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