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