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