Usamos usually (usualmente, normalmente) para preguntar que tan frecuentemente se realiza una actividad o acción en el presente. Se escribe: Do o Does + sujeto + usually + verbo principal + complemento?
- Do you usually study English with your brother? (¿Usualmente estudias inglés con tu hermano?)
Se puede contestar de muchas maneras, algunas son:
- Yes/No. Sujeto + usually + verbo principal + complemento.
- Yes + Sujeto + do o does. Sujeto + usually + verbo principal + complemento.
- No + Sujeto + do o does + not. Sujeto + usually + verbo principal + complemento.
- No + Sujeto + do o does + not. Sujeto + never + verbo principal + complemento.
- No + Sujeto + do o does + not. Sujeto + rarely + verbo principal + complemento.
Ejemplos:
- Do you usually study English with your brother? No. I usually study English with my sister. (¿Usualmente estudias inglés con tu hermano? No. Usualmente estudio inglés con mi hermana)
- Do you usually think about me? Yes, I do. I usually think about you. (¿Usualmente piensas en mí? Sí. Usualmente pienso en ti)
- Do you usually visit your sister? Yes. I usually visit my sister once a week. (¿Usualmente visitas a tu hermana? Sí. Usualmente visito a mi hermana una vez a la semana)
- Do you usually eat lunch with Tom? No, I don’t. I usually eat lunch with Ted. (¿Usualmente almuerzas con Tom? No. Usualmente almuerzo con Ted.
- Does your daughter usually call you? Yes. She usually calls me every Saturday. (¿Usualmente te llama tu hija? Sí. Ella me llama cada sábado)
- Does she usually play tennis? No, she doesn’t. She never plays tennis. She usually plays the guitar. (¿Usualmente ella juega tenis? No. Ella nunca juega tenis. Ella usualmente toca la guitarra)
- Do you usually study in the library? No. I usually study at home. (¿Usualmente estudias en la biblioteca? No. Usualmente estudio en casa)
- Does your brother usually visit you? No. He never visits me. (¿Usualmente tu hermano te visita? No. Él nunca me visita)
- Do you usually read to your children? Yes, I usually read to my children at night. (¿Usualmente le lees a tus hijos? Sí. Usualmente les leo en la noche)
- Do you usually go to the movies? Yes, I do. I usually go to the movies every Friday. (¿Usualmente vas al cine? Sí. Voy al cine cada viernes)
- Do you usually clean your bedroom on Fridays? No. I usually clean my bedroom on Sundays. (Usualmente limpias tu habitación los viernes? No. Usualmente limpio mi habitación los domingos)
- Do you usually watch comedies at night? No. I usually watch the news at night. (¿Usualmente ves comedias en la noche? No. Usualmente veo las noticias en la noche)
- Does your boyfriend usually bring you flowers? No. He never brings me flowers. He usually brings me chocolates. (¿Usualmente tu novio te regala flores? No. Él nunca me regala flores. Usualmente me regala chocolates)
- Does your sister usually read novels? No. She usually reads poetry. (¿Usualmente tu hermana lee novelas? No. Usualmente ella le poesía)