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Instructions
Order these sentences so the adverb of frequency comes in the right position.FREQUENCY ADVERBS
These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)
ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%) = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%) = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)
Word order:
One-word adverbs
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach
Two words or more
At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)
How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4
These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week
Items
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| always / I / get up / at 8 a.m. |
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| always / She / is / asking me questions |
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| know / I / what to say / never |
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| You / find / your car keys / can / never |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| is / John / late / often |
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| They / never / listen / can |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| eats / for dinner / Mike / often / pizza |
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| I / oranges / hardly ever / eat |
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| go on holiday / My parents / almost never |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| She / in blue / very often / dresses |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| They / some help with the homework / usually / need |
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| very tired / am / in the mornings. / Something is the matter with me. I / usually |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| My parents / to help me / very often / come |
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| go / to the hairdresser's / once a month / usually / I |
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| soup / every other day / have / We |
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| once a year / I / go / usually / to the dentist |
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| shopping / day in, day out / I / have to go |
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| My car / breaks down / several times a year |
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| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| twice / phoned / she / me / Yesterday, |
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| saw / five times / I / it |
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| to the gym / three times a week / go / I |
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| every other day. / some petrol / need / I travel a lot. I |
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| Begin the sentence with SHE |
| when you talk to her / rarely / She / listens |
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| rarely / Tom / help you / will / if you need it |
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| you / at home? / have lunch / usually / Do |
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| How / you / to the disco? / do / go / often |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| win / Does / ? / Kevin / always |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| Do / often / you / feel tired? |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| dress / always / Can / I / in green? |
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| ? / go / every day / Do / you / to the gym |
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