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