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