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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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| get up / at 8 a.m. / I / always |
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| is / asking me questions / She / always |
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| what to say / I / never / know |
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| find / your car keys / can / never / You |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| late / John / often / is |
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| They / can / listen / never |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| for dinner / often / Mike / eats / pizza |
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| hardly ever / eat / oranges / I |
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| go on holiday / almost never / My parents |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| in blue / She / very often / dresses |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| They / usually / need / some help with the homework |
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| am / in the mornings. / Something is the matter with me. I / very tired / usually |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| come / My parents / to help me / very often |
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| once a month / go / usually / to the hairdresser's / I |
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| every other day / We / have / soup |
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| usually / once a year / to the dentist / I / go |
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| have to go / day in, day out / shopping / I |
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| several times a year / My car / breaks down |
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| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| Yesterday, / me / twice / she / phoned |
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| I / five times / it / saw |
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| I / to the gym / three times a week / go |
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| I travel a lot. I / every other day. / need / some petrol |
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| Begin the sentence with SHE |
| listens / when you talk to her / rarely / She |
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| help you / will / rarely / Tom / if you need it |
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| have lunch / you / at home? / Do / usually |
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| to the disco? / do / go / you / How / often |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| Does / win / Kevin / ? / always |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| often / Do / feel tired? / you |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| dress / always / in green? / Can / I |
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| you / to the gym / go / ? / Do / every day |
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