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