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