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