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