Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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| in the mornings. / very tired / usually / Something is the matter with me. I / am |
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| you / Do / feel tired? / often |
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| to the hairdresser's / once a month / usually / I / go |
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| have to go / shopping / I / day in, day out |
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| They / usually / need / some help with the homework |
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| We / soup / have / every other day |
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| very often / She / dresses / in blue |
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| My parents / come / to help me / very often |
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| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| phoned / she / twice / Yesterday, / me |
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| help you / rarely / Tom / if you need it / will |
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| They / listen / can / never |
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| three times a week / go / I / to the gym |
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| ? / win / always / Does / Kevin |
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| dress / in green? / Can / always / I |
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| at home? / Do / you / have lunch / usually |
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| Mike / often / for dinner / pizza / eats |
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| ? / to the gym / every day / Do / you / go |
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| every other day. / I travel a lot. I / some petrol / need |
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| find / You / never / your car keys / can |
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| breaks down / My car / several times a year |
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| always / get up / I / at 8 a.m. |
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| My parents / almost never / go on holiday |
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| know / what to say / I / never |
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| She / asking me questions / always / is |
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| you / do / often / to the disco? / How / go |
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| Begin the sentence with SHE |
| rarely / listens / She / when you talk to her |
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| often / late / is / John |
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| it / five times / I / saw |
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| I / eat / hardly ever / oranges |
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| I / go / to the dentist / usually / once a year |
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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
