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