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