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Frequency adverbs: position

Frequency adverbs: position
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Activity Put in Order
Practise how to put adverbs of frequency in the right place inside the sentence.
 

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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

Items
at 8 a.m. / get up / I / always
 
is / She / asking me questions / always
 
what to say / know / never / I
 
find / You / your car keys / can / never
 
Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end)
John / often / is / late
 
They / can / listen / never
 
Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end)
eats / for dinner / Mike / often / pizza
 
eat / oranges / I / hardly ever
 
go on holiday / My parents / almost never
 
Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end)
in blue / She / very often / dresses
 
Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end)
usually / They / need / some help with the homework
 
Something is the matter with me. I / am / in the mornings. / usually / very tired
 
Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end)
very often / to help me / come / My parents
 
I / to the hairdresser's / usually / once a month / go
 
every other day / soup / We / have
 
usually / once a year / go / to the dentist / I
 
day in, day out / shopping / have to go / I
 
several times a year / My car / breaks down
 
Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY
me / Yesterday, / twice / she / phoned
 
I / saw / it / five times
 
I / to the gym / three times a week / go
 
I travel a lot. I / some petrol / every other day. / need
 
Begin the sentence with SHE
listens / when you talk to her / rarely / She
 
if you need it / will / rarely / Tom / help you
 
at home? / usually / Do / have lunch / you
 
often / to the disco? / How / go / do / you
 
Place it in mid-position (not at the end)
Kevin / Does / win / always / ?
 
Place it in mid-position (not at the end)
you / Do / feel tired? / often
 
Place it in mid-position (not at the end)
dress / Can / I / in green? / always
 
Do / ? / every day / go / to the gym / you
 
Total number of items: 30
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