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