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