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