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