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