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