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Phrasal verbs:. Easily confused words:. Although or Though. Phrasal verb:. Tear apart. Modal verbs:. Present perfect tense: Travelling. Recent videos:. Recent podcasts:. My experiences with Dogs. Different regular diets. My current daily routine. Support ACE:. How many times or How often. Differences 1. Responses to questions with "how often" usually includes a timeframe or an adverb of frequency. Examples include: - "every day," "every other weekend," etc.

Questions: "How many times" vs "How often" Past experiences and events - How many times It is more common to use " how many times " to ask about past experiences and events. Past simple: " How many times did it happen? Question: "How often" - Response: timeframe With "how often," a timeframe usually comes with the response. Past: " How often did you eat chocolate? Phrasal verbs: with Brush.

Easily confused words: Although or Though. Phrasal verb: Tear apart. Modal verbs: Should. You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.

How often? Thread starter buttercup1 Start date Sep 15, Hi folks! Im new to the forum. I was wondering if 'how often' and 'how many times' were interchangeable or if there exists a difference. Thanks a million for your time. There is a difference. To the question "How often" you would expect an answer with a time frame in it, for example "once a week", "every day", "3 days a week" etc.

How many times would expect a numerical answer, for example "3", "11", "" etc. Toadie Senior Member Maryland. There is definitely a difference. I'm having a difficult time thinking of an explanation it's AM and I have to go to school soon--I am very tired right now I feel like 'how many times' requires the context whether expressed or implied of a specific time period, whereas 'how often' can be in general.

This doesn't make sense assuming that it's a question standing all by itself with no context. How many times do you go to the store in one week? Here, a specific window of time is mentioned as a constraint in the question. How often do you go to the store?

This makes sense even if all by itself. English - South-East England.