our vocabulary. We no longer need to use only the same words, like “always”, “sometimes” and “never”.

I visit Engvid frequently, and I usually like your videos. I reckon that if someone watched Engvid lessons three times a week, he/she would become fluent in English in only 6 months. Unfortunately I don’t have enough time to see it so often… Anyway, I can learn a lot from you!

Take care, sir!

Eduardo França

Many thanks

gt situmorang

looks like twike/twice was fixed, I gave the answer twice and it was correct

IGORKIR

Nice lesson, James. Thank you. By the way, I ALWAYS take the quiz after watching a lesson on EngVid. Bye!

Júlio César L Sousa

Thank you very much.

sergiollas

Thanks for all. Who does want to talk via Skype?

mmerveea

I do if you agree

CART

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ENG.HAIDER

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abhishek awasthi

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IVELOSTMYMIND

thank teacher. It was a very usefull lesson

CART

Hello James. -In specific: events, facts, actions, etc.- a period of time when we refer to two weeks or fourteen consecutive nights, is usual in Canada to say: fortnight? or twice week a month?

elephant73

THANKS MR JAMES

livingstone

thank you

rawan7

very nice lesson i got 100 in these Quiz .. thanks alot mr

ENG.HAIDER

Very interesting ! thanks a lot ! 9/10.

Soei

Thank you, James, It seems you can teach an old dog new English.

emsfrank

100%

zakaryaalmarrani

Very funny teacher! I like it~

wangyan

Great, lesson Mr. Jame. I got 10 out of 10, that’s 100%.

Alvinm

there is a wrong

Aqeel.H.A

what a wonderful video !
omg how much you are awesome
Ty

itskoky

so easy

TRIPLEA

goog lesson

jacko79

Hi James.
I just signed up here, but I followed the lessons from the very first one up to number 450. and I already thank you all, teachers.
but here’s my question.
In Persian, my native language, when something is 100% certain for future and it will happen for sure undoubtedly, you can even use past tense!. for example, if I’m being expected at a party and I’m on way and my friends call me and ask me where I am. I can reply: I arrived there; instead of “I’ll arrive there”.

I was wondering if there is a same concept in English?

by the way, it’s interesting when you think about it. if something WILL happen, it’s like something happened in the past.
I suppose this exists in Arabic language as well. maybe Arabic speakers here would approve.

Thank you again James. you are something else.

HR.Kashi

Thank you Jame I will try again later

Pann Neng

nice James!

vadrenaline

Super!!!
Thanks James.
I really like this lesson.
It was very very clear for my.

Andrea Pereira Garcia

Thank you so much James!!

Daniela77

Great lesson. Thanks so so much!!

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abhishek awasthi

Abhishek. Good Morning.
I want to practice my conversation too. My skype is sebastian.escobar.aristizabal. Regads!

sebpartners

Thanks James. Was an excelent class. I would like to practice my conversation. What you recomend me? Who want to take a conversation with me? my skype is sebastian.escobar.aristizabal.

sebpartners

100 !
James, you’re great
thanks

Daliaelsergany

Thank you James

HoudaBass

James, I really enjoy your lessons so I always learn. Thank you for your enthusiasm and dedication.

Marisa Ventura

Thanks man

Mohamed

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ahlam

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Abuarij

thanks for this lesson. it interesting and that helped me for my goal

yduitama

10 of 10.. Thank you mr.james

Rou11

10 out of 10. Thanks teacher…!!

Jakub Alvarez

Thank you so much Mr James. I like the lesson and I watch videos on Engvid twice a week.

isakibrahim8315

So easy dear james

Zeraphine

I got 90% but Mr. James, I am confused at question 7 that says we have meeting once a month and you asked how many meeting did we have a month and your answer was 12. I thought it’s 1 time. Please let me understand better.