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